Very well said, and I think we can all relate to this.
I found my friends understand more of my feelings than I feared, but it's places like this forum where people really get what you say, even if you can't find the exact right words or when there simply aren't enough words in the world to convey your meaning.
On a practical note, Pancreas Problems, do 2 or 3 of your usual pals, the ones you hang around with most often, do they know to get you sugar in water if you have a bad low blood sugar(this can happen the next day after drinking alcohol or many hours after exercising). It's great if they notice changes in your energy levels, or in how your body moves...your ability to do sums/ complex thoughts will help tell them if you're having low blood sugar. I'm not saying you need to be minded, but insulins are strong drugs, it's good to let others know a few tips.
Wow are you me?! I'm in exactly the same situation (17, diabetic for almost 4 years). There are times where I wish I didn't have diabetes, usually when my sugars are low and I have to eat even if I don't want to but if I was given the chance not to have T1 I probably wouldn't take it, I'm too used to it all now. It gets really frustrating when my parents talk to me about the control of my blood sugars because they don't understand at all what it's like and they don't know what it feels like. My blood sugars often go low at inconvenient times and my dad will always tut about it, which annoys me because I already feel like **** in the moment and he has no idea how ill hypos make me feel. I tend not to talk about diabetes with anyone that doesn't have it because they just won't get it. To me it's just a way of life now no matter how much I get sick of having it. If you ever want to talk just hmu, it's nice having someone to rant about T1 with that gets it. Also there's no harm in talking to your diabetes team/gp if things start getting worse x
@Pancreas problems . I’ve just been reading through the replies to your original post. Can’t recall the last time a post attracted so many replies from members who don’t usually post on the forum but have been members for a good amount of time.
You’re obviously doing something right.
To those who I’ve not met before on the site, it’s nice to meet you.
@Pancreas problems . Hey look, one beauty of this forum is the anonymity it gives. If I’m right you’re still very young, at your age I would have struggled to discuss inner feelings. I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 27 and I’m now 55 and have spent many hours trying to figure out diabetes in my head, even worse I’ve lost countless hours letting diabetes dictate my inner feelings and thoughts, usually doubt and fear. It took me along time to find my way of regaining control. Diabetes will find anyway possible to attack and disrupt our lives.
There isn’t nothing that you say makes zero sense that someone else here doesn’t experience at some time or another.
Sometimes things don’t have to make sense.
I’ve been on the forum quite sometime and I often make no sense whatsoever.
There’ll always be someone prepared to listen and understand ( especially some of us old uns ).
Good luck and stay positive.
Hmmmm hypos are not fun. However I do not hate them, I respect them and are wary of them and sometimes embrace them, usually it means eating something sweet, problem beingT1D and having a sweet tooth.
If you have your Dexcom alarm set to slightly higher than hypo then maybe you can catch the hypo before it happens.
For example I run xDrip and miaomiao and the usual hypo is 4mmol so I have an alarm set to go off at 4.5 note what the trend is deal with it accordingly. Don't always get it right but 9 out of 10 I dooh I run on the low side most of the time because that is just me.
Once you get a bit more used to things the "feeling vulnerable" should start to fade, at the end of the day diabetes should not stop you from doing anything.
Take care.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?