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<blockquote data-quote="Snapsy" data-source="post: 1203386" data-attributes="member: 265172"><p>Hi [USER=314485]@jinty73[/USER] - I'm so touched, thank you so much - I'm really glad it helped! I'm so sorry to hear about your friend - that sounds really tough.</p><p></p><p>I'm finding that saying these things out loud on here, staring stories, exchanging experiences, really really helpful. When I first acknowledged to myself - by that spot of essay-writing a couple of years ago that's the text in my post on page 1 - that golly yes I did have HUGE issues with my attitude towards my diabetes, and how fear of failure was holding me back, only then was I in a position to start unpicking it all and try going out there and finding how to live with it as a <em>part</em> of my life rather than the obsessive <em>whole</em> of my life.</p><p></p><p>There's still a way to go - but my state of mind had improved to such an extent that I was last year in a position to put my case forward for a pump, and to inspire me to get - and fund - a Libre, and I am not being nearly so scared of hypos - in fact I (relatively speaking) now throw caution to the wind and go running several times a week.</p><p></p><p>That was UNTHINKABLE, given the way I had felt for nearly 3 decades.</p><p></p><p>But of course we are not all the same - this is a hugely varied condition, and we are all different. There is, I am sure, absolutely the potential to lead a normal, everyday life with diabetes, and I applaud those who achieve it (that's my own goal too, after all, and I'm feeling very much better getting closer to it these days). But I also applaud those who are finding it a tough ride - and I know we all have tough, tough days - and weeks - because I know how that feels, and how hard work it is. It's a big, big deal.</p><p></p><p>This is turning into another essay - I'm sorry. In summary: let's do the best we can with what we've got, and let's remember we all have access to the support of this forum.</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snapsy, post: 1203386, member: 265172"] Hi [USER=314485]@jinty73[/USER] - I'm so touched, thank you so much - I'm really glad it helped! I'm so sorry to hear about your friend - that sounds really tough. I'm finding that saying these things out loud on here, staring stories, exchanging experiences, really really helpful. When I first acknowledged to myself - by that spot of essay-writing a couple of years ago that's the text in my post on page 1 - that golly yes I did have HUGE issues with my attitude towards my diabetes, and how fear of failure was holding me back, only then was I in a position to start unpicking it all and try going out there and finding how to live with it as a [I]part[/I] of my life rather than the obsessive [I]whole[/I] of my life. There's still a way to go - but my state of mind had improved to such an extent that I was last year in a position to put my case forward for a pump, and to inspire me to get - and fund - a Libre, and I am not being nearly so scared of hypos - in fact I (relatively speaking) now throw caution to the wind and go running several times a week. That was UNTHINKABLE, given the way I had felt for nearly 3 decades. But of course we are not all the same - this is a hugely varied condition, and we are all different. There is, I am sure, absolutely the potential to lead a normal, everyday life with diabetes, and I applaud those who achieve it (that's my own goal too, after all, and I'm feeling very much better getting closer to it these days). But I also applaud those who are finding it a tough ride - and I know we all have tough, tough days - and weeks - because I know how that feels, and how hard work it is. It's a big, big deal. This is turning into another essay - I'm sorry. In summary: let's do the best we can with what we've got, and let's remember we all have access to the support of this forum. :) [/QUOTE]
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