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Originally Posted by pooh3465  ....P.S. don't hate me because I am an idiot, just talk to me and bring me around to your way of thinking as a friend |
I don't think theres anyone here who hates you at all. If anything people worry too much, we all deal with this stuff everyday in our own lives and i see so much ignorance about this disease it upsets me. Your health should come first before your family, without your health what good will you be to your family? Diabetes is a time bomb, those high bgs eventually catch up with you and then those complications will take you away from your family. Sorry if thats upsetting and i am sorry to hear about your history i can't imagine how hard it must be.
I think what might help you is taking 10minutes out of one day a week and writing all your bgs down, you could use a download the results from your meter(s) to your computer using a data cable and diabetes management software provided by your meter company if it makes it easier. Getting some accountability might make you realise what is going on. I know that fear of testing, I have snacked in the past and then not tested because i knew it would give me a spike, which would affect my averages. My meter readings were fine but my A1c didn’t match.
Why don't you make part of your wake up routine doing a bg test? Get your family to remind you, i am sure they would all support you. Once you start writing it down, trends will appear like always being high in the morning etc, you can then adjust your doses. As you say one step at a time, no sense in trying to run before you can walk.
Random fact of the day:
Something that scared me was that a little over 100 years ago the average life expectancy of a type 1 diabetic was 3 weeks from diagnosis.
