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<blockquote data-quote="staycee_xx" data-source="post: 1684262" data-attributes="member: 468427"><p>Hi all, </p><p>Ive have joined this forum this evening as I need to speak to someone about my ED. </p><p>I was diagnosed with T1 when I was 27 (about 4 years ago). Before I was diagnosed I was always the ‘party girl’ and lived my life to the full. After my diagnosis I calmed down a lot, got into carb counting, attending all appointments and living a healthy ‘normal’ life. </p><p>After about a year, I started to put on weight. In my mind this was down to my diabetes and, specifically, insulin. I got into my head that i was injecting fat into my body and I started skipping injections. </p><p>Its now at the point where I can go 3-4 days without my insulin and only when I start to feel a bit rubbish do I take between 20-30 units to bring my sugars down, before the routine starts all over again. </p><p>Whilst I am not injecting, i am binge eating and I have become obsessed with counting calories (not in an attempt to reduce my calorie intake but to try and make patterns with the numbers).</p><p>I was taken to hospital DKA on Christmas morning. I was unconscious until 28th December. My blood sugars on admission to hospital were 47 and my acid levels were 6.4. The doctors were amazed I survived.</p><p>I have been out of hospital since New Years eve and, whilst I was determined to change my life, I have fallen back to old habits really quickly. I have stopped injecting again. I know what I am doing is wrong and extremely dangerous but I feel physically sick at the thought of injecting.</p><p>I have an appointment with a psychologist next week (my GP has made a fast track referral for me), I just hope they can help.</p><p>I dont know what I am expecting from this post but I felt like I needed to share! </p><p>Thank you x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="staycee_xx, post: 1684262, member: 468427"] Hi all, Ive have joined this forum this evening as I need to speak to someone about my ED. I was diagnosed with T1 when I was 27 (about 4 years ago). Before I was diagnosed I was always the ‘party girl’ and lived my life to the full. After my diagnosis I calmed down a lot, got into carb counting, attending all appointments and living a healthy ‘normal’ life. After about a year, I started to put on weight. In my mind this was down to my diabetes and, specifically, insulin. I got into my head that i was injecting fat into my body and I started skipping injections. Its now at the point where I can go 3-4 days without my insulin and only when I start to feel a bit rubbish do I take between 20-30 units to bring my sugars down, before the routine starts all over again. Whilst I am not injecting, i am binge eating and I have become obsessed with counting calories (not in an attempt to reduce my calorie intake but to try and make patterns with the numbers). I was taken to hospital DKA on Christmas morning. I was unconscious until 28th December. My blood sugars on admission to hospital were 47 and my acid levels were 6.4. The doctors were amazed I survived. I have been out of hospital since New Years eve and, whilst I was determined to change my life, I have fallen back to old habits really quickly. I have stopped injecting again. I know what I am doing is wrong and extremely dangerous but I feel physically sick at the thought of injecting. I have an appointment with a psychologist next week (my GP has made a fast track referral for me), I just hope they can help. I dont know what I am expecting from this post but I felt like I needed to share! Thank you x [/QUOTE]
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