Help!!

[Tixy]

Hi, I'm carla aka Tixy.. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 15 also pregnant at the time. ( long story but to cut it short, bad bad childhood). Well I am now 33, I have 2 children and have really overcome a million one obstacles that have faced me in my life, but one I feel i still have no knowledge of and no control of is my diabetes> I have searched for the care but noone seems to concerned. I am trying all methods recentlt told to me i.e for all these years I knew nothing of carb counting .. But its fine for a few weeks then suddenly BAM!! no matter what I do its all over the place. I am not over weight and don't eat badly and am very active.. I now feel noone is here to help me, my eyes are getting blurred, my body hurts amd I can feel things going bad. I am feeling I can no longer cope. I just want to live a normal life and will do anything to stop the effects.

Please help

 

[Steff]

Hi Carla and a warm welcome to the forum hun sorry you have to be here though, I find it utterley digusting you have been left like this theres alot of stories on this forum of people being treat the same way usually mind you its type 2s, I cant directly help but does your GP/DSN actually know things are this bad or is it a case theres just so shabby with there care that you have lost faith in them? x
I know we are not medical professionals but whatever we can do to help just ask..... It must be tiring living each day feel so rotten and this needs to be sorted ASAP you deserve the care and support

 

[Robster65]

Hi Tixy. Welcome 🙂

It's brilliant that you want to help yourself and there's lots of us who have only recently found out some of the secrets of good control.

You'll do well.🙂

Rob

 

[trophywench]

Hiya from me too and also sorry about your past care.

We'll help all we can, of course! Speaking personally, I also came to the internet when I was at my wits end and couldn't find help - but the really really odd thing about that was, as soon as the forum I joined got me started down the right track - suddenly the NHS seemed to want to join in with helping me! Was it me? Hadn't I been asking the right questions before or what? I don't care wny, I'm just really pleased that I took that first step ....

I hope that you will find the same as I did !

For starters though - would you tell us a bit about your diabetes? - for a start, which insulin(s) are you taking?

 

[Blythespirit]

Hi Carla and a warm welcome form me too. I'm sorry to hear that you feel you're not being listened too. Like Trophywench, I discovered this forum when I felt I was invisible too. Like us, you will get lots of suport here from people who know how you feel and care about you feeling better. We may not have all the answers but at least we do understand the questions!

Tell us a bit more about your treatment and circumstances so we can put our collective heads together and see what we can come up with. XXXXX

 

[Mark T]

Welcome to the forums Tixy 🙂

 

[teapot8910]

Welcome to the forum Carla 🙂 x

 

[Northerner]

Hi carla, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry to hear of the problems you are currently experiencing. Some of the symptoms you describe I would associate with high blood sugar levels - what are your like, and if the deterioration is a recent problem, how long has it been going on?

Even though you have had diabetes for a long time, it sounds as though you have not been given the right information so that you can understand it and manage it well, which is a real shame It's never too late to turn things around though, so hopefully with our hewlp and support you can take hold i=of it and put it in it's proper place - in the background so you can enjoy your life to the full! Please ask us anything - we have people with all sorts of knowledge and experience, so someone is almost bound to be able to help by sharing their own experiences. Plus, we understand what it is like to live with diabetes, so you don't need to explain how it feels.

Looking forward to hearing more from you 🙂

 

[slipper]

Hi Carla, warm welcome to the forum. 🙂.