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Feeling annoyed with Diabetes

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I am 39 years old and a Type 1 diabetic, I was originally diagnosed in 2014 as T2, six months after having my daughter and 12 months after became T1. Just recently I have felt so fed up with it all and the thought of having this for the rest of my life is depressing. I am new to this site and wondered if other people felt like this as I thought I would have been like this just after having the diagnosis.
 
Welcome.
There are a number of members who where initially diagnosed as having Type 2 but some months are even years later were diagnosed as having a slow onset Type 1.
 
Hi Lisa and welcome to the forum 🙂 a lot of us on here seem to be quite down about their diabetes at the moment, me being one of, tell us a little bit about yourself, what insulin regime are you on etc x
 
Hello and welcome, I often feel fed up with having this and would love a day off.
 
Hi Lisa.
Welcome to the forum join a ever so expanding club there hun we all wish we could wave a wand at one point or another is our constant battles with diabetes fed up days are very privelent on here and that's why we make such a good forum as we can get each other through them days x
 
Lisa5178 said:
I am 39 years old and a Type 1 diabetic, I was originally diagnosed in 2014 as T2, six months after having my daughter and 12 months after became T1. Just recently I have felt so fed up with it all and the thought of having this for the rest of my life is depressing. I am new to this site and wondered if other people felt like this as I thought I would have been like this just after having the diagnosis.
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Hi Lisa
Warm welcome to the forum.
 
Lisa5178 said:
I am 39 years old and a Type 1 diabetic, I was originally diagnosed in 2014 as T2, six months after having my daughter and 12 months after became T1. Just recently I have felt so fed up with it all and the thought of having this for the rest of my life is depressing. I am new to this site and wondered if other people felt like this as I thought I would have been like this just after having the diagnosis.
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Hi Lisa

Things hit me hard after nine years of T1, but that did not mean that I did not have moments
of Grrrrrrrr before that, and tears, and feeling very fed up with it at times.

This forum is a great help and people on here really do understand how we feel.
 
Kaylz said:
Hi Lisa and welcome to the forum 🙂 a lot of us on here seem to be quite down about their diabetes at the moment, me being one of, tell us a little bit about yourself, what insulin regime are you on etc x
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I carb count and am on Humalog and Lantus and my recent Hba1c was 56 which was up on the last time so disappointed with that as I try so hard. Would love to have levels like yours in such a short space of time
 
Lisa5178 said:
I carb count and am on Humalog and Lantus and my recent Hba1c was 56 which was up on the last time so disappointed with that as I try so hard. Would love to have levels like yours in such a short space of time
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I got a bit of a word had to me about that though as the DSN said they prefer it to be between 40-50, things is my levels haven't been running so good the last week or so mostly bobbing about in the 7's and 8's :( what do you like to do x
 
Hi Lisa, from a T2 who's two years in
 
Lisa5178 said:
I am 39 years old and a Type 1 diabetic, I was originally diagnosed in 2014 as T2, six months after having my daughter and 12 months after became T1. Just recently I have felt so fed up with it all and the thought of having this for the rest of my life is depressing. I am new to this site and wondered if other people felt like this as I thought I would have been like this just after having the diagnosis.
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Hi Lisa,
As a complete newbie to Type 2 myself and to this site, I'm maybe not qualified to comment on your situation, so please forgive me if what I say is irrelevant to you, but I sympathise with how you feel. Yes, we've got life sentences but there's no alternative but to try to feel positive and get on with it. I am neither surprised or depressed with my diagnosis as I have quite a family history of diabetes and have a 'layman's' understanding of the condition. This may sound shocking, but I was slightly relieved with my diagnosis, as some of the symptoms, especially bladder control ( I'm 70 in July) pointed to a possible serious prostate problem. A few of my friends have died from prostate cancer and my wife died last year from ovarian cancer, so I feel at the moment that I have been let off comparatively lightly. I know this may have no bearing on your personal anguish, but, I thought it might give you a slant on how people react to serious health problems and put them in perspective. Take care and good luck. I'm sure our paths might cross again on this site.
 
Hi

45 years in - and I'd genuinely miss it if I suddenly didn't need to do all the stuff we have to do, that goes with having T1. It's merely become part of my normal life.

And that's THE thing really - it simply is my normal life. As such - like washing my armpits, donning clean underwear, combing my hair and brushing me teeth - I don't really pay all that much attention to it, frankly. Early on, when I did find myself getting down about it - I quickly made sure I was busy. Knitting, sewing, reading a good book, doing the damn ironing I've been putting off!! (I HATE housework LOL - but much like testing my blood and having jabs - it HAS to be done and it doesn't do itself, Grrrr)

Whatever interests you, that you like doing and is available to you.
 
Lisa5178 said:
I am 39 years old and a Type 1 diabetic, I was originally diagnosed in 2014 as T2, six months after having my daughter and 12 months after became T1. Just recently I have felt so fed up with it all and the thought of having this for the rest of my life is depressing. I am new to this site and wondered if other people felt like this as I thought I would have been like this just after having the diagnosis.
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Hi Lisa and welcome to the forum 🙂
I, like you, was misdiagnosed as type 2 originally, but re-diagnosed as type 1 (or 1.5 - slow onset type 1) 18 months ago, 5.5 years after my initial incorrect diagnosis.
I was in complete denial whilst I was 'type 2' and ignored it for most of that time, when it came to having to inject myself, I went into meltdown and didn't cope with it well at all for a few weeks. However, it's now just part of life, and it does get easier 🙂
I take a lot of inspiration from people on here, and also my dad who has been type 1 for well over 50 years and is doing magnificently.
This isn't to say that I don't still get down about having this condition, and the never ending cycle of testing/injecting. I'm on holiday at the moment, and had a bit of a tantrum yesterday because I didn't WANT to work out the carbs, test, calculate insulin and inject. I just wanted to eat the delicious Nutella filled crepe without thinking about it 🙄 I know for a fact that my dad still has down days about it too, but in general, as trophy wench says, it just becomes habit. People here all understand, so vent away as much as you need 🙂
(Ps I had the crepe and it was delicious!)
 
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