Hi
Nice to see that someone has reached burnout as I have.
Tomorrow I start DAFNE course in my local area, have you enquired about that? I am nervous and will be with other people the same as you and I, will I like that I am not sure, have no one I can turn to so I suppose it may be worthwhile, I dont know but will have to try and cure my burnout and hypos to date, hope you can enquire for some course near you, it may be quite a wait but will be support and worth it, I am sure....
I have been diabetic for 47 years and am struggling like you with forgetting, hypos, depression why oh why has it taken over my life, probably how you feel isnt it?
What area are you from?
MadMaureen xxx (soon to be!!)
I now where you are at. I got Type one at 21 years of age and now 62. I deal with it by reminding myself what I have done and achieved. Two great daughters living in New Zealand with great lads as their partners. Travelled the world, held down senior and stressful jobs. Stayed active, retired from playing soccer 44 years of age. Surviving attack of Cellulitis after an injury, several times as it kept coming back and getting sepsis. Living in South Africa, Ireland, all over the UK and now running small business in Cyprus! Travelling the world and with the pain of customs, whats this sir can we check it, we must swab it, I have a pump. And the Diabetes is still a pain in the bum even with good control. I will tell you what though you have to pat yourself on the back and say well done to yourself as a lot of people do not understand the routines, the disappointments, the pain of being type one! My main thought is before 1921 and Banting and Best discovering insulin that could be injected we would all of us not been here, so putting up with the pain Hba1c results, visits to the hospital, check ups blood tests, special diets hell lets show the world we really can do it!!!! I consider myself the diabetic who can and screw anyone who thinks different, thats how I deal with it, I even give the Doctors hell if I think they are talking rubbish and yes they do sometimes! They can also be right as well which can be a bit infuriating, but the main thing is we are here and not alone worldwide we are millions.
I was in a similar position, overworked & my head was full of wee cars bumping in to each other & keeping on top of my diabetes was another "thing I had to do". I was burnt out. First thing I did was to get put on a carb counting course through the BUS & I bought off of Amazon the carbs & cals book, it's brilliant. I'm like you & stuck to a PC @ work, so I set up a spread sheet to record my BG results, what I'd eaten, what activities I'd done, etc. It really, really helped & put structure back in place. If you message me & I can give you more details, could even send you the spread sheet for a starter for you if you wanted. Best of luck.
@fittaedae . So sorry to hear of your struggles and I honestly wish I could offer something worthwhile.
Here goes a mere thought, my sister in law, not a diabetic, but a similar age to yourself a while back reached " an age " in her life ( I think you may have allluded to this, but not sure ). The dreaded menopause, to cut the story short, she became a totally different person to what we all knew. Strong, controlled, confident it all changed. She did get back on track but it took time.
As a guy, apologies if I'm completely wrong, I'm no expert on this subject.
I got a Freestyle libre, really helped because I could so easily see what goes on with BGs. 40yrs T1 so understand where you are at.
I had brain fog from cancer treatment and tablets knocked me flat and on my **** to be quite frank.. so I know how brain fog can screw you up.. however..
do consider that it could be levels of concentration.. and also fatigue. Sounds like you are struggling at the moment so all of this "brain fog" can be quite annoying...and quite hard to get over.
You do need quality sleep and some quality time in your life... I knowvyou are referring to diabetes and my goodness I agree with losing your way with it..
However, Despite my 4am need for injections and that routine in morning bugging the heck out of me sometimes... And this gives me less concentration because I never get more than 31/2 hours full sleep in one go... so perhaps establishing some quality "you" time may help.
My "me" time is now my puppy dog. We all find different things, I also do therapeutic art.
I had to get some different relaxation time for me..
Just perhaps thinking this may improve concentration and your brain fog??
You might not need to! Peppergirl's just posted a thread with a link to an announcement saying that libre has been approved for the NHS:
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/libre-on-nhs.126334/#post-1559138
Each individual health area formulary will still have to ok it for prescription in their area and that process is likely to take some time, but it's definitely a step forward.
I've been using it for about a year now, it definitely levels the playing field, takes a lot of the unpredictability out of T1, well, doesn't remove it entirely, but when you can see from the graph that levels are trending down towards 4, just being able to proactively take 5g so that the hypo never even happens, it makes it a much fairer game.
With a pre-occupied mind (like yours is first thing in a morning) I can see how you could easily forget your insulin @fittaedae , hope you find a solution.
Spoke to Diabetes Specialist Nurse just now, she checked with top brass at Hospital... will NOT be available in Scotland, NI or Wales.... ONLY England. Accountant is on it and will let me know as soon as they have the facts about the employer scheme.
I doubt it will be that easy to get even England as will not be budgeted anywhere this year.FYI - just been informed by my Diabetes Specialist Nurse who went and enquired with the top brass at my clinic and the Libre system will not be available in Scotland, Ireland or Wales..... only England.
The announcement says UK wide......Spoke to Diabetes Specialist Nurse just now, she checked with top brass at Hospital... will NOT be available in Scotland, NI or Wales.... ONLY England. Accountant is on it and will let me know as soon as they have the facts about the employer scheme.
What about a novopen 5? It automatically tells you when injected. I got 1 for my levemur cos I can never remember if I took it or not. (T1 for 27 years and useless but no complications)
Hi sorry to hear about your problems. I went through a similar experience about 12 years ago, when I had had Type 1 a similar time to you. Going on to a pump helped, but I read that this is something you maybe don't want to do? Would recommend it. I think sometimes it gets too much after a long time but we come through it. After 54 years of Type 1 I feel better than ever. A few complications in the past, and I do a lot more monitoring than I used to, which probably helps. I hope this forum helps. Lots of us out there! Talk to your diabetic nurse, try to talk to other diabetics. Good luck!Haha! I already have post-it's everywhere, they usually end up stuck to us or the two dogs, still miss important reminders! Ideally a wee leprechaun who could run up in the morning etc and kick me in the shins and shout "insulin" now that would be perfect!
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