Hi everyone, I am new

[orange7]

Hi everyone,
I am new to this site, thought I would come and vent to some people that might actually understand what I am talking about.
I guess I am just wondering if anyone else gets sick and tired of dealing with this disease??? I am 33 been diagnosed for 6 years as a type 1 been on the pump for a year. the pump is my life saver. But I still feel so frustrated at times, I look at all my friends healthy with nothing hanging off them all the time and I get so jealous. I know I should be glad its not something a whole lot worse, and I tell myself that all the time. I know that some people have it really bad, and my problems pale in comparison. I guess its a little self pity which I have never been big on until I found out I had this. Most days I am fine with it then I go through bouts like this and just get mad. or scared Im not sure which. My immune system sucks, instead of being sick for a week I have it for 3. Seems like Im sick all winter. Every darn germ my son bring home from school, I get!! I dont know. I dont have a whole lot of support at home, I am scared to death my children will get this. I have a hard enough time dealing with mine I cant imagion if one of them ended up with it tooo. I guess I am wondering if it ever gets easier, i thought it would but I am not to sure. Thanks for listening

[notme]

Hi Orange, I was diagnosed a type one when I was 31 years old. My children were 2, 4, 6, 8 and ten years old. I got every illness under the sun before I got diabetes and I got it for years after while they were young and in school. Twenty years later, I think I have had EVERY cold and flu on the planet and I rarely get sick anymore.

I understand your frustration at getting diabetes. I hated that my friends didn't have it and I did. But, I learned to live with it watching those same friends getting diseases later in life that were not as easy to live with. All five of my children are diabetes free so far. My oldest is now 30. :shakehand

Try and accept that you have diabetes and enjoy the fact it is something that makes us live healthy. We all have our pity parties and feel bad that our pancreas is non functioning and others don't have to deal with it. But in life that always seems to be the way of things.

Welcome to the forums. I know you will make some awsome friends and many of these friends WILL have a pump hanging on their waistbands.

[Cyborg]

You came to the right place for support. Welcome aboard :wavey:

[xMenace]

Welcome aboard Orange.

[Miss Jade]

Hi, and welcome!

[MJM]

Welcome Orange. Lead a healthy life i.e., eat well and exercise and I'm sure you will be healthier than a lot of your buddies. It will also help reduce the possibilities of future problems.

[valc3]

Hi and welcome. This is a great place for support and information.

[ProudNanaof5]

Welcome to DF. :hello: Glad you joined our family. We can always have our pity parties together. :five:

[HJCollins]

Hi, Im also new to this site but am relieved to have come accross it! I feel the same as you about my diabetes. I am fine with it well to tell the truth I just get on with it cos its not anything you can change, I mean weve got the **** thing for life but I also go through frequent bouts of anger about it and it gets me depressed frequently. My parents and boyfriend are both great but I just get so frustrated sometimes cos they dont really understand what its like having to live with the disease and that makes me feel alone a little, I have it quite bad, Ive been in and out of hospital loads the last couple of years with DKA, ive had it only 5 years now and am starting pump therapy very soon!

[orange7]

I am so glad you found this website too just like me. It is strangely comforting to know someone else goes through the same thing. Not that i woiuld wish this on anyone, but atleast I know im not alone. I hope you visit often, I know i am going too.

[rajeev]

hi i m new to this i m recently dignisoed with diabeties my age is 32im feeling very low these days i want some good friends who can advice me my Bsr is around230 i m fond of drinking alchol so what is the harm for diabetic people

[v3xtr0n]

Hi all!

I'm new to this forum and I suppose relatively new to Diabetes as I have only been diagnosed since 2004.

I have been on a sharp learning curve and thanks to forums like this one I have learnt a lot from fellow Diabetics!

In answer to Rajeev's question about alcohol. Since I was diagnosed 2 and 1/2 years ago I haven't had any alcohol whatsoever... until the other day that is!

As my blood glucose levels are steady and under control I decided to look in to what effects alcohol would have on my system.

After looking on the net I found out that Alcohol itself can actually lower your BG levels. Then on the other hand, as alcoholic drinks contain sugar it can also raise your BG levels!

What seems to happen to some Diabetics is that they will get a sudden increase in BG levels from the sugar as it kicks in and then they get a sudden low from the alcohol kicking in!

I have T2 Diabetes which is controlled by diet and exercise alone. I purchased a blood glucose meter a few months back just to keep an eye on things and used it to test my BG levels before, during and after drinking on New Years Eve.

As with most things to do with Diabetes, how alcohol effects you will differ to how it effects another. My advice to you is to make sure you have stable, controlled blood glucose levels and then monitor with a meter how drinking alcohol effects you.

:)

[Tattoo azz]

wAHEY!!! ANOTHER BRIT...
WELCOME TO DF the people here are great v3x.The info is 1st class

[v3xtr0n]

Hi Tattoo azz! :hello:

Thanks for the welcome! There seems to be a large mixture of all sorts of people from all over the world from New Zealand to Scotland on this site so plenty of oppinions and experience to draw from.

