Burnout

[Donna P]

Can anyone relate to burnout ? Some days I wake up and just want to cry I’m so sick of this condition.

 

[Inka]

Yes, I had burnout @Donna P It’s a horrible thing. It does gradually improve though. Focus on simplifying things, eg same breakfast and lunch each day, and relax your targets a little.

 

[zuludog]

I'm sorry you have those sort of feelings; I'm T2 and have them now & again but I see that you are T1, which must make things worse
The actual control of diabetes is relatively straightforward, the problem is doing it ...... for ever.

I do my best to stick with my diet and so on, such that my HbA1c is OK and I have come off medication for Blood Pressure and Cholesterol, but it's not easy

I have found something that helps - Tai Chi, which is a martial art but not as aggressive as things like judo or karate, it is more to do with balance and coordination
There is also a mental/meditation/motivation aspect which helps me keep to my diet and on the straight & narrow
You can treat it just as an exercise or go deeper into Life Force, Energy Flow, and all the rest of it, it just depends on how far you want to go down the Rabbit 'Ole

See if there's a class near you or there are loads of YT Videos, from beginners/easy to advanced - for inspiration have a look at Vivien Chao, but start with something simpler such as Taiflow, but there are many others.

 

[helli]

The actual control of diabetes is relatively straightforward,

I know it is only one word but I think using the word “control” can contribute to the feelings of burnout.
Could you control a class of four year old kids 24 hours a day 7 days a week whilst doing all the other things you do in a day? Could you stop Jonnie from having a tantrum about what shoes to wear while Jenny drops her mug of juice while Jackie spots a pair of scissors and the rest of the class reacts to the mayhem and you need to go to the toilet and sleep and do the housework and earn a living and ..?
If you can, I would suggest you are superhuman.

I think of it as “managing” my diabetes. There are days when diabetes has a mind of its own just like Jonnie, Jenny and Jackie. Plus you have to live the rest of your life. I cannot control my diabetes all the time and am amazed if anyone else thinks they can.

As I say, it just a word but it makes a difference to me to not think of it as controlling

 

[Standup]

...The actual control of diabetes is relatively straightforward, the problem is doing it .....

I think I'd have to disagree with that statement. If it was straightforward I could continue to do/eat the same things each day and get the same results. I don't - I get wildly different results and consequences.

Experience might bring more knowledge and awareness but its anything but straightforward for me.