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<blockquote data-quote="joanneliz" data-source="post: 1655626" data-attributes="member: 132985"><p>Yes, Callum, it does take quite some time to adjust to the very many changes you will have to make to your life,.</p><p>I was diagnosed at age 18 and have been through just about every crisis you can have with being an insulin </p><p>dependent diabetic. Have had it for over 30 years.</p><p></p><p>There is nothing we do about it so we just have to learn to live</p><p>with it BUT it will not prevent you from doing what you have always done -you just have to continuously have to aware of not eating things which will push your sugar level up rapidly.</p><p></p><p>Make sure you test your b/s first thing in the morning and depending on what type of insulin you </p><p>are on, once you learn how to adjust this according the b/s reading, you can control it reasonably well.</p><p>Do familiarise yourself with how quickly your body responds to quick acting insulin and how </p><p>it breaks down sugars in the blood . Things like WHERE you inject can affect rate of absorbtion.</p><p>You have got to get to know how your body functions in relation to what you are doing.</p><p></p><p>There is SO much you will have to learn and to be honest, the NHS, wonderful as it is, is not bang </p><p>up to date with the many changes going on in the treatment of diabetes. </p><p></p><p>High sugars make you tired, as do very low ones! Make sure you always carry something to </p><p>bring your B/S up again wherever you are - you probably know all this stuff already so sorry</p><p>for repeating the obvious. Be aware, though, that Lucozade nowadays has 50% less sugar</p><p>than the older brand - instead of 5 gulps have to take a bit more.</p><p></p><p>6% is not a bad HBA at all! You are doing fine but the body you are living is not the same</p><p>one you had before diabetes kicked in, you just have to get to know how what you eat affects</p><p>the B/S, and what you are doing affects your sugar levels, stress and mental activity can lower </p><p>blood sugars as well as physical exercise, get to know how it affects moods and deal with it. It makes you lead a healthier lifestyle if you are </p><p>following the rules correctly and exercise is key to keeping healthy. It is a pain in the **** but </p><p>there are worse things! You are doing fine ....it just takes time to adjust to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joanneliz, post: 1655626, member: 132985"] Yes, Callum, it does take quite some time to adjust to the very many changes you will have to make to your life,. I was diagnosed at age 18 and have been through just about every crisis you can have with being an insulin dependent diabetic. Have had it for over 30 years. There is nothing we do about it so we just have to learn to live with it BUT it will not prevent you from doing what you have always done -you just have to continuously have to aware of not eating things which will push your sugar level up rapidly. Make sure you test your b/s first thing in the morning and depending on what type of insulin you are on, once you learn how to adjust this according the b/s reading, you can control it reasonably well. Do familiarise yourself with how quickly your body responds to quick acting insulin and how it breaks down sugars in the blood . Things like WHERE you inject can affect rate of absorbtion. You have got to get to know how your body functions in relation to what you are doing. There is SO much you will have to learn and to be honest, the NHS, wonderful as it is, is not bang up to date with the many changes going on in the treatment of diabetes. High sugars make you tired, as do very low ones! Make sure you always carry something to bring your B/S up again wherever you are - you probably know all this stuff already so sorry for repeating the obvious. Be aware, though, that Lucozade nowadays has 50% less sugar than the older brand - instead of 5 gulps have to take a bit more. 6% is not a bad HBA at all! You are doing fine but the body you are living is not the same one you had before diabetes kicked in, you just have to get to know how what you eat affects the B/S, and what you are doing affects your sugar levels, stress and mental activity can lower blood sugars as well as physical exercise, get to know how it affects moods and deal with it. It makes you lead a healthier lifestyle if you are following the rules correctly and exercise is key to keeping healthy. It is a pain in the **** but there are worse things! You are doing fine ....it just takes time to adjust to it. [/QUOTE]
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