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dietfizzy

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hello i am pretty new to diabetes i have only been diagnosed for 6 months i am type 1, when i was first diagnosed i felt a great sense of relief that i knew what was wrong with me.......
to be honest i thought i had something far worse. so when i was diagnosed i thought OK i can deal with this. and to be honest i was backwards and forwards to the hospital, to my g.p and i was busy. i have great control on my b.g levels and my first hba1c was 6.9 so thats a positive my husband tells me how well i am doing, i have support but i feel so alone that no one rreally understands and that this isnt going to go away its here to stay, i am probably having a bad day, did you all feel like me in the begining. i AM positive generally and look after myself but it seems daunting prospect to be insulin dependant forever.... it scary...
 
I can completely emphathise! It took about three months before I hit rock bottom, I got chucked out my house, I was drinking quite a lot and generally being a complete cow to everyone because no-one had actually sat me down and asked how I was feeling. I didnt feel like anyone understood how I felt and noone really cared cause it didnt effect them directly.

I swear all this will pass and it becomes second nature. You seem to have a fab husband and you seem to be doing really well. I also have a great partner and my HBA1C is great but yeah sometimes I have a bad day and I just sit down and cry my little eyes out! THis is what us women do best :)

Of course its a pain and you always feel like you have to be thinking about it but the way I look at things is I'm not dying and I feel a hell of a lot stronger now Ive actually come to terms with it. I'm settled, I'm happy and I thank god I wasnt around all that time ago when diabetes was a death sentence.

You will be a rock for someone else one day because of your experiences!

H xxx
 
I completely agree with the above advice, you will see that it will get easier with time, as you get used to things and it will all be like second nature to you.

Of course its all unfair and its overwhelming, and I think everyone in here has had off days and from time to time we still have them, its normal and you are not alone in this at all.

I am type 2 and boy I have had my problems, but it doesnt matter whether you are type 1 or 2 or in between, the emotions are the same, the worries, the fears, the knowledge that this diabetes is not going away, not unless some cure is found.
Be good to yourself, you have deserved a little treat you know, to comfort yourself, so go out there and get a new lippy or a book or CD or whatever makes you feel a bit better. Also remember diabetes is an illness that you can control yourself to a certain extent, so if you have to have a chronic disease this is probably the best one to choose...hmmmm yes well.

Its a good supportive forum in here and we all understand how you feel at the moment ((((((((((((((dietfizzy)))))))))))))))

Karen
 
thanks for the support i have phoned my husband and he said he will have a talk to me when he gets home..... i maybe dont talk enough, keep a lot of things inside, its good to know we all feel the same from time to time, i have to get things in prespective, im not dying .......well not to day anyway....... i think i will take the advice of some retail therapy. i usually works , thank you for the support guys xxxxx good to know i have a place to go when i am having a bad dayxxxxxxx
thank you dietfizzy x
 
Again I understand that... my partner gets angry with me cause he says I dont tell him when things are on my mind! Oh dear im turning into a man!

Good Luck
xxx
 
Awww any time, there is always someone in here to lend a shoulder to cry on, just try us and yes, it is very, very important to get things off your chest, stress and upset can play havoc with your sugars and also affect your immune system lowering your resistance to infections and colds and flu.

And no, you are not dying, there is so much hope, it need not be negative at all, look at our Sarah Q over 40yrs diabetic and no complications, my aunt, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was in her teens, she is now in her 80s, no complications and has just come back from a hiking holiday.

Enjoy your retail therapy, but just dont go upsetting your bank manager :-)

Karen x
 
hails said:
Again I understand that... my partner gets angry with me cause he says I dont tell him when things are on my mind! Oh dear im turning into a man!

Good Luck
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Diabetes has many horrible complications but thank God being turned into a man is not one of them!! :lol: :lol: :lol: That would just be toooooooo depressing! :mrgreen:
 
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