What do you guys find most difficult about diabetes?

[Matt9332]

I find handling my blood tests and insulin regularly is quite difficult for me. I'm a very lazy guy, so I don't like to stop and do this and that. I find that very irritating and obstructive. What is your most difficult thing about diabetes?

[caswellhb]

The lows. I hate them with a passion. Waking with a low during the night really makes me nuts.

Heather.

[GhostRydr]

Being type 2. I need to watch everything little thing I consume in order to maintain control. I'm not on insulin so I cannot adjust for food and drink.

Kurt

[Jill-O]

My must frustrating thing are my morning numbers. Hopefully my new program of Lantus + Humalog, vs. Novolog 70/30 mix will help?

And then my little annoyance is the night time before bed test. I try to wait until I'm ready to go to sleep, but then I'm so sleepy and don't want to get up and do it :T

[Matt9332]

I'm very frustraited right now, my glucose level was around 8.00, I had one small apple, and it suddenly jumped to 12.00! :( Now I'm in stress over night, when I wake up in the morning my sugar will surely be high, since Lantus is bad when you have a high glucose level at night.

[kel4han]

Never goes away :(

[Matt9332]

Never goes away :(

:( We all have that, but at least we don't have the worst like other people with Aids, Cancer or Parkinson.

[Mich]

The thing I hate most of all? That Diabetes really does not behave according to plan all of the time.

If only it were a matter of mathematical equation and the surprises did not keep popping up.

Keeps me on my toes though. ;) I agree with Matt 9332.

Mich

[karlf]

Other poeples attitudes and ignorance

[Lloyd]

1. Loosing weight
2. Loosing weight
3. Loosing weight


-Lloyd

[Schlep]

The fact that I can do everything right and my numbers will jump for no apparent reason.

[anmi]

I hate it all... the fact itself that I always have to take care of what I eat, what I drink, count carbos, take insulin, search for places that does not hurt for injections... Take care when I wake up, when I go to sleep, when I go to the gym, when I am going to parties... always, always .... have to take care... All of this I hate!

And of course, the people next to me.... oooo, you have diabetes, how come? I feel so sorry... are you allowed to eat that, this, can you smoke, can you walk, can you breath?????

Of, God I hate it all with all my heart :mad:

OK, now that I took it out loud (big relief :)), I will keep moving and enjoying my life with him (because I can not say anymore without him)... :) :)

[Jan B]

:( We all have that, but at least we don't have the worst like other people with Aids, Cancer or Parkinson.

My sentiments exactly. I would add ALS (had close friend die of it) and Spina Bifida, etc. etc.

Before I found this forum, the thing I hated most about diabetes was feeling like nobody I knew, really understood.

[davef]

At the moment what is p***ing me off is that I've managed to get my numbers down (only DX 6-8 weeks ago). I'm pleased when I get readings of 5.5-5.9mmol/L. Last night I went to bed with a smile as my reading was 4.9mmol/L but this morning I wake to 6.5mmol/L. A few weeks ago I would have been thrilled with 6.5 but now it annoys me if I haven't even had the pleasure of eating to get the higher number!

I'll beat this meter yet ;)

[UpNorth]

Most difficult... I don't really feel any difficulties, i think:o But i really really HATE having hypos or highs:( As long as i just feel good, i don't mind having to poke myself with needles all day and plan things a little more than before diagnose:T After all, it's just diabetes... It's treatable, managable and not the worst that could happen... I feel something like Cancer or HIV, ALS, MS or stuff like that is tons worse than diabetes.

[rzrbks]

I hate Hypers and I hate the mood swings that come with Diabetes.

The Highs I can fix fairly easy, the mood swings are hard to take because I want to rip everything apart and punch them sometimes.

Don't mind the lows very much.

[ant hill]

The lows. I hate them with a passion. Waking with a low during the night really makes me nuts.

Heather.

Hey I am with you there!! and always have something with me when that happens.

Other poeples attitudes and ignorance
Yeah like I like my food and other people judge you "Can you have that" That would have to be so annoying. I like my food!! and that is no secret. D*mn people and their opinions.
If I want a Hershey bar, Then I will have it, I cannot stand criticisms!!!

[yellowlab03]

Ya, have to agree with the people asking if I should eat this or that... Going hypo SUCKS!!! For me, it's dealing with my job. Constantly being told I can't do this or that and then being treated like a second class citizen because I don't have a course or school that everyone else does. And not because I can't physically complete the school, but because they are ignorant and are scared.

[susique333]

The thing I think that bothers me the most is the progressivness of this disease. I watched my grandmother develop Retinopathy and go blind and am fighting like mad to educate myself so I can have all my functions when Im 80.

[mg_2204]

the progressivness of this disease.


My fear too :(

[UpNorth]

Being high as a kite when being sick:mad: Before i got diabetes, i was just sick when being sick, now i have to struggle both with the illness and high bloodsugar:( (currently fighting a cold...)

[Cyborg]

I hate the fact that it will never go away. That my pancreas will never function properly and I cannot survive without taking insulin.

