Stressed and anxious

Firstly, @Diabetes8 - don't feel like you're alone, we all have to put up with this horrible disease. And we all do it, side by side, in the fight against it. You are far from alone. Chin up

FYI - both kidney and pancreas transplants are not a cure for T1D - it merely stems the need for insulin/full amounts of insulin for a FINITE period of time. And as such, is not a cure.

The same is true for ISLET cell transplants. It's a short term fix for a permanent problem. Like the pancreas transplant, the procedure does not fix the ever apparent autoimmune disorder. The operation/injections are continuous and frequent - and as such, is another non-permanent fix... And subsequently, no cure.

Have you anyone nearby who you can talk to in person? This forum is a great source of comfort (albeit not from people like me) but almost all of the time, it's better to speak to someone in person.

Diabetes8 said:

Hi,

Lately I've been getting anxious over the fact that diabetes is going to be with me for the rest of my life, and how from now until the day I die I will have to inject myself and test my blood sugars. That thought absolutely TERRIFIES me. Does anyone else get like this?

I've been thinking about the future recently and I'm just getting really fed up with this illness. I've debated in my mind on numerous occasions if I could just get a pancreas transplant and be done with this ****. I'm fully aware that that is only available for people who are getting double transplants and that they will have to take strong immunosuppressants but I want out of this illness. I envy diabetics who have taken part in these islet cell transplantations and been cured. I want that! I just want to have a working pancreas again and eat something without calculating carbs and worrying about my blood sugar 24/7. I'm so done

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Try to prevail. Live life to the fullest. That's my motto. A bit philosophical and I don't want to pontificate but Life is so random. You could be absolutely healthy with no ailments and then suddenly you get run over by a truck, or catch a stray bullet from a robbery across the street. It's crazy I know, but whose to say you won't have a better quality of life than many who are not diabetic or in some other forsaken situation. My daughter is in the Navy and some of her stories of pulling refugees out of the water or seeing the bodies of young children who didn't make it - it's very sobering.
Don't get me wrong - living with diabetes sucks but it could always be worse. Your post is timely because I was listening to the morning radio news and they interviewed this 53 year old man - father of two young kids who was just diagnosed with ALS and probably has maybe 5 years before his body completely fails. I caught myself thinking, glad I don't have ALS. That's coming from someone who has had more than one close call with mortality because of his diabetes but I'm still living and enjoying life and it's important that you do the same. It could always be worse.

All the best

fletchweb said:

It could always be worse.

All the best

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No better way of putting it. It's hard to deal with diabetes, but there are many people worse off than us. Chin up

@Diabetes8 Sadly if you let your mind go you can start doing over time, I take each day as it comes, win the battle each day and the long term war is won, try not to think about the future, just one day at a time. Yes we all go through periods of this but if you're doing your best every day then the future isn't so bleak, we have some lovely members who have been here a long time. talk to us and take care of yourself, get some exercise/fresh air today, breathe big breaths and remember you are ok and you can win x