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<blockquote data-quote="Shannon27" data-source="post: 2198641" data-attributes="member: 429571"><p>Hi [USER=518654]@rbabyblue[/USER] , i'm sorry you're having a rough time!</p><p></p><p>I'm 24 and i've been diabetic for about 19 years. I totally understand the hypo anxiety, i had very bad hypos at a young age (unconsciousness, sickness etc) and for a very long time i was scared of going hypo, so i stayed up high out of choice. This was through my teen years, staying high meant i put on loads of weight, i was depressed (body image but general feeling down and exhausted all the time because of my high sugars). If i wasn't high i was hypo and unconscious within minutes.</p><p></p><p>This has gotten miles better since i've been on this forum and started to understand my diabetes more. I'm controlling it much better (not perfectly, but better) and since my home situation has changed, i am not comfort eating, or rebellion eating. Which was a big issue for my while living with my step mum, who was very controlling with it.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like the insulin you are using has a different effect on you now (very few people go through the whole of their diabetic lives using the same insulin!). It might be worth talking to your doctor or some medical person you are seeing for your diabetes management to talk about different insulins. Some people become more or less resistant to what they are using and have to give their bodies a change because blood sugars just can't be controlled with that type of insulin any more.</p><p></p><p>Take it one day at a time, it's so easy for it to take over your life! Try to make sure you balance your diabetes with the rest of your life, as much as you feel you have to get it sorted, don't let it take over. I'd say figure out your mornings first, once you get them sorted a lot should fall into place. It may take a few weeks of setting an alarm during the night to check but you will get it sorted! Good luck, you will get there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>P.S. good luck in your finals!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shannon27, post: 2198641, member: 429571"] Hi [USER=518654]@rbabyblue[/USER] , i'm sorry you're having a rough time! I'm 24 and i've been diabetic for about 19 years. I totally understand the hypo anxiety, i had very bad hypos at a young age (unconsciousness, sickness etc) and for a very long time i was scared of going hypo, so i stayed up high out of choice. This was through my teen years, staying high meant i put on loads of weight, i was depressed (body image but general feeling down and exhausted all the time because of my high sugars). If i wasn't high i was hypo and unconscious within minutes. This has gotten miles better since i've been on this forum and started to understand my diabetes more. I'm controlling it much better (not perfectly, but better) and since my home situation has changed, i am not comfort eating, or rebellion eating. Which was a big issue for my while living with my step mum, who was very controlling with it. It sounds like the insulin you are using has a different effect on you now (very few people go through the whole of their diabetic lives using the same insulin!). It might be worth talking to your doctor or some medical person you are seeing for your diabetes management to talk about different insulins. Some people become more or less resistant to what they are using and have to give their bodies a change because blood sugars just can't be controlled with that type of insulin any more. Take it one day at a time, it's so easy for it to take over your life! Try to make sure you balance your diabetes with the rest of your life, as much as you feel you have to get it sorted, don't let it take over. I'd say figure out your mornings first, once you get them sorted a lot should fall into place. It may take a few weeks of setting an alarm during the night to check but you will get it sorted! Good luck, you will get there :) P.S. good luck in your finals!!! [/QUOTE]
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