I am only 1.5 years into T1D so I don’t have the vast knowledge many have. I am in the legal field as a superior court commissioner (like a judge) and used to be a prosecutor (pre-diabetes) and did similar work, always pushing up the ladder with bigger more high profile cases and trials. Looking back on those 11 years it was fantastically stressful. In trial my life was consumed completely. I would dream about work and wake up to take notes on a yellow pad next to my bed. I was exhausted all the time and stressed so I made sure to get some exercise every day -even 10 minutes or 20 minutes and always before work because after wouldn’t happen, and made Saturday starting at 2pm off limits for work, only fun! It was really tough. I don’t know how I would have done with T1D. T1D is tough, and adds work to every day. Stress makes sugar control worse. i put my basal up on my pump when I know I will have an extra stressful day/s. If you are having overnight lows maybe you need to reduce insulin? If you do and the night sweats don’t subside, you should see a doctor to rule out other issues. Also, an A1C of 5.6 is admirable but maybe you could go up a smidge on carbs and blood sugars to give yourself a small break, 5.9 or 6 is still really good and might help you avoid too many lows. Additionally, thyroid issues, which are super common with diabetes, cause exhaustion. I have both issues and when my thyroid meds are wrong I feel like a zombie. A pump and/or CGM would be really helpful for your high stress life. Also, if you need to step back, that happens all the time in the legal world when people have serious medical conditions. Do not be afraid to do it. Also, do not be afraid to take the time to go to doctors appointments and take care of yourself. They should understand ADA issues, and when you are excellent as it sounds you are, they will accept the extra life obligations we have. Good luck friend! Send me a personal message if You want to talk. Keep up the good fight!
This clearly has a backstory. A person who is willing to go to court for being fired for having a soda near them at work has likely exhausted other options with their employer. I suspect there were probably lots of other issues leading up to this, likely the manager being a jerk in other ways.
ummmm for SOME of us we need a liquid…I have gastroparesis and I work full time the slow digestion makes the pills useless… I need to have a liquid and no the gels don’t work either…
This has been a colorful discussion! I’m stepping in late but thought I’d offer my two cents. Like some of the other posters here, I was diagnosed decades ago, when I was a small child. In my case, it was my parents who really had to learn the ins and outs of T1 management and adjust their lifestyles to make sure I was safe, healthy, and allowed to be as normal a child as possible despite the new circumstances. I learned self-management through osmosis and observation and slowly over the years, before I ever had to take true, independent responsibility for my T1. So by the time I went to college and started working full-time, I had definitely gotten my 10,000 hours in (for those not in the know, the reference is to Malcolm Gladwell’s study on what it takes to become an expert), and so I was able to manage my T1 somewhat on autopilot and focus my attention on school/work. I can’t imagine how life would have been different had I been diagnosed right in the middle of college or right after. The learning curve is significant and requires making some big life changes. So to the OP, I feel for you. It will get better but it takes time and you need to give yourself the room to adjust.
For the first decade I was working, I was terrified of having hypos, so I tried to keep my fasting bg to about 170 or so. As a result, my A1C was pretty consistently in the 7s during that time. Not great, but on the flip side I made great strides in my career. Now that I’m more settled (and, pregnant), I’m refocusing my efforts on my health. I’m not sure I would have been quite as successful at both early on in my career, but it’s hard to say because I didn’t try.
Again, good luck and hang in there.