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<blockquote data-quote="moorby86" data-source="post: 2384478" data-attributes="member: 515895"><p>Hi, I'm a type 1 diabetic of 33 years and have been working from home since last March. I have always just sort of muddled through and done my best and have always said that I think perfect control and real life in my case just aren't possible or it doesn't feel as if that's the case.</p><p></p><p>So during lock down I've managed to get my HBA1C to 7.2% which is the best I think it's ever been! but boy it's taken effort and I now worry that even though I want life to go back to normal for everyone, I may struggle to reach these levels again- I'm using a freestyle libre (a game changer imo) and am averaging about 17 scans a day, that just won't be possible in the work place.</p><p></p><p>Having had diabetes lots of years I find I've gone through stages, I was pretty shy as a child and to be honest most people had no clue I had diabetes, then in my 20s I was terrified of it and ran my blood sugar on the higher side, this was instilled into me by people looking after me too (I'm not blaming anyone) and then when my son was born (I was 30) that was the game changer where I thought right it's not just about me anymore I have to be healthier so I can be the best Dad I can be, have always felt it's a very misunderstood and lonely illness. </p><p></p><p>So right now, I'm happy things are going back to normal but wondering how I can maintain the same level of control with living a more routine life I've also gone from not wanting to talk about the condition to pretty much not wanting to shut about it! so if anyone has tips on support groups or telephone numbers etc that might be worth seeking out this would be useful too, I'd also like to know if anyone else has similar experiences, thankyou.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moorby86, post: 2384478, member: 515895"] Hi, I'm a type 1 diabetic of 33 years and have been working from home since last March. I have always just sort of muddled through and done my best and have always said that I think perfect control and real life in my case just aren't possible or it doesn't feel as if that's the case. So during lock down I've managed to get my HBA1C to 7.2% which is the best I think it's ever been! but boy it's taken effort and I now worry that even though I want life to go back to normal for everyone, I may struggle to reach these levels again- I'm using a freestyle libre (a game changer imo) and am averaging about 17 scans a day, that just won't be possible in the work place. Having had diabetes lots of years I find I've gone through stages, I was pretty shy as a child and to be honest most people had no clue I had diabetes, then in my 20s I was terrified of it and ran my blood sugar on the higher side, this was instilled into me by people looking after me too (I'm not blaming anyone) and then when my son was born (I was 30) that was the game changer where I thought right it's not just about me anymore I have to be healthier so I can be the best Dad I can be, have always felt it's a very misunderstood and lonely illness. So right now, I'm happy things are going back to normal but wondering how I can maintain the same level of control with living a more routine life I've also gone from not wanting to talk about the condition to pretty much not wanting to shut about it! so if anyone has tips on support groups or telephone numbers etc that might be worth seeking out this would be useful too, I'd also like to know if anyone else has similar experiences, thankyou. [/QUOTE]
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