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<blockquote data-quote="Mei_lahn" data-source="post: 1311963" data-attributes="member: 335485"><p>Hi there, I'm 39 and was diagnosed T1 earlier this year. Reading your post and other comments led me to wonder how much of your daughter's recent behaviour is connected to the diabetes and I would like to think that most of the fear and anxiety associated with the reality of the responsibility of managing this disease is not yet present or something she is consciously aware of being only 5. As we all know, low or high BG levels affect behaviour and moods. However one thing I have noticed and experienced is that even when my level is normal, I do find that if something doesn't quite work out for me or has gone a little bit wrong, it feels like and IS a mini trauma and I am so emotionally overwhelmed by it, it feels like so much anger just has to erupt and I need to vent almost like my 2yr old, where no amount of reasoning can immediately make it better or right, and I just can't think rationally; I can only be emotional and I can only process these emotions by going through the motions. Afterwards I can look back and think I just had a tantrum rather like a toddler, don't know why it triggered such an exaggerated response but it did. I think it must feel rather like someone who has hormonal problems who can recognise they are a bit Jekyll and Hyde. </p><p>I recently read something that connected a 2yr old's behaviour (which is often very emotional) to the huge amount of changes in the brain and I guess what I'm trying to say is that your little one's behaviour could be connected to changes psychologically and physically as a result of the diabetes but it could also be down to her physical development and changes that come about as she discovers the world as a 5yr old. And my approach would be to deal with it and try to approach it from various perspectives. I know as an adult dealing with the changes, it gets a little frustrating when others around me always ask me "if I think something is as a result of or connected to the diabetes" because I don't want the diabetes to define me, or to be an excuse or the cause of everything and I suspect the older she's gets the more she might feel the same way...</p><p>I'm in awe of all those that have managed diabetes for several years and from childhood and also for all the little T1s who are so brave. And now that I know what it takes to manage this all day every day, I can see how hard it must also be to be a parent or carer of a diabetic child as I know how much we worry about our kids even when everything seems to be right and normal! I wish you and your family all the best. My first post on the forum and sorry it's such a long one!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mei_lahn, post: 1311963, member: 335485"] Hi there, I'm 39 and was diagnosed T1 earlier this year. Reading your post and other comments led me to wonder how much of your daughter's recent behaviour is connected to the diabetes and I would like to think that most of the fear and anxiety associated with the reality of the responsibility of managing this disease is not yet present or something she is consciously aware of being only 5. As we all know, low or high BG levels affect behaviour and moods. However one thing I have noticed and experienced is that even when my level is normal, I do find that if something doesn't quite work out for me or has gone a little bit wrong, it feels like and IS a mini trauma and I am so emotionally overwhelmed by it, it feels like so much anger just has to erupt and I need to vent almost like my 2yr old, where no amount of reasoning can immediately make it better or right, and I just can't think rationally; I can only be emotional and I can only process these emotions by going through the motions. Afterwards I can look back and think I just had a tantrum rather like a toddler, don't know why it triggered such an exaggerated response but it did. I think it must feel rather like someone who has hormonal problems who can recognise they are a bit Jekyll and Hyde. I recently read something that connected a 2yr old's behaviour (which is often very emotional) to the huge amount of changes in the brain and I guess what I'm trying to say is that your little one's behaviour could be connected to changes psychologically and physically as a result of the diabetes but it could also be down to her physical development and changes that come about as she discovers the world as a 5yr old. And my approach would be to deal with it and try to approach it from various perspectives. I know as an adult dealing with the changes, it gets a little frustrating when others around me always ask me "if I think something is as a result of or connected to the diabetes" because I don't want the diabetes to define me, or to be an excuse or the cause of everything and I suspect the older she's gets the more she might feel the same way... I'm in awe of all those that have managed diabetes for several years and from childhood and also for all the little T1s who are so brave. And now that I know what it takes to manage this all day every day, I can see how hard it must also be to be a parent or carer of a diabetic child as I know how much we worry about our kids even when everything seems to be right and normal! I wish you and your family all the best. My first post on the forum and sorry it's such a long one! [/QUOTE]
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