Fed up!!!

[Willykid10]

Hi all am Newley diagnosed type 1 since july
And just can't get the hang on things! There's
Days I just give up and dont take my injections
And eat chocolate all day and not sleep a wink because
My sugars are sooo high! I am just so fed up! I have
The diabetic clinic tomorrow and they will just give me an eating and tell me the same things over again! I keep telling myself there's worse off than me although I still can't cone to terms with this!! It's just so life changing! Am used to just grabbing what I wanted for lunch and not have meal times planned! Injections are another pain... Am soo sore and red and irritable! Please can any1 give me any tips on what to do to get me outa my rut! Thanks ps am only 21 with a BIG sweettooth! :-(

 

[Catwoman76]

Hi all am Newley diagnosed type 1 since july
And just can't get the hang on things! There's
Days I just give up and dont take my injections
And eat chocolate all day and not sleep a wink because
My sugars are sooo high! I am just so fed up! I have
The diabetic clinic tomorrow and they will just give me an eating and tell me the same things over again! I keep telling myself there's worse off than me although I still can't cone to terms with this!! It's just so life changing! Am used to just grabbing what I wanted for lunch and not have meal times planned! Injections are another pain... Am soo sore and red and irritable! Please can any1 give me any tips on what to do to get me outa my rut! Thanks ps am only 21 with a BIG sweettooth! :-(

Hi I can see it's so difficult for you. Life is rubbish at times and it can be hard to cope with. One of the big problems with diabetes is the long term complications. Eye problems ( I have just had my 2nd lot of eye laser surgery, but I have had the big D for over 20 years, my husband left a few months before diagnosis and I had a young child to take care of) also Kidney problems, nerve problems etc. You really do have to have good control, I know it seems so hard, but it will get easier in time. You control your diabetes and don't let it control you. As for the sore injections, it's best to put a new needle in everytime ( even though some people, myself included, use their needles more than once) you inject and rotate where you inject, choose a different site each time.

We can eat a big variety of food, chocolate included, but really only as a treat and not an everyday occurance.
ps my little grandaughter aged 2 1/2 was diagnosed in June this year, it still haunts me today, but she is going from strenght to strenght. Please try and get some support and advice from someone, how are your parents coping with this, or your siblings and friends, you might be surprised about how it is affecting them as well. I hope things get better for you soon . Best wishes Sheena

 

[Andybanbury]

You ve got plenty off time before you need to worry about the complications. Just work on the things that your advised on to help tighten your controll. There will always be things emotionly and physically that will have an effect on your sugars. Just work on the stuff that you can control and try not to worry about the things you can't. From what I've read the first year no one expects you to get it spot on. I've had diabetes since I was 3 and had Good stages and Bad stages (going through bad stage at the moment :evil: ) diabetes is always a work in progress. You will get used to the needles and live a fairly normall life without to many restrictions. (37 with no complications(unless you count the wife :lol: )I do Karate,boxing and Kickboxing without diabetes interfering)) Don't worry so much about the things you can't do. Focus on the Can do's.Good luck and sorry if I've gone on a bit :crazy:

 

[Snodger]

it's [****], but it gets easier with time.

Am used to just grabbing what I wanted for lunch and not have meal times planned! ps am only 21 with a BIG sweettooth! :-(

I wonder if it's worth you asking to go on a DAFNE course? It teaches MUCH more flexible eating patterns coz it teaches you how to match insulin and carbs. You can eat chocolate all day if you like once you know how to inject to cover it. You can grab what you want and don't need to plan meal times (although you do need to be able to count the carbs in the meal).
http://www.dafne.uk.com/293.html

 

[phoebefoalsmum]

I can understand how you feel. Three years ago I was in hospital because I was exhausted and had a fractured toe. The district nurse was here when I collapsed and she called for an ambulance straight away. While I was in there the hospital prescribed me metformin which I had never heard about before.
When I came out the doctor took me off metformin and said I didnt need it because Im not diabetic. I do however have other health problems. I have scoliosis and have been in a wheelchair since 1995. I also have motor problems, arthritis and depression and am taking several tablets for these different things each day. Last week I saw our practice nurse and she said I should walk about my flat with my frame (which I do and have been doing so more often lately though I am unable to walk more than a couple of steps) She also said I need to lose weight. I have tried numerous diet since I
was in my 20s. Weight watchers even put me in debt cos I was spending over £60 a week on food.
I go to have my tests done every 6 months and so far nothing has shown up. Even the surgery is confused as to wether I am diabetic or not.
My parents had a large garden so I grew up eating loads of home grown fruit and veg. Dad even grew grapes in his greenhouse. Now I can taste all the chemicals they put into food which is supposed to be good for us. The surgery seems to be more obsessed about my "diabets" (or lack of) that they ignore my existing health problems and I get even more stressed going to the surgery. They are the other side of town but we have been with them for over 15 years and Im not sure I can trust them now.. Whenever I diet I put weight on. The only medical person who has understood so far was a lady who provided my latest wheelchair. She has a daughter who, like me, puts weight on just by eating a pea. No one else in my family is diabetic and they only heart trouble was my grandparents who both died in their 90s.
Last week the practice nurse was really horrible to me and Ive been very depressed since. Unfortunately when Im depressed (not too often now as my meds work) I eat and it seems my body is more comfortable eating the food Iusually eat. I would rather be happy and obese than thin and miserable.