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<blockquote data-quote="Juicyj" data-source="post: 1767097" data-attributes="member: 53162"><p>Hi [USER=236638]@RuffsTheShake[/USER] - think I can resonate a lot with what you've said, I used to be impulsive, adventurous but t1 put paid to that for the fact I have to be ready for anything and organised nowadays, being caught out going high/low etc would ruin a trip/holiday.. I think my struggles came with unrealistic expectations, so being told early on by a nurse to stay within 5-8mmol/l and failing to achieve that daily led me to becoming more anxious, I have now come to a point of acceptance though, I know numbers are just that and should not be viewed as targets, so when I hit 12+mmol/l which happens a lot, I rarely get below 9 all day despite my best efforts, then I just take a breath and literally mentally say next. I have found that by exercising I have freed a lot of my mental anxiety, so just getting the shoes on and running till I am out of breath has been liberating for me, and lastly just remember you work so hard at this so give yourself a break, it's more than a full time job, it's like having a very needy child to care for 24/7, so be kind to yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juicyj, post: 1767097, member: 53162"] Hi [USER=236638]@RuffsTheShake[/USER] - think I can resonate a lot with what you've said, I used to be impulsive, adventurous but t1 put paid to that for the fact I have to be ready for anything and organised nowadays, being caught out going high/low etc would ruin a trip/holiday.. I think my struggles came with unrealistic expectations, so being told early on by a nurse to stay within 5-8mmol/l and failing to achieve that daily led me to becoming more anxious, I have now come to a point of acceptance though, I know numbers are just that and should not be viewed as targets, so when I hit 12+mmol/l which happens a lot, I rarely get below 9 all day despite my best efforts, then I just take a breath and literally mentally say next. I have found that by exercising I have freed a lot of my mental anxiety, so just getting the shoes on and running till I am out of breath has been liberating for me, and lastly just remember you work so hard at this so give yourself a break, it's more than a full time job, it's like having a very needy child to care for 24/7, so be kind to yourself. [/QUOTE]
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