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<blockquote data-quote="tinyroman" data-source="post: 330332" data-attributes="member: 49377"><p>This is the first time I've used the site so I hope I'm in the right place for the subject. I'd like to vent a little as nobody in my life seems to understand my feelings, and I hope perhaps other T1 diabetics can give some support or comfort. It will involve a lot of usage of the word 'I', which I hate doing.</p><p>My T1 started in 1981 when I lived in Canada. Having two babies and an errant husband, no other family, meant that I was constantly terrified about something happening to me, and the babies being in danger. I returned to England two years later to be with my family. The terror changed first to frustration that my sugars weren't under control, then to guilt that I was so useless in controlling them.</p><p>I can truthfully say that for 30 years the diabetes has made me constantly feel so guilty about just about everything connected with the condition; feeling so bad when I test - I've carb counted and injected accordingly at the last meal, but what are the sugars going to be?they're never what i expect.When I eat, or even think about food, my guilt pounces on me, saying 'you shouldn't be eating that' or 'you're eating too much' or 'it's the wrong time'. Sometimes I'm overwhelmed with the guilt of not being in control. It should be simple; carb count, calculate and adjust insulin, eat. My sugars seem to just do whatever they please, no matter how healthily I eat, exercise or calculate carbs.</p><p>I've been on meds for anxiety and depression for about 10 years now, as well as meds for other conditions which have arisen over the years. I'd class myself as being pretty healthy, really. It's just this never-ending guilt. Sometimes I'm so fed up I'll eat a packet of chocolates to try to make myself feel better, but then the tests show the results of doing that, and I feel even more guilty. </p><p>If anyone reads this, thanks so much for 'listening'. Maybe someone else has had similar feelings and gotten rid of them? Thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tinyroman, post: 330332, member: 49377"] This is the first time I've used the site so I hope I'm in the right place for the subject. I'd like to vent a little as nobody in my life seems to understand my feelings, and I hope perhaps other T1 diabetics can give some support or comfort. It will involve a lot of usage of the word 'I', which I hate doing. My T1 started in 1981 when I lived in Canada. Having two babies and an errant husband, no other family, meant that I was constantly terrified about something happening to me, and the babies being in danger. I returned to England two years later to be with my family. The terror changed first to frustration that my sugars weren't under control, then to guilt that I was so useless in controlling them. I can truthfully say that for 30 years the diabetes has made me constantly feel so guilty about just about everything connected with the condition; feeling so bad when I test - I've carb counted and injected accordingly at the last meal, but what are the sugars going to be?they're never what i expect.When I eat, or even think about food, my guilt pounces on me, saying 'you shouldn't be eating that' or 'you're eating too much' or 'it's the wrong time'. Sometimes I'm overwhelmed with the guilt of not being in control. It should be simple; carb count, calculate and adjust insulin, eat. My sugars seem to just do whatever they please, no matter how healthily I eat, exercise or calculate carbs. I've been on meds for anxiety and depression for about 10 years now, as well as meds for other conditions which have arisen over the years. I'd class myself as being pretty healthy, really. It's just this never-ending guilt. Sometimes I'm so fed up I'll eat a packet of chocolates to try to make myself feel better, but then the tests show the results of doing that, and I feel even more guilty. If anyone reads this, thanks so much for 'listening'. Maybe someone else has had similar feelings and gotten rid of them? Thank you. [/QUOTE]
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