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<blockquote data-quote="Juicyj" data-source="post: 1617364" data-attributes="member: 53162"><p>Hi [USER=81557]@Nicola M[/USER] Do you think you've had a wake up call then ? Did the seriousness of having type 1 scare you from accepting it ?</p><p></p><p>I know shock tactics can really shake people up and affect their attitude in regards to how they manage, it can go 2 ways, either scare them into denial or push them to become experts in self managing. The sad thing about this condition is that if you deny it then it get's alot worse and it can become much harder to manage. If you accept it and control it then it becomes like a minor irritation which needs the odd scratch every now and again, but ultimately it doesn't take over your life.</p><p></p><p>Only you can decide how you want to go forward though, if you accept that each day you will need to test upon waking, before meals, if you feel yourself going high/low and before bed and take the correct amount of insulin with your food intake then it will be manageable for you. Set yourself a target blood glucose range before meals to start with and aim to keep within this.</p><p></p><p>Don't punish yourself if you can't do it, as I said before I am not perfect and i've accepted this, however I aim to keep as close to my target as I can, and that way I know I am doing all I can.</p><p></p><p>Type 1 is very much down to user input which is you, you can decide if you need support with your BG monitoring or insulin therapy, but it is down to you to own it and shout if you need help, like I said if you don't accept it and manage it then it will become harder to control but just giving it that bit of attention it needs from time to time will stop it getting out of control and your life will be much easier to manage, please message me if you need a buddy too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juicyj, post: 1617364, member: 53162"] Hi [USER=81557]@Nicola M[/USER] Do you think you've had a wake up call then ? Did the seriousness of having type 1 scare you from accepting it ? I know shock tactics can really shake people up and affect their attitude in regards to how they manage, it can go 2 ways, either scare them into denial or push them to become experts in self managing. The sad thing about this condition is that if you deny it then it get's alot worse and it can become much harder to manage. If you accept it and control it then it becomes like a minor irritation which needs the odd scratch every now and again, but ultimately it doesn't take over your life. Only you can decide how you want to go forward though, if you accept that each day you will need to test upon waking, before meals, if you feel yourself going high/low and before bed and take the correct amount of insulin with your food intake then it will be manageable for you. Set yourself a target blood glucose range before meals to start with and aim to keep within this. Don't punish yourself if you can't do it, as I said before I am not perfect and i've accepted this, however I aim to keep as close to my target as I can, and that way I know I am doing all I can. Type 1 is very much down to user input which is you, you can decide if you need support with your BG monitoring or insulin therapy, but it is down to you to own it and shout if you need help, like I said if you don't accept it and manage it then it will become harder to control but just giving it that bit of attention it needs from time to time will stop it getting out of control and your life will be much easier to manage, please message me if you need a buddy too :) [/QUOTE]
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