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<blockquote data-quote="Cocosilk" data-source="post: 2135948" data-attributes="member: 501623"><p>My problem is not that I don't have any other hobbies. It's that by the time I'm done putting the kids to sleep at night, it's sometimes almost 9pm and I'm so tired by that point that all I have been doing lately is sitting in front of my computer. It's not really the right hour to call friends, although I do occasionally, but my closest friends are in other countries in other time zones so it doesn't always work out. So I'm in front of my computer and want to do what I have been doing for the past few years since having kids - the very thing that got me here in the first place - eating! Nibbling on things that I shouldn't be eating. And watching some rubbish on youtube. </p><p></p><p>What I would actually do if I didn't have kids (not that I would trade places by the way - having a family is worth every sacrifice) but I would have had more of a social life if I wasn't in the thick of raising 3 small children under 5yo including a 4 month old baby. Let's face it, it takes a lot of energy to deal with kids and I've had them late in life when I just don't have as much energy anymore. So I sit here watching work out videos (have you heard of calisthenics?) and dream of how I will eventually have the chance to do more of those core and pelvic floor strengthening exercises just to bring my stomach muscles back to where they should be after having 3 pregnancies in a short period... I have been dancing around the house with the kids to try to get myself moving more. They love it! But I have a loooonnnngggg way to go to get myself back a bit.</p><p></p><p>I used to love singing and playing guitar, and even writing silly songs. I haven't even been able to sing to my kids this past few weeks because all 5 of us have this lingering sore throat and cough virus that just won't go away. I lost my voice for about a week. Fun when both mum and dad lose their voices at the same time <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> But writing music doesn't happen in a house full of activity (chaos). It was something I did when I had lots of time to myself.</p><p></p><p>Gardening is another thing I love to do and have just been waiting for the weather to warm up. But I'm not quite fit enough to garden while wearing the baby, my knees are giving way with the extra weight, and bub didn't like the idea of sitting in the pram to watch me in my garden bed. </p><p></p><p>It's really because of having a baby that I'm not as imaginative as I would be. Babies are wonderful creatures but they surely sap your energy the way they can keep you up at night or wake back up just when you've snuck away to start on something you've been wanting to do.</p><p></p><p>And I do still have genuine confusion about whether the spikes I see in my blood glucose after meals are acceptable, or whether I will still end up with T2 if I don't monitor it. I know if I ask a GP about the one hour spikes to 8s, 9s or even 10s after eating some types of carbs, I'm sure they will tell me it's normal as long as the 2 hour is below 7 mmol or something.</p><p>But then people on this forum emphasise that cellular damage is occurring any time your blood glucose goes over 7.8 mmol.</p><p>If it happens for 2 - 4 hours every day because I have included carbs in my diet again, am I going to end up diabetic in the next 5 years? Or would I have 10 years? Or maybe longer if it's only a small amount of carbs?</p><p></p><p>I've tried keto and I'm not sure it agrees with me while I'm breastfeeding so I want to have at least some vegetables and the odd fruit again as well as rye flour if I can tolerate it. I even tried a bit of polenta tonight. So I'm thinking maybe I could just eat sensibly, small quantities when I do want carbs, and try to forget about measuring my blood glucose so often (maybe I should try not to at all for a whole week!) and just keep a weekly check on my fasting levels, and then maybe only monthly, and then let it go longer. It's just reminding myself not to fall back into my old eating habits that keeps me here too. Sugar addictions or even just snacking habits can sneak up on you and are hard to break!</p><p></p><p>And here I feel like I have landed in a nest where everyone takes the newbies under their wings, but now I'm being encouraged to take flight. Come on - fly away birdie! Go and discover the world. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>As I said, I quit Facebook at the beginning of this year. I wasn't enjoying it anymore. But it was a virtual community when I didn't have a physical one (again stuck at home with kids.) I guess this past 6 months I've just been coming here for the same reason. People talk to each other here. </p><p>That's it. See how complicated this is? It's not just about being slightly hypochondriac. It's about a lack of community in real time. Right now, I can be here, writing this monologue that several people may even respond to, and I can try to help someone else here by contributing to another thread, or I can try to pry my husband away from Facebook or Youtube and argue with him about the differences in our parenting styles.. Oh wait, ahem, I mean we could have a quite glass of wine and rekindle some romance maybe... ha ha But wait... What's that? Ahhh, the baby is awake again...</p><p></p><p>You get my drift? Ha ha I can't even join a gym and go there at 9pm after the kids are asleep because the baby doesn't reliably stay asleep for long yet. Back to the computer, or house cleaning, or eating... NOOOOO!!!!</p><p></p><p>One day I'll have some more friends who I can hang out in the evenings when the kids are old enough to stay asleep and my husband is kind enough to stay at home with them. One day.</p><p></p><p>Until then, forums on the internet are as good as it gets!