[MJM]

hi i m new to this i m recently dignisoed with diabeties my age is 32im feeling very low these days i want some good friends who can advice me my Bsr is around230 i m fond of drinking alchol so what is the harm for diabetic people

Hi rajeev, you and everyone coming here are welcom. I know it's a shock to your system, but there is nothing you can do now but try your best to do everything you can to avoid problems in the future. Eat well, exercise often, and don't overdo the alcohol. I don't know what type you are or what medication you are on, but if you are on insulin, chances are that at night you can go low. Alcohol also can cause blood sugars to go low if over used. So be very careful on that aspect. You must try your best to keep your bs within normal guidelines. Doing this will help avoid problems in the future. There are plenty sites on the internet relating to diabetes, so read and learn as much as you can and this will help you also. Wish you well

[duck]

Hey Orange,

I talk about this all the time here--for years after getting on a pump, I literally got sick ONE time. I was so proud, my germaphobia was paying off, my visits to a chiropractor seemed to be validated, etc. Then we had kids. Kids who went to daycare. And now I am like Jerry Rice, I catch everything! Some people who are not diabetic recover slowly as well, so whereas the diabetes does not help, it's not the only factor in recovery times...

As it is, I am big on all sorts of "homeopathic" remedies. I might as well own stock in Zicam, Cold Eeze and Airborn. I pop Echinicea tablets like they are candy, and I consume so much Vitamin C that people around me will be immune from scurvy...

Anyway, come here and vent, complain, all you want. We've all been there/done that, for better or worse!

[Opal]

Hey guys, seems like a good day to be new!

I was diagnosed with type 1 on Monday so I'm sure it hasn't sunk in yet. I'm 23 and I've been put on Novorapid and Lantus. Its nice to know I have somewhere to vent when I need it!

[MJM]

Hey guys, seems like a good day to be new!

I was diagnosed with type 1 on Monday so I'm sure it hasn't sunk in yet. I'm 23 and I've been put on Novorapid and Lantus. Its nice to know I have somewhere to vent when I need it!

Hey Opal, you are welcome to the forum. You'll learn a lot here and hopefully pick up some good tips. Enjoy

[orpy]

Welcome all new people! I'm fairly new myself. I am not Type 1 but I probably am Type 1.5 (diagnosed now as Type 2).

Anyway, since I've found this place, I have been comforted greatly. Although, I find that I seem to come here instead of to my partner...there's no doubt that I feel like I cannot continue to yack about my diabetes him; it becomes too boring. But here, I can. Even though he will try to understand, how can anyone who doesn't have this, get into counting carbs, obsessing over BG numbers, turn down good food, etc.

Some of the folks here have expressed looking on the bright side (because I too am jealous of others). I try very hard to convince myself that it's for the best; that it's made me work very hard at living a healthier lifestyle and that it's teaching me something about life. I know this is mean, but I also look at other people who have worse problems (like cancer, or Crohn's) and think, would I rather have that? No. So I just try very hard to take this in stride. But, deep inside, I am frustrated and tired and pissed off that I am on some small level, limited. And, don't forget, no matter what people say, I'm still scared.

[orange7]

Ditto I know exactly how you feel, I have the same thoughts. Then I feel bad about thinking like that. Ive never been big on self pity, but then I was always reasonalbly healthy, outgoing, atheletic pretty much without a care in the world until this. I guess thats what makes it hard. I think anytime you are singled out no matter for what reason its hard. But I am gonna keep trying to do the right thing, I am doing much better now I got my pump (before pump my ac1 was 14!) Last testing I did it was down to 7.8 so Im getting there slow but sure and ofcourse now its under better control I am not feeling like a truck ran me over everyday, which helps with the waves of depression.
My husband is all ways yelling at me cause he catches me cheating with sweets, I always tell him that i am like an alcholic, I may fall off the wagon every once in a while, but he doesnt have to worry unless I dont get up and get back on. So right now that is my goal just to get back on that wagon and stay there as long as possible. Glad your here opry be talking with you soon.:tee:

[princesslinda]

Welcome Orange and Opal! Hope you both find the forum a friendly and informative place to be....it has TRULY been a lifesaver to me.

Orange: I understand where you're coming from. I was diagnosed 8/06, T2, so I have no pump experience, but I've experienced all the anger, resentment and frustration you're having. You should give yourself permission to feel all this. You've had a life-changing diagnosis. It's natural to "grieve" the loss of "normal." I get really aggravated when I see my co-workers chowing down on chocolate cake or donuts or yeast rolls, knowing that even one will send my BS over the top. Sometimes, It really sucks having diabetes. But, you won't always feel this way. In time, this will just be your life (want proof, just read some of the posts by the folks, who've dealt with this for years and always have such a positive attitude). It's my goal to have that same attitude..but i'm not there yet.

Anyway, hang in there....welcome aboard.

[HJCollins]

Yes I am definately going to visit often, its good to know that im not the only person who feels like that! Not meaning to sound, well u know.... nasty, I suppose thats not the word im looking for tho! lol