Emmakeets
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1.5 LADA
Hi everyone, hope you are all well. I’m aware that I disappeared after a really rough period but it *THINK* I’m finally getting my head around it all.
so I quit my desk job because it was making me miserable and working in a bar at the moment. It’s been really positive as I found out quickly the physical work meant I really needed to keep my blood sugars down otherwise I really struggled to get through my shifts. As a result I’ve been finally paying better attention and taking my insulin. It’s also helped to stop any weight gain which I struggle with when starting up the insulin and the exercise aspect is lifting my mood.
the bar I work in does all sorts of events and is really busy. I’ve been trying to get my sugars in target for when I start work and eat before I go etc but after 8 hours of rushing around I am quite often having hypos. If I don’t have one at work it’s in a few hours time when I’ve finally fallen asleep!
I just wondered if anyone has any advice to combat this? I’m trying to lose weight so don’t want to add more food in and I don’t want to run my sugars purposely higher that seems counter productive? I’m thinking it must be related to the background insulin but then I don’t work every day so do I just adjust when I work? Also I’m on Lantus which I believe has a delayed effect so do I need to ask to change insulin?
thanks to anyone that can help at all! I hate having to stop at work all the time to sort out a hypo when everyone is working so hard, I don’t want any special treatment.
so I quit my desk job because it was making me miserable and working in a bar at the moment. It’s been really positive as I found out quickly the physical work meant I really needed to keep my blood sugars down otherwise I really struggled to get through my shifts. As a result I’ve been finally paying better attention and taking my insulin. It’s also helped to stop any weight gain which I struggle with when starting up the insulin and the exercise aspect is lifting my mood.
the bar I work in does all sorts of events and is really busy. I’ve been trying to get my sugars in target for when I start work and eat before I go etc but after 8 hours of rushing around I am quite often having hypos. If I don’t have one at work it’s in a few hours time when I’ve finally fallen asleep!
I just wondered if anyone has any advice to combat this? I’m trying to lose weight so don’t want to add more food in and I don’t want to run my sugars purposely higher that seems counter productive? I’m thinking it must be related to the background insulin but then I don’t work every day so do I just adjust when I work? Also I’m on Lantus which I believe has a delayed effect so do I need to ask to change insulin?
thanks to anyone that can help at all! I hate having to stop at work all the time to sort out a hypo when everyone is working so hard, I don’t want any special treatment.