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- Type of diabetes
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Hi everyone,
I'm 21 and have had T1 since I was 12, and started on an Omnipod pump in March 2016.
I've had absolutely perfect hba1c's all of the time until the last couple of times- where it has been in the orange zone. I can definitely put this down to severe anxiety over hypos.
So typically I'm giving less bolus' on purpose, over eating most of the time (in particular, massively over treating hypos) and letting myself run on the high side. I'm finding myself feeling really anxious after most bolus' I give... And obviously the feelings of anxiety and hypoglycaemia (at least for me) are annoyingly similar.
I recently read this article: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/emotions/anxiety-over-hypoglycemia.html which has made me feel less alone in this, and given some advice.
I was just wondering if anyone has any tips or advice on this, or if anyone is experiencing anything similar?
Thanks!
Gabrielle
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I'm 21 and have had T1 since I was 12, and started on an Omnipod pump in March 2016.
I've had absolutely perfect hba1c's all of the time until the last couple of times- where it has been in the orange zone. I can definitely put this down to severe anxiety over hypos.
So typically I'm giving less bolus' on purpose, over eating most of the time (in particular, massively over treating hypos) and letting myself run on the high side. I'm finding myself feeling really anxious after most bolus' I give... And obviously the feelings of anxiety and hypoglycaemia (at least for me) are annoyingly similar.
I recently read this article: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/emotions/anxiety-over-hypoglycemia.html which has made me feel less alone in this, and given some advice.
I was just wondering if anyone has any tips or advice on this, or if anyone is experiencing anything similar?
Thanks!
Gabrielle
Sent from my iPhone using DCUK Forum