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<blockquote data-quote="Juicyj" data-source="post: 1752169" data-attributes="member: 53162"><p>Hello [USER=472067]@isu[/USER] Welcome to the forum <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>You are not alone in your struggles, take some time to have a look through the forum, it's pretty common to struggle with this and support is incredibly vital which is why it's sad that your parents don't support you. What's your diabetic support like with your healthcare team, do you have regular appointments or someone you can speak to ?</p><p></p><p>Sometimes it's hard to differentiate between life with and life without diabetes, at your age with so much going on then would you be feeling overwhelmed if you didn't have it do you think ? Yes we do carry an extra burden with management of insulin and controlling blood glucose levels, however don't look to the past and try to replicate the good old days, instead try and work on the day to day stuff, so start by taking insulin when you eat and doing your blood glucose testing ? If you can get better control then mentally you will feel tons better, running high and carrying extra glucose in your blood will slow your mental capacity to think clearly, hence why just take some small steps to bring your levels down. It sounds like when you were diagnosed that you went through a honeymoon phase and so suffered alot with hypos which are in themselves draining and so this coupled with coming to terms with your diagnosis and dealing with the mental issues associated with daily management were the breaking point for you. The difference now is that it's highly unlikely your pancreas is producing any insulin, so getting back better control would be easier as you are able to control your blood glucose levels with your insulin and no additional pancreas input.</p><p></p><p>I know it's hard to admit you need help judging from what you've written but even chatting on here where no one knows you and getting some support from other type 1's will help to get you back on track, I tried to get counselling early on in my diagnosis as I hit my rock bottom but I ended up banging my head against the proverbial wall with my GP so found this forum as well as meditation. It will get easier once your levels stabilise and come back into range, but take it one day at a time and keep talking too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juicyj, post: 1752169, member: 53162"] Hello [USER=472067]@isu[/USER] Welcome to the forum :) You are not alone in your struggles, take some time to have a look through the forum, it's pretty common to struggle with this and support is incredibly vital which is why it's sad that your parents don't support you. What's your diabetic support like with your healthcare team, do you have regular appointments or someone you can speak to ? Sometimes it's hard to differentiate between life with and life without diabetes, at your age with so much going on then would you be feeling overwhelmed if you didn't have it do you think ? Yes we do carry an extra burden with management of insulin and controlling blood glucose levels, however don't look to the past and try to replicate the good old days, instead try and work on the day to day stuff, so start by taking insulin when you eat and doing your blood glucose testing ? If you can get better control then mentally you will feel tons better, running high and carrying extra glucose in your blood will slow your mental capacity to think clearly, hence why just take some small steps to bring your levels down. It sounds like when you were diagnosed that you went through a honeymoon phase and so suffered alot with hypos which are in themselves draining and so this coupled with coming to terms with your diagnosis and dealing with the mental issues associated with daily management were the breaking point for you. The difference now is that it's highly unlikely your pancreas is producing any insulin, so getting back better control would be easier as you are able to control your blood glucose levels with your insulin and no additional pancreas input. I know it's hard to admit you need help judging from what you've written but even chatting on here where no one knows you and getting some support from other type 1's will help to get you back on track, I tried to get counselling early on in my diagnosis as I hit my rock bottom but I ended up banging my head against the proverbial wall with my GP so found this forum as well as meditation. It will get easier once your levels stabilise and come back into range, but take it one day at a time and keep talking too :) [/QUOTE]
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