Bored

[carandol]

OK, I'm bored with diabetes now. Don't know what made me think that counting carbs and sticking needles in myself was such a great hobby. I'd like to take up stamp-collecting or trainspotting instead... :?

 

[hanadr]

If you want a long and satisfying life, you'll do the trainspotting as well as
Hana

 

[carandol]

Haha! If I was going to get obsessive about something else it would probably be bird watching, but I already write fantasy role-playing games for a living, and that's probably enough weird obsessions for anyone

 

[Robinredbreast]

OK, I'm bored with diabetes now. Don't know what made me think that counting carbs and sticking needles in myself was such a great hobby. I'd like to take up stamp-collecting or trainspotting instead... :?

Hi How long have you diabetes? I can't say I have ever been bored, there are other words I would use,but not bored :lol:

Stamp-collecting is great,I used to do that many years ago when I was a child. I love trains and train journeys, but not a trainspotter but I used to, as a child again, take down the numbers of cars, in case I found one that was wanted by the police ( 1960's that was) brilliant fun.

Why don't you make your hobbie number one for the day and then incorporated the diabetes ( the boring bit) into it

All the best RRB

 

[carandol]

Hi How long have you diabetes? I can't say I have ever been bored, there are other words I would use,but not bored :lol:

I've been type 2 diabetic for about 6 years, but started injecting insulin 4 times a day in November, and everything seems such a chore. When I'm feeling well I forget to test my blood before sitting down to eat and don't know how much insulin to take; when I'm not feeling so good I find myself worrying about what to eat next meal when I should be working; the other day I walked all the way across town to visit a relative for dinner, then had to spend £10 on a taxi to go home and pick up my insulin; I'm counting carbs, and my insulin doses have slowly crept up, and now I'm wondering "Am I becoming more insulin-intolerant? Am I counting wrong?" I've got a sore stomach and sore fingers from contant pinpricks...

I'm not normally the sort of person who worries about things, I'm known for my calm and unflappable disposition, but at the moment I feel like I can't go more than a couple of hours without obsessing about blood sugar and carb doses. I'm not even overweight so I can't tell myself "things will be better once you've lost weight." I'm vegetarian and eat pretty healthily, I don't have a car so I walk everywhere, I feel like its starting to be my defining role in life: "What do you do then?" "Oh, I'm a diabetic, I count carbs and stick needles in myself."

It would be nice to just have a day off, have a few pints of cider and a bag of chips and not worry about the consequences, but I know its not going to happen - ever. :shock:

Phew, rant over, normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

 

[ewelina]

All diabetics keep their brains very active. All that counting and calculating is mentally stimulating so maybe we have lower risk of alzheimer or dementia....just trying to find some bright side

 

[carandol]

All diabetics keep their brains very active. All that counting and calculating is mentally stimulating so maybe we have lower risk of alzheimer or dementia....just trying to find some bright side

Maybe it will make filling in my tax form seem more fun!

 

[Faith*]

All diabetics keep their brains very active. All that counting and calculating is mentally stimulating so maybe we have lower risk of alzheimer or dementia....just trying to find some bright side

Reassuring, just a shame I'm absolutely pants with maths! My fiance is my walking calculator haha :lol: