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<blockquote data-quote="ruby_jane26" data-source="post: 2034513" data-attributes="member: 445499"><p>So I was diagnosed in 2017 with type 1 and since the beginning I’ve had to deal with it in my own (as I should, right haha). My nurse wasn’t always there and my mum is and was quite helpless with it all. I haven’t had support with this and even when eating normally I’ve gained weight - over a stone since diagnosis. I try to explain to my mum that I’m going to change my diet. I say that I’m going to cut down carbohydrates first (as carbs usually have a lot of calories) and that’ll mean I take less insulin.. and she tells me off telling me that if I don’t have enough insulin my blood will “get thick and I will get sick”. Although I’ve explained to her that that’s not how it works she still argues with me. She doesn’t know what to do when I have a hypo or hyper and I always worry about going to sleep and never waking up again. I know this sounds silly but these are honestly my true thoughts. I have so much anxiety around my condition. I had a friend who died in her sleep a few years back due to type 1 diabetes so it’s not exactly irrational of me to be fearful. I know this is my condition and it’s no one else’s responsibility but my own but I honestly feel like I’ve been thrown in the deep end and I still feel like this almost 2 years later. I feel really lonely and I don’t know anyone personally who actually UNDERSTANDS. My mum and I have had so many arguments and my mum thinks she understand because she works with 2 diabetic people at her work place. For example, if my blood sugar is low she’d ask me am I injecting properly (“is the needle giving me all the insulin”?!?!) which is the exact opposite reason for why my blood sugar would be low. It’s frustrating living like with someone who doesn’t understand and refuses to understand. </p><p>I’m not sure what to do other than move out but that’s quite extreme[emoji23][emoji23]. </p><p></p><p>I honestly try to ignore this condition as much as I can do that it doesn’t consume my life but it’s not working[emoji24]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ruby_jane26, post: 2034513, member: 445499"] So I was diagnosed in 2017 with type 1 and since the beginning I’ve had to deal with it in my own (as I should, right haha). My nurse wasn’t always there and my mum is and was quite helpless with it all. I haven’t had support with this and even when eating normally I’ve gained weight - over a stone since diagnosis. I try to explain to my mum that I’m going to change my diet. I say that I’m going to cut down carbohydrates first (as carbs usually have a lot of calories) and that’ll mean I take less insulin.. and she tells me off telling me that if I don’t have enough insulin my blood will “get thick and I will get sick”. Although I’ve explained to her that that’s not how it works she still argues with me. She doesn’t know what to do when I have a hypo or hyper and I always worry about going to sleep and never waking up again. I know this sounds silly but these are honestly my true thoughts. I have so much anxiety around my condition. I had a friend who died in her sleep a few years back due to type 1 diabetes so it’s not exactly irrational of me to be fearful. I know this is my condition and it’s no one else’s responsibility but my own but I honestly feel like I’ve been thrown in the deep end and I still feel like this almost 2 years later. I feel really lonely and I don’t know anyone personally who actually UNDERSTANDS. My mum and I have had so many arguments and my mum thinks she understand because she works with 2 diabetic people at her work place. For example, if my blood sugar is low she’d ask me am I injecting properly (“is the needle giving me all the insulin”?!?!) which is the exact opposite reason for why my blood sugar would be low. It’s frustrating living like with someone who doesn’t understand and refuses to understand. I’m not sure what to do other than move out but that’s quite extreme[emoji23][emoji23]. I honestly try to ignore this condition as much as I can do that it doesn’t consume my life but it’s not working[emoji24] [/QUOTE]
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