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i have just celebrated my five year diabetic anniversairy, haha! any way, i have had diabetes for five years and i have never been in control of it! to be honest im useless.
i've noticed iv put on weight, now im not over weight im still a size10/ sumtimes 12. but for me i have put on weight. my sugars are always high. iv tried to control them, when i put my head down i can do it, and i can get sugars of 5.7 but im in a lazy state and im out of the rhythm of doing them. my Hba1c test is always around 10. and needs to lower as its been like that for at least 3 years! but i just have a mental block on it all. surely i shouldnt struggle this much. im only 18 and im at university at the moment studying a primary degree to be a teacher. i need to sort my life out now before its too late, esspecially if i want to be a teacher. i just dont know what to do no more. i hate clinic i feel its pointless everytime i go, they dont seem to help very much and i have always thought this even when i was at the children's clinic. i just need a little help really. i need to sort out what to eat to loose weight but also still eating properly. i am a chocoholic which is soo bad! but i just love it and the temptation of it is greater as its a no go area really. any help?
the confused one xx
 
Welcome to the forum,Nessa-lou,you've come to the right place for help but...you have to do the hard bit!!There are plenty of ways on here that will help you get control of your diabetes but you must really want to do it for yourself.
Your Hba1c is very high and you risk complications occurring if you do not get it down.Think of your career,you don't want that to be cut short because of complications now do you?Not to mention love ,marriage and children if you want them.Today is the start of you getting control by joining us here.Good luck with it .
 
thank you, well i have seen effects like geting multiple infections! which i hate as i am prone to every illness going. i have a problem testing my sugars i jus forget. i am doing ok today i have tested them this morning which was 9.1 but then this afternoon, i havent had anything after breakfast and my sugars were 5.7 so i can get some were if i do try. its just getting out of the lazy habit and gettting support off peolpe really. so yes i think today is the day were i turn everything round :) x
 
That's good Nessa-Lou.Once you get into a routine of testing then you can find out which foods really affect your blood sugar levels ect.
 
Hi Nessa- lou
Are you one of the young folks who is welded to a mobile Phone? Could you put reminders in to that?
Perhaps you could use a starchart of the type that you would make for small chikdren. Start by doing a week with each day broken up into small units,(perhaps an hour each?) If you get a single week right, you can extend the plan.
You know how important it is at your age.
Also Diabetes UK, whose diet advice I don't like, has a section which supports young people. You could join that
 
thank you so much for replying, yes i am one of these who is glued to my phone! so thats a gud idea!. i think i need to come up with some sort of plan.
this may be a silly question but the star chart, would wud the stars stand for? if you get what i mean. i mite create a big chart to remind my self of my sugars and wen to test them and stick it in my uni room so i no before i go to the ktichen to test my sugars! haha.
thanks for your help x
 
hya nessa and welcome,
you are already taking charge by being here and we will all be here for u if/when u need us :D
 
Hi Nessa
Was just wondering if you are trying to control levels with diet and exercise? I sort of assumed you are not on medication. Are you having to fund your own test strips? Do persevere. I am controlling my diabetes by diet and exercise and so far it has worked. BUT, I was only diagnosed last September. The only reason it has worked for me is because of the vast amount of help I have had from this site. Plus I have made a very consious effort in lowering my carb intake and spending a lot of my time walking. Truely amazing. Stick with it. You have your whole life ahead of you. very best wishes to you. Good luck at Uni.
 
i have type 1 diabetes. im on 4 injections aday!. which i hate too but get on with it. its that bad iv done my injections in the wrong place in my arm for 5 yrs i found out the other week wer im suposed to do it. that jus shows how lil help the children clinic gave me! x
 
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