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[GurjSooch]

Hiya
Im new to the forum. Im 30 years old, Female, and diagnosed for 25 years. Looking for support from fellow diabetics. I feel so burnt out

 

[Jimmy2202]

Good morning & happy new year.

I dread to think how I will feel in 25 years time, feeling burnt out must happen to everyone.

What type are you? Medication?

 

[SB2015]

Good morning @GurjSooch .
Very pleased that you have found the forum. I have found a wealth of experience to draw on here as well as plenty of support.

I think a lot of us have patches where we reach Burnout. I know I did, and that was a lot earlier than 25 years. You have already negotiated through your childhood and adolescence managing your T1, and that was in a time where we did not have access to the tech that is available now. So firstly give yourself a big pat on the back and say Well Done.

However we manage our T1 it is a lot to do every day.
If you are happy to do so, let us know how you manage your diabetes at present.
Are you on Multiple Daily Injections or a pump?
What insulins are you using?
Are you using a sensor (Libre, Dexcom, …) ?
this can help us tailor our answers.

Is there something specific that you feel is making you feel so burnt out? Sometimes it can be just one more thing on top of our diabetes that just feels one too many things to manage.

I have valued the support from others on here, from people who just ‘get it’.
Keep in touch and fire away with any questions, or just come and have a rant.

 

[GurjSooch]

Good morning @GurjSooch .
Very pleased that you have found the forum. I have found a wealth of experience to draw on here as well as plenty of support.

I think a lot of us have patches where we reach Burnout. I know I did, and that was a lot earlier than 25 years. You have already negotiated through your childhood and adolescence managing your T1, and that was in a time where we did not have access to the tech that is available now. So firstly give yourself a big pat on the back and say Well Done.

However we manage our T1 it is a lot to do every day.
If you are happy to do so, let us know how you manage your diabetes at present.
Are you on Multiple Daily Injections or a pump?
What insulins are you using?
Are you using a sensor (Libre, Dexcom, …) ?
this can help us tailor our answers.

Is there something specific that you feel is making you feel so burnt out? Sometimes it can be just one more thing on top of our diabetes that just feels one too many things to manage.

I have valued the support from others on here, from people who just ‘get it’.
Keep in touch and fire away with any questions, or just come and have a rant.

Heya thank you 🙂
I am on injections I use belus bolus system to manage my diabetes, I have the Libre sensor that really helps.
I have always been so focused on the perfect number. I like to have my glucose levels under 10 at all times, I know this is difficult but I cant help but keep trying to make sure its under 10 24 hrs a day. Im exhausted chasing my levels all the time. Iv had a few hypos because of my tight control. I have this fear i will get diabetic complications if my levels are over 10 alot of the times, it scares me

 

[GurjSooch]

Good morning & happy new year.

I dread to think how I will feel in 25 years time, feeling burnt out must happen to everyone.

What type are you? Medication?

Hey 🙂
Im Type 1 on injections.
Humalog and tresiba. I have the Libre sensor

 

[SB2015]

Heya thank you 🙂
I am on injections I use belus bolus system to manage my diabetes, I have the Libre sensor that really helps.
I have always been so focused on the perfect number. I like to have my glucose levels under 10 at all times, I know this is difficult but I cant help but keep trying to make sure its under 10 24 hrs a day. Im exhausted chasing my levels all the time. Iv had a few hypos because of my tight control. I have this fear i will get diabetic complications if my levels are over 10 alot of the times, it scares me

That rings so many bells with me. I took a long time to accept that it is IMPOSSIBLE to get perfect levels all the time. I just kept pushing myself and ended up pushing too hard.

With the Libre you can see your time in range, and that can be helpful but can also put additional pressures on us. I now stick with trying to remind myself that
a TIR of 60% is good, 70% is excellent, 100% is impossible

I did use my Libre to help me reduce the size of my post meal spikes, by:
- adjusting the timing of my pre meal bolus. I learnt that one from others on here.
- seeing that some of my meals were very spikey, even though they were apparently healthy options.
- reducing the amount of carbs in a meal. We have a target but it is just a target.

