Stressed out Newbie

[LJC26 x]

I think you're already starting to come to terms with things and doing what you hate but know is necessary to keep you well LJC. You've had a massive and painful wake up call and like you say, you wouldn't want anyone else to have to go through it.
I had septicaemia two years ago following an infection and the useless hospital hadn't picked up I was diabetic at that time. It's scary but it helps us focus on what's important. Wishing you huge best wishes, Amigo x

Yeah I feel like I am and starting to feel a bit better about things, still have my moments but who doesn't. Septicaemia was horrible. Luckily my mum came to hospital with me and she could tell doctors and nurses and I got to stay in my home town rather than having to go 76 miles down the road to the royal infirmary.

Thank you X

 

[Matt Cycle]

Hi Laura and welcome to the forum. Despite aiming for my best I've certainly had a few moments in the past and come out the other side. Don't worry, you'll get there. 🙂

 

[LJC26 x]

Hi Laura and welcome to the forum. Despite aiming for my best I've certainly had a few moments in the past and come out the other side. Don't worry, you'll get there. 🙂

Thank you for welcome. ☺️ These things take time to get to grips with but I'm sure I will get there in the end.

Cheers
L X

 

[sunny sanghera]

Hello Laura welcome to the forum it definitely takes time to get use to I don't like people knowing I have diabetes either but it's a hard thing to keep hidden for to long I hope you get back on track real soon

 

[LJC26 x]

Hello Laura welcome to the forum it definitely takes time to get use to I don't like people knowing I have diabetes either but it's a hard thing to keep hidden for to long I hope you get back on track real soon

Thank you. It definitely is a hard thing to keep to yourself. I feel the most important people know, my nearest and dearest and always make sure whatever company I'm in, somebody Im with knows and knows what to do if I ever go into a hypo.

Cheers
L x

 

[sunny sanghera]

Thank you. It definitely is a hard thing to keep to yourself. I feel the most important people know, my nearest and dearest and always make sure whatever company I'm in, somebody Im with knows and knows what to do if I ever go into a hypo.

Cheers
L x

I have hAd 2 severe hypos in last few months and my mum had to call ambulance the second one was partically worse as almost went into a coma ahhhh long as close people know you have it that's okay and I have no hypo awareness so it makes it harder

 

[goosey]

Hello

Thank you for your message. It's very hard to come to terms with it, feel I coped better when I was 10 than what I do now at 27. Why does your hubby think it's a lot of rubbish. Can cause ally of serious problems if not looked after and treated properly. Wouldn't wish what I have went through on anybody. ☹️ Take care and hope you carry on with your determination to not let being diabetic beat you like it had done with me.

Wish you well.
L Xx

He just dont get it, think cause i have not been ill, i never went about diabetes i went about the change, as im getting to that age🙄 well i am already at the age and it was picked up with very low vit d and folic acid, so i was taking a blood pressure tablet and stomach tablet a day now i take 7 tablets, my biggest problem is finger pricking, tried 5 times before tea still no blood

 

[LJC26 x]

I have hAd 2 severe hypos in last few months and my mum had to call ambulance the second one was partically worse as almost went into a coma ahhhh long as close people know you have it that's okay and I have no hypo awareness so it makes it harder

Oh dear not so good. Are you keeping better now? I have only had one really severe hypo when an ambulance was required, 90% of the time I deal with them myself, a few times my mum has had to help but I live myself now, have done for the last 4 years so need to be careful but my counts have been running that high for that long there would no fear of a hypo

L x

 

[LJC26 x]

He just dont get it, think cause i have not been ill, i never went about diabetes i went about the change, as im getting to that age🙄 well i am already at the age and it was picked up with very low vit d and folic acid, so i was taking a blood pressure tablet and stomach tablet a day now i take 7 tablets, my biggest problem is finger pricking, tried 5 times before tea still no blood

My partner didn't get it to start off with to be fair but that's because we were together a year before I even told him I was type 1 diabetic. I then gave him a training course of what to do if I ever took a hypo etc so now he understands. I have been testing four or five times a day over last couple of days and my fingers are aching. I don't know whether to try this new meter or not, not keen on having things attached to me. Hope you get blood soon x

 

[goosey]

My partner didn't get it to start off with to be fair but that's because we were together a year before I even told him I was type 1 diabetic. I then gave him a training course of what to do if I ever took a hypo etc so now he understands. I have been testing four or five times a day over last couple of days and my fingers are aching. I don't know whether to try this new meter or not, not keen on having things attached to me. Hope you get blood soon x

I do think he is coming round to it, which he should as his mum was type 1, but as you can see from sig i an also losing weight as need to, i did, have as does he a very sweet tooth, i cut extra sugar out straight away, had no cake, bisc, sweets, crisps, pastry etc since i was diagnosed, i eat very little potatoes/pasta anyway, i dont drink alcohol, only ever drank sugar free drinks .
But i have just had rice for tea and wanted to see if there was a spike, but will try and get blood in half hr or so and see what the reading is. Also i am not doing separate tea's for us, as there is just us 2 so little does he know as he don't cook he is having lower carbs and slimming meals

 

[goosey]

well no blood , grrrrrrrrrrrrr just dont know what to do anymore, wasted 6 lancets and 6 strips again 😱

 

[trophywench]

Hi Laura

What's done is done and you can't change that so let's forget it and get on with the job in hand instead. Someone else has said the same as my take on it - worKed out yonks ago I had to keep D happy. Cos if I don't - it won't allow ME to be happy. Do I want to be happy? Yes! Sooo - tedious though it is - I just have to make myself flippin well do it!

You've said several times that work is when it goes wrong. Why? Is it very stressful, are you in 'bad' company there?

