Are diabetics ...

I am not angry ok .... get it yet?
I'm spitting feathers!!!!!!!!!!
I want to start a political party .... the rope and lamppost party .... me angry no!!!!!!!!!!!
.....and breathe .......

Anaelena said:

Hardy , hardy , har... I can't blame that on diabetes or can I ?

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Blame it on the boogie...

I dont consider my self angry but I do know when I'm having control issues and my bg us like a yo-yo I do have mood swings.... Someone saying have you checked you sugars every two minutes dont help too lol

Anaelena said:

Are diabetics just angry as a whole or misunderstood ?

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I'm not angry, but grateful that I am much more aware of my medical condition than so called "fit as a fiddle, never sees a doctor" people.
Misunderstood would suggest that I have explained something and the person I explained it to just didn't get it. A bigger problem is people who think they know about my condition but in actual fact know absolutely nothing. Their problem more than mine although that could be more of a problem if I had an ignorant employer..

umpa said:

I dont consider my self angry but I do know when I'm having control issues and my bg us like a yo-yo I do have mood swings.... Someone saying have you checked you sugars every two minutes dont help too lol

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Not that I'm the argumentative type...not in the slightest...but don't you just hate that...people asking you mid argument...'have you checked your blood?'

NoCrbs4Me said:

I'm not angry.

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I must say I've been Type 2 since 2003 on insulin since about 2007. I never really considered myself as having an illnes. My husband did. Now some 12 or so years later I am beginning to realise this is an illness. If only I could have some self control and stop eating rubbish I know this would help. As to being angry. I do kinda lose it sometimes after a long day but I wouldn't put this down to my diabetes. But who knows, it's as good an excuse as any for your outburst. Good look to you maybe one day they will find something to help us all Type 1 and Type 2

When I had really high blood glucose levels and didn't know it, pre-diagnosis, I had terrible mood swings, and a much shorter fuse than normal. (As well as even more ravenous hunger, extreme fatigue and multiple toilet trips.) I am deeply grateful for the friends that bore with me through that time! (And I am ashamed to say I lost a couple of friends.) And my Mr Svea is a hero.

Now I have 'tight control' of my blood glucose, and know how stress can affect me and compensate for that, I realise how horribly sick I was and didn't really understand it. And my moods are no longer haywire, and I don't snap at any poor fool or otherwise who just happens to look at me wrong and say what I thought was the wrong thing! Back to my normal sweet and friendly self (largely! Which is normal )

I know this, as I was actually quite nice to the foolish bartender recently who didn't want to serve me a (zero-carb) drink because she heard me say I was diabetic. A bartender! I just educated her on sugar in alcohol (and didn't lose my temper). I didn't give her a lecture on how no-one has the right to tell anyone what they should eat or drink. Let alone strangers. I was even nice to a family member who told me T2D was no big deal, because her 79 year old father had gotten it and she knew all about it. I just explained that (well, you all probably know what I explained to her). And didn't lose my temper. Yeah - there is a lot of bossy ignorance out there and I think it truly marvellous when we diabetics don't murder for it when we have to listen to it! (They mean well! The fools.)

But I realise reading others' experiences, how lucky I am that I don't have anyone close to me badgering me to check my BG. That would really **** me off! lol.

Natalie1974 said:

Not that I'm the argumentative type...not in the slightest...but don't you just hate that...people asking you mid argument...'have you checked your blood?'

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That old convenient smokescreen..

Angry,no. Mood swings, most definitely, until I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy and prescribed Duloxetine. As well as neuropathic pain this is also used to treat anxiety/depression. To be fair it hasn't done a lot for my foot pain but I am now more laid back than I have been for a long long time (this from family, friends and colleagues!). I was not aware how snappy and terse I could be, so don't say you're never angry, like me you may be the last to know.

I used to get into a bad mood if I didn't get my meals in time, my ex-boyfriend had to bear it

If what you mean by diabetic people being angry is if people with diabetes is prone to mood swings due to BG changes then my answer would be totally yes (not only anger though).

Having been surrounded by diabetic people all my life and being one myself, for me, that is a fact for both the type 1 and type 2 people that I know. But that is my personal experience.

BGs can affect the mood (I guess for some people... I wouldn't generalize), as well as many other things can, BG just happens to be another extra element for diabetics.

When I was a teenager my mum would vouch that I was a complete ***** when my I went hypo, but mums are melodramatic (!?!) right?! ( I don't doubt it by the way) since adulthood, I can cope with my swings and as others have said I feel I am a fairly laid back person! I have non diabetic friends with anger issues!! why?......No!! I don't believe 'we' are angry people, although we could be! Lol!!! Shall we start??

CatLadyNZ said:

Yes, most of are able to manage our diabetes back to 'normal', but there is a small group of diabetics who have a harder time, and I feel for them.

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Exactly. Some of us with over 55 years of type 1 have multiple complications and live with chronic pain. Sigh. That's life I suppose...

Anaelena said:

Well, not all of us diabetics are manage because after so many years as a type 1 I can list a very long list of complications . I also don't think it is fair to compare diseases and to assume anyone has it better or worse.

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Exactly.