Thursday, October 6, 2011

Advice For A Diabetic..?

396545384 I've been a diabetic since i was 15 and now im 22. i dont know what it is but i cant deal wif the fact that i have diabetes it stresses me out. first off no matter how hard i try to keep my sugars in control they always go high.Lately ive given up hope that i can't control my diabetes but i have a son n the only time i was good with my sugars was when i was pregnant with him. i need advice..idk i need help i need advice in a way where ill check my sugar n take my insulin not jus when i cant take peeing every 5 minutes

4 comments:

  1. syl c. - If you can't do it for yourself then do it for your son. I don't believe you want your son to see you suffer or become incapacitated and not be able to do things with him. So, do it for him. Don't be selfish and deprive your son of an active, healthy mother who is going to be there for him when he goes to school, when he's sick, when he celebrates his birthday, Christmas and all the other things that go with a young child growing up. I don't think you want him to resent you for not taking care of yourself because you didn't want to test, diet and take your insulin.

    Take care of yourself as your son needs you and that in itself would be enough for anyone to follow through.

    Hope this helps.

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  2. Panther4Life - Hang in there! I have been exactly where you are. I have a book recommendation for you. It's called Diabetes Burnout: What to Do When You Can't Take It Anymore by Polonsky. It is motivational and has an understanding tone. You can get it on Amazon. Also, you might consider joining a diabetes support group online.

    Also, check with your doctor because your insulin dosage may need to be increased or your diet tweaked. You do not want to develop diabetes complications like blindness, kidney disease, neuropathy, and the like

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  3. RN851 - Hello Steph - sorry to hear you are having a tough time with your diabetes. It sounds like the disease robbed you of some of your childhood and now you have a child to boot. No doubt this can be stressful. Unfortunately this disease is not going to go away. The ONLY way to get your sugar under control is to eat properly, monitor your blood sugar, take your insulin as specified by your doctor, exercise, and reduce your level of stress. You need to get to the point with this that these things become second nature, like brushing your teeth or combing your hair. Once you accept your condition and make caring for yourself routine, it will no longer wear on you as much. Then life can become happier, and you can focus your energies on other goals which you might want to achieve. Also, you sound like you might be a little depressed. Have you thought at all about counseling? A counselor may be able to help you reduce your stress and regain a positive outlook. Good Luck to you!!

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  4. Tabea - I don't know if this helps but I find that for me, the thought of what might happen if I DON'T deal with my diabetes is even scarier than not dealing with diabetes.

    You want stress? How about kidney failure, blindness, amputation, heart attacks? That is the price of not dealing with diabetes.

    All of that is horrible and scary and MUCH more stressful and terrible than the day to day routine of diabetes management.

    Unfortunately you can't change the fact that you have diabetes. But you have total freedom to decide if you want to control your diabetes and live a normal life, or let your diabetes control you, and have it maim and kill you prematurely.

    Your choice. I know which I'd prefer.

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