Need a kick up the ****

[grainger]

Hey all,

Hope everyone is good and apologies as this is likely to be a bit of a rant more than anything hopefully to people who get it.

Been diagnosed type 1 now for nearly a year and have dafne in two weeks time... I guess I'm fed up with myself more than anything as will have my hba1c taken again on Monday and I know I won't be where I need to be.

I know what I need to do, I know what I should do, I understand carb counting and also know that when I'm really focusing on D then my levels are great... It's just I hate having to be that focused... So then I have a lazy day or sometimes week where I'm not so careful or don't exercise as much as I should and my levels creep up or I spend a couple of days yoyoing.

Is there a happy medium? Will I ever get this completely right and get my a1c in the 6's?!

Sorry for moaning (again), I'll blame it on hypo 5 mins ago... Having a cold just sends my levels insane... One min I'm at 16 then I drop like a stone... Sometimes I just feel like I must be missing something an it must be me just being stupid.

Anyway will stop. Sorry.

 

[Salinda]

Sending hugs and good wishes. Please don't be too hard on yourself.
Linda

 

[Twitchy]

Sounds fairly familiar I have to say...The good news bit, I suppose, is that the mechanics of control (carb counting, injecting etc) do get easier. The frustrating bit, as you already suggested, is the way anything & everything can add to the challenge of good control. It's amazing how long the flipping list is, isn't it?! 😡 Maybe the thing to hold on to is that it's normal to feel fed up with D from time to time (it's a great big addition to the faff of daily life after all), don't beat yourself up over it & if you need to, relax a little for a couple of days - But, & this is important, don't stop injecting & don't let a day or two 'resting' up a bit slide into a bad habit. Take up the reins again & ride that tiger as it were... 🙂

Don't beat yourself up, only idiots, the Ignorant & the odd Extremely Lucky diabetics who have easy control assume it's easy for everyone, all the time... If only! 🙄

Take care, hope you're feeling better soon...

 

[Twitchy]

Should also add that best to try & keep things fairly well controlled when ill, as it takes longer to get well if sugar levels are persistently high... 🙂

 

[grainger]

Thanks both 🙂. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who does find this tough, although I do wish everyone could find it easy!

Am back to trying to be positive about the whole thing again today. Although waking up at 12.1 after only being at 6.1 at 3am has thrown me a bit but I'm blaming it on this silly cold and determined to get my levels back in normal region by the end of the day.

I had no idea that high sugar levels slowed down recovery - is this the same with everything or just cold/flu types things?

Thanks again for words of encouragement. I know it can't be fun reading people moaning!

 

[lauraw1983]

Hey all,

Hope everyone is good and apologies as this is likely to be a bit of a rant more than anything hopefully to people who get it.

Been diagnosed type 1 now for nearly a year and have dafne in two weeks time... I guess I'm fed up with myself more than anything as will have my hba1c taken again on Monday and I know I won't be where I need to be.

I know what I need to do, I know what I should do, I understand carb counting and also know that when I'm really focusing on D then my levels are great... It's just I hate having to be that focused... So then I have a lazy day or sometimes week where I'm not so careful or don't exercise as much as I should and my levels creep up or I spend a couple of days yoyoing.

Is there a happy medium? Will I ever get this completely right and get my a1c in the 6's?!

Sorry for moaning (again), I'll blame it on hypo 5 mins ago... Having a cold just sends my levels insane... One min I'm at 16 then I drop like a stone... Sometimes I just feel like I must be missing something an it must be me just being stupid.

Anyway will stop. Sorry.

I think you will find DAFNE really useful in some ways, it will help identify patterns etc for you and where tweaks can be made.

It's horrible how it can take over your life, as when you are focusing on it so much, well sometimes you just want to tell it to p*ss right off tbf!!! I think everyone feels like that, I still have moments of "why me?" and remembering back to what it was once like just eating without having to do a million calculations first!!! Annoys me so much at times, but then the fear of what high blood glucose levels can do scares me more which makes me keep it under control!

Illness, well there isn't a lot you can do about that affecting levels, it's just rubbish and one to ride out I guess.

Remember when you aren't exercising as much, or exercising more, you WILL need to increase/reduce your Levemir - so if you are keeping it the same when having a couple of lazy days (which is fine, you should be allowed that if you wish!) then it's knowing you will probably have to increase your basal dose a bit, or equally reducing it down more if you are having a particularly active week. For the record, I can STILL not get exercise doses right but it's on my "To Do List"....lol. 🙄

Have you had your HbA1c results yet, was it taken yesterday?

Hope you are ok xx

 

[Kerry Type 1]

dafne will really help you ...
i have felt like this for years and now that i carb count i can control my diabetes better for the first time in 14 years !!

i have myself in a routine now and its only taken 14 years and a pregnancy but i am here and i look back now and this jeeez is this all i had to do to feel better .... Its hard getting up the hill but once your there ... its great and you will feel so much better for it !

You will find dafne will help you soooo much and wish there was more funding so that everyone could learn this ... there are huge waiting lists where i live and probably every where else in the country !

Good luck and keep pushing 🙂 x😱