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<blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1835348" data-attributes="member: 468714"><p>Hi [USER=482952]@Cathylondon[/USER], Greetings from sun-burnt Australia, that place that to you makes me look upside down. </p><p><strong>I think everyone facing a diagnosis of diabetes feels overwhelmed at first.</strong> The fact that <strong>you have a great</strong> <strong>health team</strong> is one of your bastions against the 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune', <strong>having friends and other supports like</strong> <strong>your chemist, GP and fellow diabetics are your other foundations against the tide</strong>. I would suggest even throwing in <strong>your favourite superhero</strong> as an imaginary support person - after all we are all children at heart !!</p><p><strong>Being conscientious</strong> is a two edged sword: it stands you <strong><em>in good stead to manage your balance of blood sugars.insulin, exercise </em></strong>etc but it can <strong><em>lead to worry and fear of making mistakes</em></strong>.</p><p>It is early days (like one week) so your body. like mine and other diabetics did, is going to<strong> need time to adjust</strong>, blood sugar-wise, vision-wise etc. Human pancreas glands have developed over thousands and thousands of years and suddenly one important automatic function of your pancreas gland, mine and others, decides to go MIA. We have to learn to take over the autopilot and fly this part of our body's function. <strong>No-one can do this</strong> ( and reach Olympic contention, if such a competition existed) <strong>without trial and error</strong>. And if it is any consolation I had this task at age 13, some 51 years ago. ( please do not attempt the maths, I do not feel that old!!) Advances in insulins, delivery devices, research etc make things better than in "the good, old days'. </p><p><strong>Having support from my specialist, GP and my parents </strong>helped a great deal. Being a bit obsessive led to the "consummate trial and error process" about coping with school, sports days etc and later with study, work, relationships, week long canoe trips etc.</p><p>So did <strong>learning to plan ahead and anticipate problems </strong>like the possibility of being held up and lunch be delayed, running out of insulin, anticipating hypos (hypoglycaemia - low sugar in the blood) and ensuring I had glucose to take by mouth if needed. <strong><em>Use your conscientiousness to anticipate and allow for possible mistakes or glitches</em></strong>. That is a way to reduce worry and establish confidence. ( To be sure, to be sure has a wisdom about it !!</p><p><strong>Self humour was and is a great way to dispel the fear and worry</strong>: Muggins here had injected a double dose of insulin because he forgot after the first one that he had already done so; But only once. Whilst the ice-cream 'required' to deal with the extra insulin was a treat, I learned to be careful and how to prevent it happening again so easily. ( 'punishment by ice-cream' highlights one boo-boo). And in a cartoon, a guy is being interviewed for a position in a training agency. And confidently says: " I believe one learns from one's mistakes and I make enough mistakes to train everyone here "</p><p><strong>Read up and learn what you can</strong>. This website has great sections/forums (or fora) on many. many topics. Hypoglycaemia, exercise etc. Even after 51 years there is something to learn ( or maybe that is because I am stubborn, another two edged sword !!)</p><p><strong>Be prepared to talk to someone about your feelings</strong>. Worry and stress do tend to put up blood sugars and you will no doubt learn how best to deal with these situations. Even an exciting movie can cause enough adrenaline release to up my BSL a bit. I have thought of rating movies according to their % increase in insulin required !!</p><p><strong>Be kind to myself:</strong> criticising oneself is stressful and counterproductive. Self humour, discussion with health team and others, find things that you enjoy doing and are feasible (climbing Mt Everest is for show-offs, mad people how do not care for those supporting them). </p><p>Best Wishes, keep posting: <strong>Rome was not build in a day but the foundations for a continuing good life start on the first day.</strong></p><p><strong>There is no rest for the wicked but even less for the righteous.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitedoc, post: 1835348, member: 468714"] Hi [USER=482952]@Cathylondon[/USER], Greetings from sun-burnt Australia, that place that to you makes me look upside down. [B]I think everyone facing a diagnosis of diabetes feels overwhelmed at first.[/B] The fact that [B]you have a great[/B] [B]health team[/B] is one of your bastions against the 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune', [B]having friends and other supports like[/B] [B]your chemist, GP and fellow diabetics are your other foundations against the tide[/B]. I would suggest even throwing in [B]your favourite superhero[/B] as an imaginary support person - after all we are all children at heart !! [B]Being conscientious[/B] is a two edged sword: it stands you [B][I]in good stead to manage your balance of blood sugars.insulin, exercise [/I][/B]etc but it can [B][I]lead to worry and fear of making mistakes[/I][/B]. It is early days (like one week) so your body. like mine and other diabetics did, is going to[B] need time to adjust[/B], blood sugar-wise, vision-wise etc. Human pancreas glands have developed over thousands and thousands of years and suddenly one important automatic function of your pancreas gland, mine and others, decides to go MIA. We have to learn to take over the autopilot and fly this part of our body's function. [B]No-one can do this[/B] ( and reach Olympic contention, if such a competition existed) [B]without trial and error[/B]. And if it is any consolation I had this task at age 13, some 51 years ago. ( please do not attempt the maths, I do not feel that old!!) Advances in insulins, delivery devices, research etc make things better than in "the good, old days'. [B]Having support from my specialist, GP and my parents [/B]helped a great deal. Being a bit obsessive led to the "consummate trial and error process" about coping with school, sports days etc and later with study, work, relationships, week long canoe trips etc. So did [B]learning to plan ahead and anticipate problems [/B]like the possibility of being held up and lunch be delayed, running out of insulin, anticipating hypos (hypoglycaemia - low sugar in the blood) and ensuring I had glucose to take by mouth if needed. [B][I]Use your conscientiousness to anticipate and allow for possible mistakes or glitches[/I][/B]. That is a way to reduce worry and establish confidence. ( To be sure, to be sure has a wisdom about it !! [B]Self humour was and is a great way to dispel the fear and worry[/B]: Muggins here had injected a double dose of insulin because he forgot after the first one that he had already done so; But only once. Whilst the ice-cream 'required' to deal with the extra insulin was a treat, I learned to be careful and how to prevent it happening again so easily. ( 'punishment by ice-cream' highlights one boo-boo). And in a cartoon, a guy is being interviewed for a position in a training agency. And confidently says: " I believe one learns from one's mistakes and I make enough mistakes to train everyone here " [B]Read up and learn what you can[/B]. This website has great sections/forums (or fora) on many. many topics. Hypoglycaemia, exercise etc. Even after 51 years there is something to learn ( or maybe that is because I am stubborn, another two edged sword !!) [B]Be prepared to talk to someone about your feelings[/B]. Worry and stress do tend to put up blood sugars and you will no doubt learn how best to deal with these situations. Even an exciting movie can cause enough adrenaline release to up my BSL a bit. I have thought of rating movies according to their % increase in insulin required !! [B]Be kind to myself:[/B] criticising oneself is stressful and counterproductive. Self humour, discussion with health team and others, find things that you enjoy doing and are feasible (climbing Mt Everest is for show-offs, mad people how do not care for those supporting them). Best Wishes, keep posting: [B]Rome was not build in a day but the foundations for a continuing good life start on the first day. There is no rest for the wicked but even less for the righteous.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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