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<blockquote data-quote="Loubrooks07" data-source="post: 422449" data-attributes="member: 80648"><p>Hi Laura I totally understand what you are going through I'm 33 and have type 1 diabetes for 22 years. I used to skip insulin and eat what I wanted. I lost 2 stone and felt brilliant. Well I did when I looked in the mirror but on the inside I was dying. My hba1c was 13 and everyday was a struggle to even get out of bed. I was always out of breath because my blood sugar was so high. My wake up call was in sept 2011 when I tripped and hurt my big toe. It didn't heal and I ended up having it amputated. I also had a broken heel bone and was on crutches for 4 months. After that I broke every bone in my other foot because my bones are so weak due to poor diet. I now have a toe missing and metal plates in the other foot. I have had 5 sessions of lazer treatment on my eyes all because I didn't look after myself because I loved being thin. Please please listen to all these stories you are not the only one and won't be the last. I'm now on the insulin pump and feel healthy everyday. I've put weight on and I hate it. But knowing I will live longer makes me realise its worth it. Sorry if I have scared you but maybe this is what you need to turn your life around. I wish I had gone on the pump sooner then maybe I could still wear my heels and have pedicures x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Loubrooks07, post: 422449, member: 80648"] Hi Laura I totally understand what you are going through I'm 33 and have type 1 diabetes for 22 years. I used to skip insulin and eat what I wanted. I lost 2 stone and felt brilliant. Well I did when I looked in the mirror but on the inside I was dying. My hba1c was 13 and everyday was a struggle to even get out of bed. I was always out of breath because my blood sugar was so high. My wake up call was in sept 2011 when I tripped and hurt my big toe. It didn't heal and I ended up having it amputated. I also had a broken heel bone and was on crutches for 4 months. After that I broke every bone in my other foot because my bones are so weak due to poor diet. I now have a toe missing and metal plates in the other foot. I have had 5 sessions of lazer treatment on my eyes all because I didn't look after myself because I loved being thin. Please please listen to all these stories you are not the only one and won't be the last. I'm now on the insulin pump and feel healthy everyday. I've put weight on and I hate it. But knowing I will live longer makes me realise its worth it. Sorry if I have scared you but maybe this is what you need to turn your life around. I wish I had gone on the pump sooner then maybe I could still wear my heels and have pedicures x [/QUOTE]
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