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<blockquote data-quote="Stefano" data-source="post: 385546" data-attributes="member: 59638"><p>Hi AC, sorry to hear what you're experiencing. I want to share my experience. I am now 33 years diabetic...almost all my life <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>I always thought diabetes wouldn't have made my life difficult but it actually did about 4 years ago. </p><p>I started having lots of lows and highs but mostly unexplained lows and mostly unpredictable. I have always been scared of night lows mostly because in the early 80s, as a child, I fainted so often while sleeping. So this situation made night time become the worst time of the day: never feeling safe. </p><p>The hospital, 2 years ago, told me clearly that I was keeping my blood sugar too low and hence I was under a severe risk of having heart attack or brain damage due to risk of severe lows while sleeping. </p><p>At the same time I wanted to keep my bg as controlled as possible to protect my eyes ( I developed preproliferative retinopathy ) but my hypo awareness was reducing drastically.</p><p>The hospital doctor (I live in London) clearly told me that lantus or levemir had an unpredictable effect on my body, different every day. I could have done the same thing everyday (eating same amount of carbs and injecting same amount of insulin) and every day I would have had different bg readings.</p><p>Doctors clearly told me they didn't know how to help me and suggested me to try an insulin pump. For them it was the only option. I didn't like the idea at the beginning, but I realised that I was gradually stopping living a normal life: stopping going out with friends for fear of hypos and so on. </p><p>Last August as my quality of life was really awful I decided to try a pump. </p><p>It's been the best choice I ever did. Only regret I didn't try it before.</p><p>My hypos have drastically reduced. </p><p>The way fast acting insulin works is so predictable and I can sleep without any fear or bad surprise. </p><p>Apart from this I wanted to try also the CGM in order to be warned by the machine every time my bg goes to low. But as my hypos have almost disappeared the NHS doesn't pay for this part anymore, so if I want this I have to pay it myself. My eyes, in the meantime have got better but mostly I feel I have things in control again after years.</p><p>Get in touch if you have any question!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stefano, post: 385546, member: 59638"] Hi AC, sorry to hear what you're experiencing. I want to share my experience. I am now 33 years diabetic...almost all my life :-) I always thought diabetes wouldn't have made my life difficult but it actually did about 4 years ago. I started having lots of lows and highs but mostly unexplained lows and mostly unpredictable. I have always been scared of night lows mostly because in the early 80s, as a child, I fainted so often while sleeping. So this situation made night time become the worst time of the day: never feeling safe. The hospital, 2 years ago, told me clearly that I was keeping my blood sugar too low and hence I was under a severe risk of having heart attack or brain damage due to risk of severe lows while sleeping. At the same time I wanted to keep my bg as controlled as possible to protect my eyes ( I developed preproliferative retinopathy ) but my hypo awareness was reducing drastically. The hospital doctor (I live in London) clearly told me that lantus or levemir had an unpredictable effect on my body, different every day. I could have done the same thing everyday (eating same amount of carbs and injecting same amount of insulin) and every day I would have had different bg readings. Doctors clearly told me they didn't know how to help me and suggested me to try an insulin pump. For them it was the only option. I didn't like the idea at the beginning, but I realised that I was gradually stopping living a normal life: stopping going out with friends for fear of hypos and so on. Last August as my quality of life was really awful I decided to try a pump. It's been the best choice I ever did. Only regret I didn't try it before. My hypos have drastically reduced. The way fast acting insulin works is so predictable and I can sleep without any fear or bad surprise. Apart from this I wanted to try also the CGM in order to be warned by the machine every time my bg goes to low. But as my hypos have almost disappeared the NHS doesn't pay for this part anymore, so if I want this I have to pay it myself. My eyes, in the meantime have got better but mostly I feel I have things in control again after years. Get in touch if you have any question! Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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