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Mood swings and emotion :(

My journey to control was many many months long and the fluctuation of my BSLs took a serious impact on my life the constant hypers and hypos followed by more of the same day and night! The strain was unbelievable especially with work, a very close family and grandkids. It was not fun and I shouted and screamed because of the frustration and depression, the anxiety, the forgetfulness and the sheer anger that there was something going on with my body and no one would listen to me.
I empathise and sympathise with all diabetics who have to go through this horrible mind set.
I learned to isolate myself turned to listening music, watched the tele and tried to turn my condition off.
Through the sleep depravation, the weird dreams, the thought of having to work, when you feel like ****! The drudgery of of British weather, it really is a downer sometimes that you just can't get out and have a walk when you can't sleep in the middle of the night especially when it's raining cats and dogs!
It still annoys me that doctors don't have the time to really look after you and you are left to fend for your selfs.
I'm so glad I found this forum and the wonderful caring people on here!
Without their help god knows where I would be!
 
Nosher too true. I go on leave tomorrow for the hols and am seriously looking at a break abroad as the early nights and dismal weather pee me off big time. The sun sets here at 3.45 pm here in Scotland and a good Scottish phrase is "It's a Scunner!".
 
eddie1968 said:
Nosher too true. I go on leave tomorrow for the hols and am seriously looking at a break abroad as the early nights and dismal weather pee me off big time. The sun sets here at 3.45 pm here in Scotland and a good Scottish phrase is "It's a Scunner!".
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It's so dark and drizzly through the day as well, we have to have the lights on all day! And I work outdoors!
I've tried to convince my GP that I have SAD as well. And that I need a holiday in a far hotter and sunnier climate. On the NHS of course! He won't play!
 
One of my mates at uni used to start the new university year in October with "Aye! the nights are fair drawin' in!"
 

Hey Coral, i'm the same been diagnosed 3 years too, and yes high BG does make me moody, think of an engine with too much oil in it, it doesn't run well - that's the same as us, too much glucose slows us down, and moods can swing.

Try and get out for a walk in a park or somewhere with trees, exercise will help reduce stress and BG so walk it off, or exercise it off. Try reducing your carbs so you don't run high and low - this also can affect your moods greatly, it will keep you more balanced and in control, also just getting your insulin levels right too will help. I've done meditation and this helped me alot, calmed me down, gave me perspective and bought my BG down too. Running high and being stressed is not good for you, don't be so hard on yourself blaming yourself for ruining your relationship, it's alot to deal coping with diabetes 24/7, and being able to be strong mentally to cope with having diabetes is something we are all not naturally equipped with, however developing techniques to manage this better and remain in control is something you can develop.

Message me if you need to, am happy to listen
 
This is exactly how iv felt with mine since hitting my teens, being female alone adds to it due to the fluctuations in hormones we have. learning to recognise when your going that way and doing what's needed to sort your levels can seriously help
 

This is a subject i'm acutely interested in too and have a similar mindset to Juicyj...Over the years with type 1 i've had some pretty hard times with emotions and bs, they have and are still are effecting my relationships personal and professional and i have found myself getting upset in all types of ways and situations but now i'm coming to understand myself and the complexities of the bio-organism i am in and the body's reaction to insulin, we are so complex and i'm now feeling that an important aspect of being diabetic that is widely ignored is the endocrine system, being type 1 hugely affects our hormones and what are normal levels can have huge deviations, sugar itself messes with the adrenal glands which determine some important hormones that we type 1's get a bad deal with leading to depression and anxiety and all those other emotions linked with it.

I've recently learnt of Adrenal Fatigue, its devastating effects on the body and how it is really important to control anxiety and stress to get your hormone levels under control as too much cortisol is released into the system and this prevent all types of chain hormones being produced that are meant to keep us happy and on an even keel.

To combat stress and anxiety i'm now going to bed with everything being chilled out, candles on, incense burning, ohm meditation cd's and positive affirmations, practicing mindfulness etc, etc. It's all very important and overlooked in any advice from doctors so you have to figure it all out for yourself. I'm now experimenting with hormone replacement supplements but only on the first rung of understanding the implications. DHEA is a very important hormone that diabetics have a huge lack off because of insulin resistance created by stress and anxiety, if the body is under stress it can't produce enough of it. The process is quite complex but worth trying to get your head round.

To cut a long story short i've started taking 'Pregnenolone' the mother hormone made from cholesterol (Yes... the big bad cholesterol we are told to keep down) that is the building blocks for DHEA a huge factor for our emotions and well being. This is hugely overlooked by the NHS imo and nothing is said of its benefits by doctors. Basically i'm going to see how i get on with it and if i can positively change what my body really needs by sup'ing it, of course with the correct diet and plenty of exercise. I wonder if anyone on this forum has any experience of sup'ing Pregnenolone or DHEA?
 
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Fascinating read Spencer, this makes a lot of sense,have always been conscious of the effects of my diabetes on my moods and how stress/anxiety can trigger high bg, as well as hormones.

Would be very interested to hear how you get on so please let me how you get on.
 

Will do Juicyj I'm on a journey now and making my holistic self numero uno after years of not really understanding what diabetes is because of the lack of good, solid information, imo most Drs have their own hypothesis that to me looks way off target, and i know type 1 diabetes is the hardest struggle for anyones life, most people just don't get it. No one can look after us better than ourselves, no doctor can do it for us or nurse or spouse, it's down to me. I'll keep you updated whether it goes well or not, were all on the same mission here 100% health and happiness. See you about.
 
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well im certain my insulin and blood sugar controls my moods and emotians yes i do take it out on my partner and i shouldnt but i cant help it
 
Hi Coral, just a thought but are the bad moods / thoughts normally at times of running continuously low? (as in a few days when you just keep going low?) I find that I often feel like that when I keep going low, or if my levels yoyo it can make me feel like that too....
 
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