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Anger in diabetes

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jwigely

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Type of diabetes
Family member
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Insulin
Hi my husband was diagnosed with diabetes around 8 years ago, he found out he had it as he was constantly moody and had headaches. He went to the doctors and as a result found out about he was diabetic. He has type 2 diabetes and when this was treated he seemed much happier, he has now had to go onto insulin and he seems to be moody most of the time again.... could this be because of the insulin. Can anyone tell me if they have experience this and what they done.

Thank you
 
Hi. Normally insulin has no side-effects in a physical sense but obviously there could be depressing effect if you husband regards it as an imposition. I wonder if your husband has a weight problem as he was a T2 moving to insulin; I may be wrong. If so, then encouraging the best diet resulting in weight reduction may give him a higher sense of worth? I can only guess of course
 
I'm afraid that one of the symptoms of my blood glucose being too low, or dropping fast, is irritability, lack of patience and sarcasm.

If I'm having a hypo, I can become incandescent with vicious, verbal rage.
And I cannot stop it. I watch it happening, and am unable to prevent the words coming out.
Physical violence is a real risk.

I find I am consistently happier and more relaxed when my BG is higher than ideal (but not 'high' - I'm trying to avoid talking numbers, because we are all different!)

If this is similar to your husband, then I completely sympathise - with both of you - mr B is a saint to put up with me, sometimes.

Assuming that the reasons for your husbands mood swings are the same as mine, the good news is that if he is able to keep his BG steady and at the lowish end of his usual range, his body will gradually adjust (mine does), and the mood swings will fade away. But it can be a bit stressful hanging around at the bottom edge of my BG range, feeling a little stressed, for days, waiting for the adjustment to happen. And I would imagine that it will be even more stressful for an insulin dependent.
 
Thank you all it makes me feel better that its not just him and its the diabetes.
 
Experienced my first emotional out of control yesterday. It was scary. I was agitated and just a wee bit angry, but the heart started thumping real fast and the mind went into a fight or flight mode. Didn't choose flight so fight came on. It was irrational. I scared myself.
Quickly took a blood test and it was slightly high.


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I'm a moody old so and so any way. But yes I do get moments of erational anger at times that do seem to coincide with changes in BG levels like the other day I went from 7.6 to 4.4 in the space of about 30 minutes when that happens I'm better of staying away from people.
 
I have to stop being dragged to all these seminars where they claim miracle cure. Just went for a kangen water one and they tried to convince me with weak arguments and i blew up.


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Lady came to me to teach me that alkaline water is good for health I asked, "are you a scientist?" She said, "no", and I said,"that's alright then, I've got to go. And I walked out."


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And I'm in sales so I can see through all their sales tactics and i was a model so I know all those testimonies are too well rehearsed to be real. So I get more angry and more angry.


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Emotional blackmail : would you choose money over good health for your family?


Aaaasshhhhhhhh!!!!!! I want to kill someone!!!! Help.


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I started to send a virtual hug after your first post before I read the later ones. Now you've got three coming! Unless you recognise the "pocket dynamo" character that springs into action at the slightest provocation, then the chances are you are being influenced by fluctuating sugar levels.
I don't know how long its been since your diagnosis, but people experience a certain amount of denial, then anger, bargaining, depression then acceptance. That won't be helping either. I had a flip-out the other day when I dropped a stupid, idiotic, selfish, irresponsible... teaspoon. (It laughed at me).
Seriously though it can be hard on you and those around you, but it does get better. You're not alone.
 
Hahaha that was a funny comment about the spoon. I was diagnosed last Wednesday. I think that might also be it. I've been very upbeat about the whole thing but maybe deep down it was waiting to explode. Thanks for the hugs. Felt warm.


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Stay away from miracle cure seminars. They would drive anyone mad. You should hear me when I get a cold call about "an incident involving your car"
 
I was diagnosed with diabetes 2 about 4 years ago , and I have become very angry such couldn't control it , I used to feel anger coming so I used to worn others . I got help from my GP , I mange to control it now
 
I was diagnosed about 10 years ago, type 2, I only take 1 metformin daily, but my mood swings are horrendous! I seem to turn into some old crone that has it in for everybody, I can hear myself, and try to control it...but I cant, I can say the most hateful things to my hubby, who doesn't really understand diabetes, I can have an argument with the water for being too hot...! I think if you have diabetes, you must have a sense of humour, otherwise you will think you have gone deranged. but on a serious note, its a horrid thing to have and put up with, but I am thankful now I have found this site x
 
Sorry to hear that. My mom has type 2 and for years and years I couldn't understand why she can suddenly get so mad and yell at people then walk off and come back all nice again. Now I know.


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We're all different but I too have found changes in the intensity of emotions and their display in relation to bg levels. If I'm high for me then I get short fused and can argue with anything animate or otherwise. If I'm low for me then I become very paranoid, fearful, and prone to crying. If I have a sudden drastic alteration either way I experience something like disassociation. Reality seems to drift a little for a while and other people think I'm high. I find an equilibrium on keeping my levels a little above a "good" level. Although that is something easier said than done when something as basic as doing washing up can drastically change bg levels.

Btw I'm t2 on 3x500 metabet.
 
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