Be nice to yourself. If you are finding things difficult ask for help. Again I waited too long, but was prompted to do so eventually from others on here. I needed help to put my diabetes in its place as I had let it dominate and limit what I was doing. It took me time to change my attitude, and I do slip back if other things go wrong. I am glad that I asked for help and still touch bass regularly with my counsellor.

 

[trophywench]

Well I'm going to say to you the same as I said to @SB2015 - why set yourself totally unrealistic targets when all that is doing is setting yourself up, deliberately, to fail?

And if being over 10 a lot of the time caused one to have every complication in the textbooks - why haven't I got em all yet? OK I've only had diabetes for 49+ years so there's time. Nowt's dropped off or failed yet, especially my sense of humour which I regard as essential for life anyway!

It's the first of January so make yourself a New Year Resolution to relax your BG control a bit and restart living a normal life!

 

[GurjSooch]

That rings so many bells with me. I took a long time to accept that it is IMPOSSIBLE to get perfect levels all the time. I just kept pushing myself and ended up pushing too hard.

With the Libre you can see your time in range, and that can be helpful but can also put additional pressures on us. I now stick with trying to remind myself that
a TIR of 60% is good, 70% is excellent, 100% is impossible

I did use my Libre to help me reduce the size of my post meal spikes, by:
- adjusting the timing of my pre meal bolus. I learnt that one from others on here.
- seeing that some of my meals were very spikey, even though they were apparently healthy options.
- reducing the amount of carbs in a meal. We have a target but it is just a target.

Be nice to yourself. If you are finding things difficult ask for help. Again I waited too long, but was prompted to do so eventually from others on here. I needed help to put my diabetes in its place as I had let it dominate and limit what I was doing. It took me time to change my attitude, and I do slip back if other things go wrong. I am glad that I asked for help and still touch bass regularly with my counsellor.

This is really helpful I will look at my Libre data and re plan meals I think. Small changes may make the difference
Thank you

 

[GurjSooch]

Well I'm going to say to you the same as I said to @SB2015 - why set yourself totally unrealistic targets when all that is doing is setting yourself up, deliberately, to fail?

And if being over 10 a lot of the time caused one to have every complication in the textbooks - why haven't I got em all yet? OK I've only had diabetes for 49+ years so there's time. Nowt's dropped off or failed yet, especially my sense of humour which I regard as essential for life anyway!

It's the first of January so make yourself a New Year Resolution to relax your BG control a bit and restart living a normal life!

Wow 49years! thats amazing! Yes I understand its very unrealistic Im not going to get that number all the time.
Yes the textbook tell u all these scary things! I have stayed away googling Diabetes because it frightens me

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Heya thank you 🙂
I am on injections I use belus bolus system to manage my diabetes, I have the Libre sensor that really helps.
I have always been so focused on the perfect number. I like to have my glucose levels under 10 at all times, I know this is difficult but I cant help but keep trying to make sure its under 10 24 hrs a day. Im exhausted chasing my levels all the time. Iv had a few hypos because of my tight control. I have this fear i will get diabetic complications if my levels are over 10 alot of the times, it scares me

Do you also think that some of your control issues are due to feeling that you will be judged by your team if you don't meet your expectations?

There is no diabetic in this world who has 100% control we are humane not machines.
To put things in perspective for you I was diagnosed in 1965 so almost 57 years ago. In them days we had no meters to test our blood sugars we had our jabs twice a day and got on with life. I have no idea when A1c's ever came in but to this day I have no complications and I stray into the 10+ range so just relax (Hard I know)

 

[GurjSooch]

Do you also think that some of your control issues are due to feeling that you will be judged by your team if you don't meet your expectations?

