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<blockquote data-quote="Diabeticmumof2" data-source="post: 2121601" data-attributes="member: 500509"><p>Hello everyone, </p><p></p><p>I need some help and advice. I was doing really well a couple of months ago and reduced my hba1c to an acceptable level and even made my diabetes specialist really proud. </p><p></p><p>I haven't tested my blood sugars for just over a month now... I feel absolutely awful and so guilty about it and I know that I need to do it too. I have terrible anxiety about it. Every time I test I get a sense of failure. I recently got married but it was so overwhelmingly stressful I think I shut down and disassociate from every thing going on around me. </p><p></p><p>I worry all the time about my kids too. I had an 8 week old that almost passed away from sepsis 3 years ago and I remember falling in the road when he was in a carrier. I still get flash backs from it to this day. </p><p></p><p>The other thing that is driving me nuts is the constant picking on myself that I do every day. I'm not a size 10 anymore but I can't stop grabbing parts of my body or touching my face and just tearing myself down all the time. </p><p></p><p>In particular I haven't been able to be intimate with my husband for months now and it's taking a toll on him too. </p><p></p><p>I'm a bit lost as of what to do. It doesn't feel like I'm living my life anymore... like I'm talking about someone else.</p><p></p><p>Any advice would be greatly appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Where do I go from here?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Diabeticmumof2, post: 2121601, member: 500509"] Hello everyone, I need some help and advice. I was doing really well a couple of months ago and reduced my hba1c to an acceptable level and even made my diabetes specialist really proud. I haven't tested my blood sugars for just over a month now... I feel absolutely awful and so guilty about it and I know that I need to do it too. I have terrible anxiety about it. Every time I test I get a sense of failure. I recently got married but it was so overwhelmingly stressful I think I shut down and disassociate from every thing going on around me. I worry all the time about my kids too. I had an 8 week old that almost passed away from sepsis 3 years ago and I remember falling in the road when he was in a carrier. I still get flash backs from it to this day. The other thing that is driving me nuts is the constant picking on myself that I do every day. I'm not a size 10 anymore but I can't stop grabbing parts of my body or touching my face and just tearing myself down all the time. In particular I haven't been able to be intimate with my husband for months now and it's taking a toll on him too. I'm a bit lost as of what to do. It doesn't feel like I'm living my life anymore... like I'm talking about someone else. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Where do I go from here? [/QUOTE]
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