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<blockquote data-quote="CosmicOwl" data-source="post: 2061892" data-attributes="member: 469831"><p>Hi [USER=503481]@MeiChanski[/USER], I did do a carb counting course so I’m glad it will help towards my case! My original A1c’s were around 5.3 before my mental health went down the toilet! Although my obsessiveness on having a low A1c was also not exactly healthy. I burnt out! This was about 10 years ago. </p><p></p><p>[USER=468055]@Mel dCP[/USER] Thank you for your input, I appreciate it! I have discussed the pros/cons of a pump with a few different teams now, who all agreed that it would benefit my mental health despite being a new set of challenges, simply because I’d basically have to change the set every 2-3 days rather than injecting 4+ times a day which is the problem I have. </p><p></p><p>I’m an ex self harmer with borderline personality (which I had therapy for and it helped) and I know the pump sadly isn’t a magic wand, but it would definitely take away some of pain, repetition, and issues with food I have developed (food=numbers=injection=pain). I just hope the endocrinologist will also be in favour of the pump. I have a letter from the psych team at the hospital, and from my GP and diabetic nurse saying they support it. </p><p></p><p>I just thought explaining my circumstances a bit better might help people understand the boat I’m in, currently I can’t do my multiple daily injections due to a total breakdown in my mental health in relation to it, hence the A&E visit. </p><p></p><p>I’m so happy to hear the pump improved your A1c though, that is what I hope for, I want to be as well as I can be physically and mentally, if they can support me getting a pump as fast as they did for you, i’d be thrilled! Soz about the long post! X</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CosmicOwl, post: 2061892, member: 469831"] Hi [USER=503481]@MeiChanski[/USER], I did do a carb counting course so I’m glad it will help towards my case! My original A1c’s were around 5.3 before my mental health went down the toilet! Although my obsessiveness on having a low A1c was also not exactly healthy. I burnt out! This was about 10 years ago. [USER=468055]@Mel dCP[/USER] Thank you for your input, I appreciate it! I have discussed the pros/cons of a pump with a few different teams now, who all agreed that it would benefit my mental health despite being a new set of challenges, simply because I’d basically have to change the set every 2-3 days rather than injecting 4+ times a day which is the problem I have. I’m an ex self harmer with borderline personality (which I had therapy for and it helped) and I know the pump sadly isn’t a magic wand, but it would definitely take away some of pain, repetition, and issues with food I have developed (food=numbers=injection=pain). I just hope the endocrinologist will also be in favour of the pump. I have a letter from the psych team at the hospital, and from my GP and diabetic nurse saying they support it. I just thought explaining my circumstances a bit better might help people understand the boat I’m in, currently I can’t do my multiple daily injections due to a total breakdown in my mental health in relation to it, hence the A&E visit. I’m so happy to hear the pump improved your A1c though, that is what I hope for, I want to be as well as I can be physically and mentally, if they can support me getting a pump as fast as they did for you, i’d be thrilled! Soz about the long post! X [/QUOTE]
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