There is no diabetic in this world who has 100% control we are humane not machines.
To put things in perspective for you I was diagnose in 1965 so almost 57 years ago. In them days we had no meters to test our blood sugars we had our jabs twice a day and got on with life. I have no idea when A1c's ever came in but to this day I have no complications and I stray into the 10+ range so just relax (Hard I know)

Thank you for this I am relaxing control slowly. I need to avoid the serious hypos too

 

[trophywench]

So - which serious hypos were these? - why did they happen and what have you done to try and avoid having any more since?

 

[GurjSooch]

So - which serious hypos were these? - why did they happen and what have you done to try and avoid having any more since?

I had two hypos in my sleep. I didnt wake up, my partner heard me mumering in my sleep and throwing my hands around . He couldnt bring me round i was too erratic for him to inject the glucogon so called 999. It was horrible I was soo erratic. Then another happened at work once again needed emergency help i could not bring my sugars up after several goes i fell asleep in the staff room at the table a colleague found me, I was drenched in sweat and unresponsive so they called 999.

 

[GurjSooch]

So - which serious hypos were these? - why did they happen and what have you done to try and avoid having any more since?

I have but not needed emergency services (in present times) I have helped myself or partner has. Clinic put me on libre so it alarms its set to alarm at 5 so i have enough time iv lost my hypo awareness. Reduced the tresiba

 

[trophywench]

OK - so presumably you're hoping to increase your next HbA1c a bit and aren't correcting high BGs so aggressively; increased your carb ratios at mealtimes so if you formerly took 1u per 10g carb you've changed that to eg 1u per 12g carb; have you reduced basal a bit, too?

 

[Leadinglights]

I have but not needed emergency services. I have helped myself or partner has. Clinic put me on libre so it alarms its set to alarm at 5 so i have enough time iv lost my hypo awareness. Reduced the tresiba

I am confused as you said in the previous post 999 had to be called but here you say you sorted it yourself.

 

[GurjSooch]

I am confused as you said in the previous post 999 had to be called but here you say you sorted it yourself.

I meant as in present times I have not needed emergency services. I have edited my comment to make it clearer it didnt make sense apologies

 

[GurjSooch]

OK - so presumably you're hoping to increase your next HbA1c a bit and aren't correcting high BGs so aggressively; increased your carb ratios at mealtimes so if you formerly took 1u per 10g carb you've changed that to eg 1u per 12g carb; have you reduced basal a bit, too?

Its 1u per 12carbs. Tresiba remains the same. Yes the corrections became an issue for me so now i correct 1u 4
the tresiba does seem to work quite well as its supposed too. I had no faith in it, but it does keep me level (20u of tresiba) i do make an effort with meals now I was referred to a dietitian and we have worker well together I try and make sure my insulin isnt too top heavy

 

[sg295]

Hiya
Im new to the forum. Im 30 years old, Female, and diagnosed for 25 years. Looking for support from fellow diabetics. I feel so burnt out

Hi,

Welcome to the forum!

I’m a type 1 too but only diagnosed in May so still got a lot to learn!

I understand about feeling burnt out though, even though it’s early days for me, it definitely does make me feel pretty fed up and upset at time, especially if it’s not going right so I completely empathise with you.

But don’t worry if things don’t always go right, it’s ok. We’re only human, not perfect machines that are meant to function perfectly all the time with no issues. It’s ok to be above 10 sometimes, it’s ok to have hypos sometimes and don’t beat yourself up about it.

I’m a great believer in everything happening for a reason. We may not always know what that reason is, we may not discover that reason for weeks, months or years until after something happens or the reason may be good or bad but nonetheless it’s a reason and it’s to help teach us something.

I just try to keep this in mind when I’m having a bad day regarding levels and things and it definitely helps. Every high and every low has taught me something new about what does and doesn’t work for me. Just remember you’re not alone - everyone in this forum is very friendly and helpful from what I’ve discovered! And that everything will be ok 🙂