Diabetes stopped you doing certain things?

LauRa Lu · #1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 01:59 PM

Just curious..

Has diabetes alone ever stopped any of you guys doing anything..

Like a following career path, travelling or once in a life time oportunities? Because i'm finding that no matter what we choose to do, it's always the main priority, also probably very different from country to country in the way we deal with it, climates and also costs.

Olidus · #2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 02:04 PM

For myslef, the only thing diabetes has stopped me from doing is - eating whatever I want when I want. Ohh and leaving the house withour thinking; "Do I have my tester and insulin and a juice boc jsut in case?"
Career wise - I can't see why it should stop anyone really, not now - a - days. Diabetes has come a long way. You see very succesfully diabetes all over the world doing all kinds of things.

I think as long as you put yourself as a Diabetic first and formost there is nothing else that you can't really do.

If that makes sense.
Example.

I'm a Diabetic before I'm a husband/father.
Cause if I'm not healthy ofr taking care of myself from diabetes then what kind of husband/father can I be?

axemurdererfan · #3 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 02:12 PM

When i was first diagnosed it stopped me doing alot because i didnt no what to do but now only thing it stops me doing is drinking and maybe getting another tattoo because of the healing times

LauRa Lu · #4 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by axemurdererfan

but now only thing it stops me doing is drinking and maybe getting another tattoo because of the healing times

Go get a tattooooooo ... (unless you're bg's are too high)..

I have tattoos, got one just in october. And it shouldn't stop you drinking, depenind on your drink... I live in Wales too

axemurdererfan · #5 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by LauRa Lu

Go get a tattooooooo ... (unless you're bg's are too high)..

I have tattoos, got one just in october. And it shouldn't stop you drinking, depenind on your drink... I live in Wales too

Ive got 8 tattoo`s getting 9th asap

oooo where abouts? pm me if you like

xMenace · #6 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by axemurdererfan

When i was first diagnosed it stopped me doing alot because i didnt no what to do but now only thing it stops me doing is drinking and maybe getting another tattoo because of the healing times

Just leave your feet out of it.

The thing restricting me is poor vision due to the beetus.

axemurdererfan · #7 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by xMenace

Just leave your feet out of it.

I wouldnt go lower then just above my ankle, everywhere else barring hands, neck, face etc etc

JediSkipdogg · #8 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 04:10 PM

Diabetes has NEVER stopped me. Heck, last summer I did an all day canoeing experience. At lunch I realized my BG meter (and all my other electronics besides my pump) were wet and my meter wouldn't work. At that point most would call an emergency and not continue the rest of the day. I still had 6 hours of vigorous activity to complete. Well, I just gave my insulin for lunch and continued on. Then ate a normal dinner and when I got home to test I was around 350 I think. Did I worry? Nope, and I can't wait till do it again this summer. I now know how to properly pack my electronics, lol.

UpNorth · #9 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 04:37 PM

As far as i can remember, Diabetes hasn't stopped me from doing what i want... Must admit that my doctor wasn't too happy about my plans of travelling 10h by plane and +7h timejump last winter since i had only had the big D for little more than 2 years at that time

I went anyways, and it was no problems at all

Or ok, by bloodsugar was a bit all over the place for a couple of days when arriving and when coming back to europe, but that was no biggie really... I could manage it

Mich · #10 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 04:53 PM

Yep. Back in the old days, TWA sent me home two weeks after hiring me to be a stewardess. Because I took "too much insulin" and couldn't possibly be healthy enough. I was 19 and in perfect health other than the big D.

A few years later, Aetna Life and Casualty fired me after one week of claims adjustment work for guess what? Taking "too much insulin." This time it was code for "we won't insure her so why should we employ her?"

It became apparent that companies were using the "too much insulin" wag as code for "Diabetic, will cost us too much in health insurance" and other excuses.

HOORAY for the ADA and all that they have done for us by lobbying and lawsuits!

Mich

Bunkins · #11 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 05:02 PM

I wanted to be in the Military, ever since I was little bitty that always seemed like thats what I should do.. Wanted to be a pilot, either in the Military or civilian.. Now I'm stuck fiddling around with flight sims, and trying to figure out what else I'd like to do.. I already have a really good career, half owner of a successful business, but really it just feels like a job, kinda empty..

shiftzor · #12 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 05:15 PM

The only job i think a diabetic shouldn’t do is fighter pilot, this is because i wouldn’t want to be the one to have a hypo or hyper with an enemy fighter about to shoot me down. It requires split second timings and good judgement which could be affected by diabetes.

So far with my diabetes has not stopped me doing anything. Biggest physical challenge i have completed so far is the three peak challenge. This includes climbing (bottom to bottom) the three biggest mountains in the uk (scafell pikes, ben nevis, snowdon) and must be completed within 24 hours including travelling time. We completed the challenge 45minutes ahead of the target time (24hours) and i managed to keep reasonable control throughout despite random meals and tiredness.

I am not saying that its the hardest challenge in the world, but diabetes didnt stop me.

cheryl · #13 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 05:23 PM

I dunno, I don't think it has stopped me from doing what I wanted, it didn't even stop me for years, in eating whatever I wanted, when I wanted, and having four kids, drinking a lot...oh yea i was bad and doing the normal toking on the green stuff, when I was younger, and that was all pre being a mom, so don't judge LOL....I worked, and continue to work.....I'd say now I feel like it wears at me, and makes me irritable, I think from all my years of abuse, to myself, and bad a1c's and doing whatever I wanted, I am tired when things go a bit off, I used to be stronger.....My moods are more affected now.....which sucks, but what could of happened to me....I am not complaining....

But to answer the question, NO, but it's not like I set out to do much anyway, I wasn't very ambitous, just kind of got myself into things LOL....

Cheryl

Richard157 · #14 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 07:09 PM

I received a MS in statistics at Va. Tech in 1963. I wanted a PhD but my D was giving me problems and I just barely made it through with my MS because of it. I lost my Fellowship and could not afford to continue. I started teaching that fall and met the sweetest and most wonderful lady I have ever known. We were married after 7 months of dating. We have had a winderful marriage for 43 years now. If D had not stopped me from continuing graduate school I would never have met her and I would not have my wonderful sons and grandchildren that I have now. So D did stop me from doing something I wanted to do, but I am so very happy that it did!

Richard

parrotletzoo · #15 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 07:28 PM

I've never let it stop me from doing anything I really wanted to do. I was taught from an early age that diabetes isn't an excuse to get out of things.