Plus have you actually told your clinic you're having difficulty mentally? I mean there's no shame or great surprise in that happening - and now there's a LOT more psychological help available from D clinics cos they've eventually got their heads round the fact that D is ruddy stressful of itself - and LOTS of people struggle from time to time. However if you don't say you're having real problems - rather than you just not caring which is obviously to us not the case - how are they going to know?

You've already told us on here more than you've probably thought of telling them!

 

[sunny sanghera]

Oh dear not so good. Are you keeping better now? I have only had one really severe hypo when an ambulance was required, 90% of the time I deal with them myself, a few times my mum has had to help but I live myself now, have done for the last 4 years so need to be careful but my counts have been running that high for that long there would no fear of a hypo

L x

Am getting there slowly the 2 I had happened within 3 weeks so ambulance came twice in 3 weeks then when I got to hospital the doctor was annoyed I have come back again lol not my fault am trying my best now not to make it a hat trick

 

[Bloden]

Hiya, Laura, and welcome.🙂 Sorry to hear you've been struggling - I think we all know how that feels, one way or another. 🙄 I'm almost 9 years in and I feel I'm only just getting to grips with it all, so don't beat yourself up.🙂 It's great that you've joined us. 😛 Have a good nose around and fire away with those questions...

 

[LJC26 x]

well no blood , grrrrrrrrrrrrr just dont know what to do anymore, wasted 6 lancets and 6 strips again 😱

Sorry for the delayed response. Not good about blood. Hopefully you managed to get some squeezed out eventually. I had a nightmare with sugars last night, took a corrective doze as was 18.8 and then at 23:45 when going to bed I was 5.2 so had to have a glass of milk and I had a slice of toast I didn't want, worked it out and my novo rapid was probably still working on me so didn't want to hypo through the night, was 8.3 this morning. If only our pancreas still worked and we produced our own x

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

Hello and welcome🙂 I'm relatively new to the game, so to speak!, but just wanted to let you know you're not alone, my basal was recently changed and I feel back to square one and sometimes bgs all over the place, it really is relentless.

 

[LJC26 x]

Hi Laura

What's done is done and you can't change that so let's forget it and get on with the job in hand instead. Someone else has said the same as my take on it - worKed out yonks ago I had to keep D happy. Cos if I don't - it won't allow ME to be happy. Do I want to be happy? Yes! Sooo - tedious though it is - I just have to make myself flippin well do it!

You've said several times that work is when it goes wrong. Why? Is it very stressful, are you in 'bad' company there?

Plus have you actually told your clinic you're having difficulty mentally? I mean there's no shame or great surprise in that happening - and now there's a LOT more psychological help available from D clinics cos they've eventually got their heads round the fact that D is ruddy stressful of itself - and LOTS of people struggle from time to time. However if you don't say you're having real problems - rather than you just not caring which is obviously to us not the case - how are they going to know?

You've already told us on here more than you've probably thought of telling them!

Hello 🙂

Thanks for the message. I'm trying so hard to make it work but your right its tedious, testing blood glucose, working out carbs, injecting etc etc. I want to be happy and feel I was happier when I wasn't looking after it as it was at the back of my head and I didn't need to think about it but I know the longer I go on doing that, its going to make things much worse for me in the long run.

Work used to be totally fine, until about late last October when my boss took early retirement. I was so happy she got it, however I knew how much it was going to affect our department, with two new computer systems coming in last August, I'm still trying to get my head round about them along with everything else. Then another lady in our office decided she was fed up of the way the department was being run (to be honest I don't blame her) and she resigned which left myself and one other member of admin for a very busy office which the two members of staff that have left have are not going to be replaced. Under pressure 7 hours a day for 5 days a week is not good. The other lady that I am left working with only works 3.5 days a week which leaves me 1.5 days by myself and she also lacks confidence and asks for help and guidance in almost everything she does.

I haven't told my clinic as have only realised how bad it is over the last month or so. I have an appointment with my DSN next month on 19th May. I will try and hold out until then and speak to her, if not I may go and see my own GP. I have been on anti-depressants in the past for different things while trying to control my drinking habits. It used to be when I finished work, I would go to the pub, drink myself into oblivion, go home, have a lot of c**p for my dinner and then go to sleep, not remembering if I had injected or not.

Trying to better myself from that though, maybe a wee phone call to my DSN or GP may help.

Regards
L x

 

[LJC26 x]

Hello and welcome🙂 I'm relatively new to the game, so to speak!, but just wanted to let you know you're not alone, my basal was recently changed and I feel back to square one and sometimes bgs all over the place, it really is relentless.

Relentless is an understatement sometimes. Im just fed up of it all. My basal changes regularly and seems to take ages for your body to get used to the new doses etc.

 

[goosey]

Sorry for the delayed response. Not good about blood. Hopefully you managed to get some squeezed out eventually. I had a nightmare with sugars last night, took a corrective doze as was 18.8 and then at 23:45 when going to bed I was 5.2 so had to have a glass of milk and I had a slice of toast I didn't want, worked it out and my novo rapid was probably still working on me so didn't want to hypo through the night, was 8.3 this morning. If only our pancreas still worked and we produced our own x

Thanks not still didnt get any this morning, didnt have time to mess about as i am on holiday and we were going out at 7.15😱 not been back long , triied was a fail so sat here with a glove on and hand under my leg to make sure it was really warm😛 butttttttttt it worked 5.1

 

[trophywench]

I don't quite understand why you aren't getting blood.

Can you adjust the depth of your finger -pricker? Accu-Chek do one called the FastClix, which goes up in halves from 0.5 to 5.5. Mine's never been any higher than 1.0 so far. Are your hands calloused and have you ever thought of using handcream? - they don't all make you pong like a florist's !