[Jan B]

I know this thread is about what the bad things are . . . but I'm extremely greatful to have you all online to commiserate with.

Nothing worse than the horrible lows. My worse & scariest lows were accidental overdoses due to incorrect meter coding.

[IBEW47]

the very idea I have it - in that it means am not as invincible as I always viewed myself

[yellowlab03]

the very idea I have it - in that it means am not as invincible as I always viewed myself


I feel for ya! I feel the exact way... Been to bad places and lived through it, done things most people haven't, pushed my self to do things most sane people wouldn't, then get broke down because I go hypo. It will keep a person humble, but I question it everytime... What potential could I posses if I wasn't diabetic?

On the other hand, I have taken the anger about being diabetic, taken the feeling sorry for myself and turned it into my tacklin fuel. I figure if I can do the things that my peers are doing and do the same, it makes me better because I am doing something with a negative against me right off the bat.

[IBEW47]

so far it has not really stopped anything - but just knowing I am not who I was is and continues to be daunting -

thank you so much for posting back - its the first time I have "met" someone who gets it

[Nikky]

....that when life itself and Diabetes added to that, slap you around real hard and your looking at another day of slapping back even harder.

Gimme a rest, ******! :D

[ant hill]

being treated like a second class citizen because I don't have a course or school that everyone else does. And not because I can't physically complete the school, but because they are ignorant and are scared.

Yes Yellowlab, I find that people in hospitals keep you high just because they are scared that I may get a low. They don't like panic as in a hospital they should understand that to panic is not caring. To understand the patient need rather than just compensating the for the low.

The thing I think that bothers me the most is the progressivness of this disease. I watched my grandmother develop Retinopathy and go blind and am fighting like mad to educate myself so I can have all my functions when Im 80.

Me too Susie, As I was diagnosed late the complications seem to come on in later life. :(
So for those who are diagnosed early have better chance of a normal life. :T

I know this thread is about what the bad things are . . . but I'm extremely greatful to have you all online to commiserate with.

Yes Jan, As this is not a rare disease so we can cry on other understanding people and vent our anger against this soul robbing disease. :bawling: :(

[caswellhb]

I'm still invincible but at the moment hating the highs. Sheesh, they just love me.

Heather.

[Nikky]

Forgot about this one..as I just experienced it again today.

After almost 3 decades you get pretty tired of people who despite total lack of knowlege about Diabetes and myself in general, still think its OK to start lecturing me on how I should treat my Diabetes...
...based on a few lessons they had in High school about the most comon deseases.. Zzzz

[ladytaz]

OTHER's lack of knowledge, and THEM trying to tell ME what I can and cannot eat and/or do! I'm VERY well educated on the subject of Diabetes, TYVM (through my own determination), and I know exactly what I can or cannot eat and/or do!

That, and lows .... the yukky feeling they give :(

Oh, and the Medical Community's general lack of knowledge on Diabetes! I think that actually irks me the most! I find NO excuse for a doctor or nurse to not even know the very basic of basics!

[buddy7]

Hi -- Matt !!

find most difficult about diabetes?

My highs and lows are usually assessed by my work colleagues, going from office to office during my working day, I can honestly say, highs are my better mode, lows, I hate with a relentless passion. :(

B/7 ESSEX UK.

[catgalla]

I too hate the lows and how difficult I find it to diet. Exercising for me too is tough due to the constant lows. I usually eat a snack and disconnect my pump but that doesn't matter. I just hate this disease period!!!

[caswellhb]

Yes Buddy, my passion is centred there also. Omg, just listen to me swear when I wake up with a low.

Heather.

[UpNorth]

I really love to hate the question from all those knowitalls non D's that happens to see me testing and/or injecting and having some sweet stuff... "Can you really eat that?" or "Should you be eating that?" Heck, if i can't handle something, then i wouldn't eat it!:mad: It really drives me nuts sometimes:o

This afternoon me and my parents went to some friends of the family, and the hosts didn't know about my Diabetes... And there were cookies with the coffee, of course, and my very own MUM dropped the question "should you really be eating all that sweet stuff?":eek: Both she and dad knows very well that i can handle my diabetes... The hosts were confused for a while until i told them i'm diabetic since october 2004. Last time i met them, a couple of years ago or so, i just sneaked out to my handbag to test and inject (and mum or dad didn't say anything)... I was planning to do that today too, to not get any "special treatment" but well... Ended up asking our friends to not change anything for me, that i could handle whatever. And they took it really well and i even went to get my pen and meter from my bag and showed them :) They have a granddaughter with type1, so they're a little bit familiar with D at least :)


Hmm i guess after this long one, i can add to the "annoying list", all those well meaning people taking out "diabetes cookies" and stuff like that, as soon as you're invited over. Of course it's kind of them, but if they only asked before, then they could save both money and time and just bring out the regular sweets :) I escaped the sugarfree cookies today, thankfully :hahaha:
Did end up a tad bit high, but corrected it:)
Thanks heaven my cold is going away so i can have those sweets again :D

[kstreeter513]

What I hate most is not being able to just up and decide to go for a run, or play soccer with my buddies without having to plan ahead to prevent a hypo.

