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<blockquote data-quote="leggott" data-source="post: 165502" data-attributes="member: 20065"><p>Hi. I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling this bad. Good advice so far in getting some help about how you feel, especially as you say that you have no family members that really care. I would also suggest speaking with your diabetic team about a DAFNE course, if you haven't already been on one.</p><p></p><p>I myself don't have diabetes, but my husband does (diagnosed age 14) and 2 of my children do as well. As I manage my kids I can totally understand how you feel about all the testing and so on. I reckon I do around 10 test a day between the two of my kids and that doesn't count the ones they have at school. I carb count and that involves weighing all their food and working out their ratios which are different from each other and vary at each meal times! It does get me down at times I will admit and I obviously worry about their health too. It also concerns me that they will also get to your age and struggle to come to terms with the illness . Having said that, I don't want them to suffer the long term complications of poor control. Death doesn't worry me as much as them losing their eye sight of having kidney problems. I know that having these complications WILL alter affect their quality of life and this is something I want to avoid. At the moment they do lead normal lives, having diabetes has never stopped them doing anything, it just can sometimes make things a little harder and I have to be a bit more organised.</p><p></p><p>My husband who is now in his late 30's, like you hates having the condition and probably will never accept it. Having said that, he treats it like a pain in the ar.., something which he has to get on and deal with. Again, it has never stopped him having a good quality of life. He has a good job and through his work has travelled all over the world. He does look after himself much better than he used to, but that in the main is down to the improvements in diabetic management. When he was diagnosed, the devices for blood testing were 'medieval' in their design and you had to take your insulin about 30 mins before you ate! </p><p></p><p>Nobody can force you to take care of yourself and at the end of the day the buck stops with you. I know that there is so much more help available out there now, so it sounds to me like you do want to get this sorted and you've taken the first step by posting here. I know you said that most of your family don't care, but I'm sure that deep down they do and I'm sure your friends do as well. I also think that by the replies that you are getting on here show that people on this forum care as well. I know I certainly do. All the best. Leggott</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="leggott, post: 165502, member: 20065"] Hi. I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling this bad. Good advice so far in getting some help about how you feel, especially as you say that you have no family members that really care. I would also suggest speaking with your diabetic team about a DAFNE course, if you haven't already been on one. I myself don't have diabetes, but my husband does (diagnosed age 14) and 2 of my children do as well. As I manage my kids I can totally understand how you feel about all the testing and so on. I reckon I do around 10 test a day between the two of my kids and that doesn't count the ones they have at school. I carb count and that involves weighing all their food and working out their ratios which are different from each other and vary at each meal times! It does get me down at times I will admit and I obviously worry about their health too. It also concerns me that they will also get to your age and struggle to come to terms with the illness . Having said that, I don't want them to suffer the long term complications of poor control. Death doesn't worry me as much as them losing their eye sight of having kidney problems. I know that having these complications WILL alter affect their quality of life and this is something I want to avoid. At the moment they do lead normal lives, having diabetes has never stopped them doing anything, it just can sometimes make things a little harder and I have to be a bit more organised. My husband who is now in his late 30's, like you hates having the condition and probably will never accept it. Having said that, he treats it like a pain in the ar.., something which he has to get on and deal with. Again, it has never stopped him having a good quality of life. He has a good job and through his work has travelled all over the world. He does look after himself much better than he used to, but that in the main is down to the improvements in diabetic management. When he was diagnosed, the devices for blood testing were 'medieval' in their design and you had to take your insulin about 30 mins before you ate! Nobody can force you to take care of yourself and at the end of the day the buck stops with you. I know that there is so much more help available out there now, so it sounds to me like you do want to get this sorted and you've taken the first step by posting here. I know you said that most of your family don't care, but I'm sure that deep down they do and I'm sure your friends do as well. I also think that by the replies that you are getting on here show that people on this forum care as well. I know I certainly do. All the best. Leggott [/QUOTE]
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