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<blockquote data-quote="becky.ford93" data-source="post: 1159101" data-attributes="member: 188162"><p>What I find interesting is that about 6 months into my diagnosis I had a consultation, and she said to me "whilst good control lowers your risk of getting complications, nothing can completely take that risk away. Sadly there are some people who have incredibly good control their whole lives and get complications, and others who don't manage it as well but seem to get away with it".</p><p>Which to me basically means this is a balancing act - I could spend all my energy, time and money on managing my blood sugar to a tee, but would my quality of life not deteriorate because of it? And how would I feel if in 20-30 years time I STILL got complications despite all my hard work?</p><p>I'm not saying that we shouldn't control our blood sugar well, because it inevitably has an impact, but I think we all have to find a level of control that reduces the risks of complications whilst also allowing us to let go and enjoy life a little. Who cares if they make it to 90 if they don't have many happy, carefree memories to look back on?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="becky.ford93, post: 1159101, member: 188162"] What I find interesting is that about 6 months into my diagnosis I had a consultation, and she said to me "whilst good control lowers your risk of getting complications, nothing can completely take that risk away. Sadly there are some people who have incredibly good control their whole lives and get complications, and others who don't manage it as well but seem to get away with it". Which to me basically means this is a balancing act - I could spend all my energy, time and money on managing my blood sugar to a tee, but would my quality of life not deteriorate because of it? And how would I feel if in 20-30 years time I STILL got complications despite all my hard work? I'm not saying that we shouldn't control our blood sugar well, because it inevitably has an impact, but I think we all have to find a level of control that reduces the risks of complications whilst also allowing us to let go and enjoy life a little. Who cares if they make it to 90 if they don't have many happy, carefree memories to look back on? [/QUOTE]
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