</p><p></p><p>Maybe I should look for an "isolated parents with health anxiety" forum instead <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Aahh, no time, the baby is crying again...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cocosilk, post: 2135948, member: 501623"] My problem is not that I don't have any other hobbies. It's that by the time I'm done putting the kids to sleep at night, it's sometimes almost 9pm and I'm so tired by that point that all I have been doing lately is sitting in front of my computer. It's not really the right hour to call friends, although I do occasionally, but my closest friends are in other countries in other time zones so it doesn't always work out. So I'm in front of my computer and want to do what I have been doing for the past few years since having kids - the very thing that got me here in the first place - eating! Nibbling on things that I shouldn't be eating. And watching some rubbish on youtube. What I would actually do if I didn't have kids (not that I would trade places by the way - having a family is worth every sacrifice) but I would have had more of a social life if I wasn't in the thick of raising 3 small children under 5yo including a 4 month old baby. Let's face it, it takes a lot of energy to deal with kids and I've had them late in life when I just don't have as much energy anymore. So I sit here watching work out videos (have you heard of calisthenics?) and dream of how I will eventually have the chance to do more of those core and pelvic floor strengthening exercises just to bring my stomach muscles back to where they should be after having 3 pregnancies in a short period... I have been dancing around the house with the kids to try to get myself moving more. They love it! But I have a loooonnnngggg way to go to get myself back a bit. I used to love singing and playing guitar, and even writing silly songs. I haven't even been able to sing to my kids this past few weeks because all 5 of us have this lingering sore throat and cough virus that just won't go away. I lost my voice for about a week. Fun when both mum and dad lose their voices at the same time :D But writing music doesn't happen in a house full of activity (chaos). It was something I did when I had lots of time to myself. Gardening is another thing I love to do and have just been waiting for the weather to warm up. But I'm not quite fit enough to garden while wearing the baby, my knees are giving way with the extra weight, and bub didn't like the idea of sitting in the pram to watch me in my garden bed. It's really because of having a baby that I'm not as imaginative as I would be. Babies are wonderful creatures but they surely sap your energy the way they can keep you up at night or wake back up just when you've snuck away to start on something you've been wanting to do. And I do still have genuine confusion about whether the spikes I see in my blood glucose after meals are acceptable, or whether I will still end up with T2 if I don't monitor it. I know if I ask a GP about the one hour spikes to 8s, 9s or even 10s after eating some types of carbs, I'm sure they will tell me it's normal as long as the 2 hour is below 7 mmol or something. But then people on this forum emphasise that cellular damage is occurring any time your blood glucose goes over 7.8 mmol. If it happens for 2 - 4 hours every day because I have included carbs in my diet again, am I going to end up diabetic in the next 5 years? Or would I have 10 years? Or maybe longer if it's only a small amount of carbs? I've tried keto and I'm not sure it agrees with me while I'm breastfeeding so I want to have at least some vegetables and the odd fruit again as well as rye flour if I can tolerate it. I even tried a bit of polenta tonight. So I'm thinking maybe I could just eat sensibly, small quantities when I do want carbs, and try to forget about measuring my blood glucose so often (maybe I should try not to at all for a whole week!) and just keep a weekly check on my fasting levels, and then maybe only monthly, and then let it go longer. It's just reminding myself not to fall back into my old eating habits that keeps me here too. Sugar addictions or even just snacking habits can sneak up on you and are hard to break! And here I feel like I have landed in a nest where everyone takes the newbies under their wings, but now I'm being encouraged to take flight. Come on - fly away birdie! Go and discover the world. :D As I said, I quit Facebook at the beginning of this year. I wasn't enjoying it anymore. But it was a virtual community when I didn't have a physical one (again stuck at home with kids.) I guess this past 6 months I've just been coming here for the same reason. People talk to each other here. That's it. See how complicated this is? It's not just about being slightly hypochondriac. It's about a lack of community in real time. Right now, I can be here, writing this monologue that several people may even respond to, and I can try to help someone else here by contributing to another thread, or I can try to pry my husband away from Facebook or Youtube and argue with him about the differences in our parenting styles.. Oh wait, ahem, I mean we could have a quite glass of wine and rekindle some romance maybe... ha ha But wait... What's that? Ahhh, the baby is awake again... You get my drift? Ha ha I can't even join a gym and go there at 9pm after the kids are asleep because the baby doesn't reliably stay asleep for long yet. Back to the computer, or house cleaning, or eating... NOOOOO!!!! One day I'll have some more friends who I can hang out in the evenings when the kids are old enough to stay asleep and my husband is kind enough to stay at home with them. One day. Until then, forums on the internet are as good as it gets! Maybe I should look for an "isolated parents with health anxiety" forum instead ;) Aahh, no time, the baby is crying again... [/QUOTE]
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