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<blockquote data-quote="himtoo" data-source="post: 1733947" data-attributes="member: 142835"><p>[USER=191134]@paulus1[/USER] a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic is handed a a drug ( fast acting insulin) that has not only the power to keep blood sugars in control but also the power to KILL with an overdose..............the margins for error are small................so imagine you are getting yourhead around this life change and there is no psychological support to assist.................do i take 5 units and end up in DKA ( diabetic ketoacidosis ) or 8 units and levels are ok ? or take 11 units and end up in hospital with a severe hypo ................and this scenario plays out at every meal every day................do you not have enough compassion to think that we might need some mental support to deal with this.................along with living our lives like everyone else...........??????</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="himtoo, post: 1733947, member: 142835"] [USER=191134]@paulus1[/USER] a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic is handed a a drug ( fast acting insulin) that has not only the power to keep blood sugars in control but also the power to KILL with an overdose..............the margins for error are small................so imagine you are getting yourhead around this life change and there is no psychological support to assist.................do i take 5 units and end up in DKA ( diabetic ketoacidosis ) or 8 units and levels are ok ? or take 11 units and end up in hospital with a severe hypo ................and this scenario plays out at every meal every day................do you not have enough compassion to think that we might need some mental support to deal with this.................along with living our lives like everyone else...........?????? [/QUOTE]
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