well i have type 1 diabetes and i feel very lonely and different from other people and i just want to see how many people feel like i do i would thank you very much if you gave me some advice on what to do so i won't feel left outWednesday, January 4, 2012
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gazeygoo - My 16 yo daughter also has Type 1 and often feels as if she is different and doesn't fit in. This will change as you get older, learn to cope better and meet new people that are also diabetic.
ReplyDeletekilljoymetalhead - i have it, and you don't have to feel lonely, when i first got 3 years ago i was really upset and annoyed..but then i just realised its just a little thing and it doesnt have to change much, its just like having asthma or something, as long as you dont let it control you and just forget about, but still take care of it, it's fine :) i dont know how long you've had it but if you havent had it long you'll soon realise that it's nothing to feel lonely about :) dont let it define you as a person :)
ReplyDeleteseethepositive - i have had it ten to 15 years. for 3 to 4 years i was able to control it with pills and a diet from my nutrition counselor. then i got bored and started eating a lot again, messed that up. i am now on insulin but if i eat carefully i do better. i no longer go low so much and i have lost some weight which they think it would go away completely. im not very good at eating scheduled and that would help. anyhow at first it upset me but now at least have accepted it. am looking for some natural stuff that may help the islets in the pancreas perform better. when you get diabetes, learning is important and check out both natural and pharmacuetical. the natural,like eliminating high fructose corn syrup and soda pop is phenomenal in so many ways.
ReplyDeleteJohn W - Type 1 diabetes is hard because it affects children who have not psychologically developed enough to deal with the situation, though many adults are also not very well developed emotionally either. You have to realize that there are plenty of diabetic people, it's not a visible disease and though you may spot someone experiencing hypoglycemia or carrying diabetic supplies because you know what to look for, most people don't and don't see anything at all. Most people won't know you're diabetic unless you tell them and teach them what it is. That doesn't mean you should let them to not know that you're diabetic, the more of your friends that are aware that you're diabetic, the better off you'll be. Diabetes is when the insulin and glucose of your body aren't in balance and therefore needs external help in balancing, if your friends know when you are hypo, they can remind you to check and offer real soda instead of diet soda ( don't use it as a way to get free sodas ).
ReplyDeleteWhen I first became diabetic, I would start to notice how some of the passengers on a plane would inject themselves before the meal, and I thought back to all the times when I had encountered diabetes and didn't know about it, about playing street hockey when one guy went hypo and needed a snack, another time when someone was confused and asked for a soda and got upset at his friend for bringing a diet soda. When I first became a heart patient ( long before becoming diabetic, the diabetes was probably a result of the heart medications, diabetes wasn't the big change for me, having heart failure and only being expected to live 2 to 5 years a couple of years before was the tough one ), I wore a medic alert bracelet with heart patient with my meds on them and it was diabetics who saw the bracelet and approached me. It's probably not a bad idea to wear the bracelet because you meet a lot of new friends. When you're not diabetic, you don't ever see any of this, you don't even know to look. Non-diabetics don't see you any different cause they don't even know where to look, other people and people with chronic diseases will relate with you. Really from a social point of view, it's all positive, plus you may get a few free cokes.
Nana Lamb - Out of 100 people you will find at least one who has type 1 diabetes and 5 that have type 2!!
ReplyDeleteWhy are you setting yourself apart? You can be just as active as anyone else! You just have to watch your food plan a little closer and take your injections on time!! They would all be healthier if they had to live with our rules!! eating on schedule, eating low carb or healthy and doing twice as much exercise as normals!!
get active!! Join a sports team, join the band, join a choir, join the chess club, join the knowledge bowl, do anything that will get you active in the school events, the church events, the community events. When you have other things to think about you don't have so much time to focus on your disease and will be a lot happier.