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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1627485" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>Big whoop. A medical student. I would estimate she had maybe spent 60 minutes with type 1 patients, not treating their diabetes. That's it. It can be very helpful having friends who are doctors to get their views on things. It doesn't mean their view on things is correct. When I sought advice from a couple of my doctor friends on transplant risks (both are SpRs, so senior Junior Doctors, well beyond 4th year student) they both told me they didn't know enough about it. They have also both told me "I didn't know that" on several occasions when I've mentioned various things about the managing of my diabetes.</p><p></p><p>If a friend thinks threatening anger is a constructive way of offering support or caring they may need to rethink their approach.</p><p></p><p>However, I would warn you against, perhaps, incorrectly implying judgment in your friends' expressions of concern. It does sound to me like they might honestly just be worried about you. If they aren't expressing it very well, just bear in mind that worry can be a difficult thing to express.</p><p></p><p>You should also remember that it really isn't very nice to see someone have a hypo, it's upsetting/concerning/distressing. Much as people on this forum can say they don't know what it's like to have type 1, we don't really know what it's like for "them" to see their friend going so low they need help. You can't really know what you are like when you are hypo because your brain can't make memories when you are low, so you might not realise how distressing it might be for your friends to see you like that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That is a lot.</p><p></p><p>How low is low? Do you mean under 4, under 3.5?</p><p></p><p>You are putting yourself at risk of losing hypo awareness. More than 3 hypos a week really puts your hypo awareness at risk. </p><p></p><p>No hypo awareness means no driving licence.</p><p></p><p>How are you controlling your diabetes and what are you doing to address the frequent lows? Have you done any analysis to see if the lows are related to your meal time boluses (ie are they happening within 4 hours of a bolus)? Is there any pattern to the timing of the low, do they happen during/following exercise or stress or your period? Have you basal tested to check you aren't taking too much basal?</p><p></p><p>Have you sought advice from your DSN on how to alter your management to avoid the lows?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1627485, member: 32394"] Big whoop. A medical student. I would estimate she had maybe spent 60 minutes with type 1 patients, not treating their diabetes. That's it. It can be very helpful having friends who are doctors to get their views on things. It doesn't mean their view on things is correct. When I sought advice from a couple of my doctor friends on transplant risks (both are SpRs, so senior Junior Doctors, well beyond 4th year student) they both told me they didn't know enough about it. They have also both told me "I didn't know that" on several occasions when I've mentioned various things about the managing of my diabetes. If a friend thinks threatening anger is a constructive way of offering support or caring they may need to rethink their approach. However, I would warn you against, perhaps, incorrectly implying judgment in your friends' expressions of concern. It does sound to me like they might honestly just be worried about you. If they aren't expressing it very well, just bear in mind that worry can be a difficult thing to express. You should also remember that it really isn't very nice to see someone have a hypo, it's upsetting/concerning/distressing. Much as people on this forum can say they don't know what it's like to have type 1, we don't really know what it's like for "them" to see their friend going so low they need help. You can't really know what you are like when you are hypo because your brain can't make memories when you are low, so you might not realise how distressing it might be for your friends to see you like that. That is a lot. How low is low? Do you mean under 4, under 3.5? You are putting yourself at risk of losing hypo awareness. More than 3 hypos a week really puts your hypo awareness at risk. No hypo awareness means no driving licence. How are you controlling your diabetes and what are you doing to address the frequent lows? Have you done any analysis to see if the lows are related to your meal time boluses (ie are they happening within 4 hours of a bolus)? Is there any pattern to the timing of the low, do they happen during/following exercise or stress or your period? Have you basal tested to check you aren't taking too much basal? Have you sought advice from your DSN on how to alter your management to avoid the lows? [/QUOTE]
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