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<blockquote data-quote="czj" data-source="post: 360776" data-attributes="member: 62497"><p>Hi joshg123. Sorry to hear that you are having a hard time. I am replying as your experience reminds me of my teenage years. Everything resolved itself for me, and I am sure it will for you.</p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed at the age of 11, back in 1969. The technology was very different, so it was a glass syringe I faced rather than the pump. First year was fine, though the mechanics of the syringe, needles and multiple insulins was a bit of a hassle. But then, from about the age of 12 to 17 I had a needle phobia. I’d sit there for half an hour, trying to inject. By the time I could bring myself to do it, the insulin, which by now had settled out, would more likely explode over than me than be injected.</p><p></p><p>I was rushed to hospital 4 times with high blood sugars. No doctor ever asked me a thing about what was going on. I loved listening to them speculate - favourite theory was that my hormones were disrupted due to puberty. That experience gave me a healthy scepticism of Doctors’ opinions.</p><p></p><p>I was terribly depressed during these years. Then I left home and went to university, and my behaviour changed overnight. The phobia became a real hindrance in my life, and I just had to ditch it. But even now I avoid the pen (unwieldy, intimidating object) and stick with the dinkiest of syringes. </p><p></p><p>I bet one day your life will have a big change and not managing your diabetes will suddenly become a liability. Maybe a new job or a new relationship, whatever, but something will trigger a change in you, and with no trouble, you’ll just start to control your diabetes.</p><p></p><p>Other than that, I’d suggest you ditch the pump. It doesn’t seem to suit you, and losing it is unlikely to “make everything worse as your doctor claims. (Better still, ditch the Doctor, who recognises it doesn’t suit you but is sticking to his “pull your socks up” script.)</p><p></p><p>Good luck for the appointment on the 27th.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="czj, post: 360776, member: 62497"] Hi joshg123. Sorry to hear that you are having a hard time. I am replying as your experience reminds me of my teenage years. Everything resolved itself for me, and I am sure it will for you. I was diagnosed at the age of 11, back in 1969. The technology was very different, so it was a glass syringe I faced rather than the pump. First year was fine, though the mechanics of the syringe, needles and multiple insulins was a bit of a hassle. But then, from about the age of 12 to 17 I had a needle phobia. I’d sit there for half an hour, trying to inject. By the time I could bring myself to do it, the insulin, which by now had settled out, would more likely explode over than me than be injected. I was rushed to hospital 4 times with high blood sugars. No doctor ever asked me a thing about what was going on. I loved listening to them speculate - favourite theory was that my hormones were disrupted due to puberty. That experience gave me a healthy scepticism of Doctors’ opinions. I was terribly depressed during these years. Then I left home and went to university, and my behaviour changed overnight. The phobia became a real hindrance in my life, and I just had to ditch it. But even now I avoid the pen (unwieldy, intimidating object) and stick with the dinkiest of syringes. I bet one day your life will have a big change and not managing your diabetes will suddenly become a liability. Maybe a new job or a new relationship, whatever, but something will trigger a change in you, and with no trouble, you’ll just start to control your diabetes. Other than that, I’d suggest you ditch the pump. It doesn’t seem to suit you, and losing it is unlikely to “make everything worse as your doctor claims. (Better still, ditch the Doctor, who recognises it doesn’t suit you but is sticking to his “pull your socks up” script.) Good luck for the appointment on the 27th. [/QUOTE]
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