Amen to that!
Yes Kaayle I’ve seen that depression in myself when I get high. I get this “woe as me” thing going on. Wanna know what makes me the maddest at times like that? Very easy my husband and my youngest aren’t diabetic (my oldest is like her mom with Type 1) they can eat ANYTHING when they wWANT to!! That just gets me oin the worst way! I would LOVE to be able to sit down and not have to check my b/s before eating then giving myself enough insulin to cover the carbs then 2 hours out having to check it again! I know it’s a minor thing but it really gets to me sometimes!
Dear Gary
Completely understand what you went through and are going through. When I was diagnosised with D. in 1976, I went through 1 1/2 years of denial. Then, knowing what my mother was going through with her diabetes- I really did a 180. The years after 1978 where uneventful until 2003. I was scheduled for Breast Cancer surgery at 10:00 am one morning. I begin to feel funny and actually pressured the nurses to take my BG. Well, my reading was 29, boy everyone started running like a chicken with their head cut off. They had to admit that they knew I was a D., and admitted to the surgeon that they had not kept an eye on my BG. Naturally surgery was held up for 2 hrs. I did have an IV of saline going which they had to restart because, the IV glucose irritated the vein. From then on I have routinely made sure that all D. routines where adhered to. I guess it made it bad for the nurses because I am an RN and did work for that hospital. I have always heard that Things do not happen to us with out a reason. My reason was clear, I needed to 1. work with diabetics and 2. educate those around me. So I left the hospital environment and started Home Nursing. Now retired, I am educating my love ones around me. So stop and think about your experience and find out what the Man Above was trying to tell you. Everyone hear at TuDiabetes is here for you, so please do not hesitate to ask for help.
Chele.
It’s interesting that you describe your hypoglycemic coma that way - sometimes lying awake, alone in the middle of the night, I wonder how bad it would be to just let something like that take its course. Then I think that, with my bad luck, there would be a breakthrough, if not a complete cure, a week after I decided to shuffle off this mortal coil. However, I definitely do get where you’re coming from.
It sounds to me like you could benefit from getting help for depression.
Gary ,
Try changing your acceptance of Diabetes to: " Diabetes is not controlling me, I am controlling my Diabetes". I can hear the fear in your comments. Fear is one thing every one behind you has felt. The acceptance of something we fear takes time and determination. You have been a diabetic for many years, this bad occurrence just happened, after going through many years of you controlling your Diabetes. Fight it and take control again. After all you are not alone, we are all behind you.
Chele
Honestly I can’t see anyone accepting feeling ill all the time without being miserable. Glucose swings = chemical imbalance which = total distress in my case. If sugar swings don’t cause distress for you or anyone else your extremely lucky. My dad also has diabetes and he doesn’t go through what I do. Why that is I have no idea??? Again thanks for the support but I am so tired of suffering. My only hope is a cure related breakthrough. FWIW I do feel for the most part I am controlling it most of the time but that does not change the fact that I feel horrible most of the time.I’d love to be proven wrong thats its not the sugar swings causing distress but based on my experience I highly doubt that’s the case.
You should probably talk to a therapist, honestly. I think this site is great, full of wonderful people with amazing things to say for encouragement and advice, but you really seem like you need a change for yourself that a group on-line may not be able to provide. Nothing wrong with it, as others have mentioned, diabetes and depression are hand-in-hand. Consider finding someone who might provide even more help than the wonderful TuDiabetes folks.
Try Dr. R. Bernstein approach and see if that works for you. With low carb it is easier to stabilizes blood sugar for many diabetics.
Hey gary,
Now you are really gonna hate me but I am glad you are not dead. My sister and I both have diabetes I got it at age 11 and she got it in her late 30’s we are like night and day on our sugars and what we can and cannot eat, If i drink a half cup of orange juice my sugars hit 300 so fast your head spins if she drinks a half cup of orange juice her sugars will still be level or will drop after she does a bit of walking even just around the house. Every diabetic is so different it’s like we all have our own individual codes. I know what you mean about it seems to be an easy way to go a low sugar I used to think that too. Can I ask you have you sought the help of a therapist, they are not as bad as everyone thinks and they have helped me out so much I just can’t begin to explain it, Gary you would have to know me better my advice is great do I follow my own advice I try to but I am still in the doctors colum as non compliant diabetic. So I am really not trying to tell you you need to do this or you need to do that but I am trying to convey I really do know some of what you are feeling and I am sure there are more people like us, don’t give up keep trying if even just one step a day it is a great feat for the way you are feeling. Take care and don’t die on me I have finally found someone who understands a hate relationship with diabetes. Maybe together you I and your wife can help each other through it, one thing I never thought about when I lived with my husband was how my diabetes and reaction to it was really harmful to my marriage of course it would have helped if he cared and would have tried to learn about diabetes but still we each play a part in everything so just saying don’t block your wife out talk to her and see if she can’t help at least a little if you already do that you are smarter then I my friend have a great day and be careful out there much love and hopefully some help April
Ummm… Since when did I get married? I guess it must have happened while I was sleeping because I don’t remember a thing about it. In fact I don’t even know her name. Seems kind of strange to be married when I don’t recall dating anyone. Oh well you learn something new every day diabetic or not.
I’ve been there so many times and know your pain and frustration. While diabetes is tough, I’ve come to accept it’s better to take care of yourself and stay alive than to lose. I’ve been where you were–it’s happened at work, at home, driving, getting coffee and it’s scary as hell. But I learned from it and know you can too
LoL I hope I don’t have any wives like that. My memory gets kinda foggy so you never know.
I apologize gary I had thought I read a posting by you that had mentioned you having a wife, sorry.
One is more than enough for me. LOL
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