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<blockquote data-quote="scottw" data-source="post: 1410230" data-attributes="member: 386428"><p>I'd like to try to help you. I don't know much about eating disorders but I do suffer from and am treated for; thyroid disease, anxiety and depression and have been a T1D for 37 years since age 25. </p><p>What I learned about diabetes scared the daylights out of me when diagnosed. I was, have been, and am determined not to; go blind, lose my limbs, be strapped to a dialysis machine, have excruciating pain in my extremities, develop premature heart disease or stroke out. </p><p>When diagnosed I was an uneducated drunk, homeless, bankrupt, and unemployed. However, since that time, through hard work, determination, and luck I got a college degree, became a Professional Engineer, got and stay married, raised 2 beautiful children, and practiced my chosen profession for 26 years. I'm proud of what I've done. Diabetes did not cheat me out of a life.</p><p>It has beaten me up though. Thousands of insulin reactions, tens of thousands of injections, blood tests and exercise, wild swings in blood sugars, anxiety about blood sugars, depressed about not being able to act, eat, socialize, or work without putting my disease first. </p><p>The question I have to ask you is what's the alternative. I'ts not like the complications will simply end your existence. Long term complications are; painful, isolating, debilitating, drawn out, and will cause you to live off the mercy of others. I've seen T1D people that quit on life by the time they were your age. Accepting blindness by 30. People running A1C's of 9% and saying "but what can I do". T2's in their 50's who can't see well enough to drive or read. I've worked at it diligently and fortunately have avoided all of those to date.. </p><p> This disease is a bear but the evidence is in. and we can significantly reduce our risk of complications by; learning, taking care of ourselves, exercising, eating right and forever working to control our blood sugars. </p><p>We have lives worth living. The choice is yours!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scottw, post: 1410230, member: 386428"] I'd like to try to help you. I don't know much about eating disorders but I do suffer from and am treated for; thyroid disease, anxiety and depression and have been a T1D for 37 years since age 25. What I learned about diabetes scared the daylights out of me when diagnosed. I was, have been, and am determined not to; go blind, lose my limbs, be strapped to a dialysis machine, have excruciating pain in my extremities, develop premature heart disease or stroke out. When diagnosed I was an uneducated drunk, homeless, bankrupt, and unemployed. However, since that time, through hard work, determination, and luck I got a college degree, became a Professional Engineer, got and stay married, raised 2 beautiful children, and practiced my chosen profession for 26 years. I'm proud of what I've done. Diabetes did not cheat me out of a life. It has beaten me up though. Thousands of insulin reactions, tens of thousands of injections, blood tests and exercise, wild swings in blood sugars, anxiety about blood sugars, depressed about not being able to act, eat, socialize, or work without putting my disease first. The question I have to ask you is what's the alternative. I'ts not like the complications will simply end your existence. Long term complications are; painful, isolating, debilitating, drawn out, and will cause you to live off the mercy of others. I've seen T1D people that quit on life by the time they were your age. Accepting blindness by 30. People running A1C's of 9% and saying "but what can I do". T2's in their 50's who can't see well enough to drive or read. I've worked at it diligently and fortunately have avoided all of those to date.. This disease is a bear but the evidence is in. and we can significantly reduce our risk of complications by; learning, taking care of ourselves, exercising, eating right and forever working to control our blood sugars. We have lives worth living. The choice is yours! [/QUOTE]
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