[issysmommy]

Never goes away :(

Ditto

For a perfectionist like me that is seriously the ONE thing that bothers me most.

[ant hill]

I really love to hate the question from all those knowitalls non D's that happens to see me testing and/or injecting and having some sweet stuff... "Can you really eat that?" or "Should you be eating that?" Heck, if i can't handle something, then i wouldn't eat it!:mad: It really drives me nuts sometimes:o

Yes that would be my gripe too. People are locked in the 1970's. :mad:

[cuddlebug]

:T there are a few minor things that annoy me:

1. losing weight every time i go work out i have to stop because i get a low blood sugar and have to ear somwthing which ruins the workout........ahhhhhh....
2. taking my blood sugar ( i get tired and dont want to)
3. worrying about how im gonna keep it ( insulin) cold when i travel and go out for the day.

besides that like everyone has been saying, it could be a lot worse.

[UpNorth]

Yes that would be my gripe too. People are locked in the 1970's. :mad:

Too true... Apparently people still believe every diabetic still takes mixtard or some other slow and peaky **** that doesn't allow any flexibility... I haven't ever tried anything slower than Novorapid or Humalog, and i'm definitely not planning to:T Never been on an evil mix either...

[ant hill]

I would Love to get on national TV (Don't care what channel) and get the flouted comments of what the general public say on diabetics and debunk their myths.

[KCP]

i hate the fact that it never stops!!! the never ending cycle is just that.. never ending!!

[cgsmichelle]

The most difficult part about diabetes for me is I can not eat all the potatos I want to eat. Seriously... I love Potatos.

[beau91]

:( We all have that, but at least we don't have the worst like other people with Aids, Cancer or Parkinson.

Matt9332; I understand what you are saying ,but diabetes his a cruel disease .I have Parkinson disease since 2005.(diagnosed)Now ,i have to come back strait .Parkinson disease
gets you depressed a lot .So i let go. Now my endo told me to get back on track Dixit my endo:Diabetes will kill you a lot before your Parkinson.Parkinson And Diabeties are uncurable
Only Meds Parkinson effect get's me so Mad because of thing I used to do but now I can't ,The side effects of the pills are bad but so his med for diabeties.Aniway I'm the only one that
can save myself .I did'nt go at my last Endo R.V .Did'nt go for my bloodtest.Have to go and see the opthalmologist and my neuro but did'nt call .Worst of all I did'nt call my _dietist_
I gained weight .Sorry for the rant,I had to let steam get out.
And with the people on DF ,I feel the understanding and I learned a lot about the disease,.Good by for now Ricky:mad:

[anmi]

Matt9332; I understand what you are saying ,but diabetes his a cruel disease .I have Parkinson disease since 2005.(diagnosed)Now ,i have to come back strait .Parkinson disease
gets you depressed a lot .So i let go. Now my endo told me to get back on track Dixit my endo:Diabetes will kill you a lot before your Parkinson.Parkinson And Diabeties are uncurable
Only Meds Parkinson effect get's me so Mad because of thing I used to do but now I can't ,The side effects of the pills are bad but so his med for diabeties.Aniway I'm the only one that
can save myself .I did'nt go at my last Endo R.V .Did'nt go for my bloodtest.Have to go and see the opthalmologist and my neuro but did'nt call .Worst of all I did'nt call my _dietist_
I gained weight .Sorry for the rant,I had to let steam get out.
And with the people on DF ,I feel the understanding and I learned a lot about the disease,.Good by for now Ricky:mad:

All my love and support with you... You should be an example for all of us .... BIG HUG!

[beau91]

Thanks anmi,for your kind words just like i was saying in my post people in DF are great.This morning went for my blood test got a R.V with my endo ,ophtalmologist,the only one I did'nt call was my dietist .Not perfect.By Ricky

[nicole]

I get what your saying about being "lazy" and not wanting to do your insulin and blood sugars. I'm the same way. Just recently I've began doing it right, and let me tell you I fell 100x's better than I did before =)

[UpNorth]

Not being able to take a break from it all when going through difficult times which are not related to Diabetes:(

I've just been there and done that... I feel tons better now though!
But during that tough time, i didn't test as much as i normally do, and i was constantly on the high side, but didn't have the energy to correct it most of the time :s:

[Jodie]

Being botherd taking my insulin and craving chocolate

[UpNorth]

Having to give a friend "the bad news" :(

[Elina]

To get "the bad news":( :T

I don't know yet... But this far, everything that includes needles is quite difficult, I am very scared of needles:eek:

[sugardumplin]

making time to sit and check my sugar and give my injection. most of time i just dont do it. the other day, i brought my pen with me and forgot it in my purse for over 24 hours, maybe even 48. so i just threw it away. brand new pen. and my friend who is a nirse told me that it probably was fine. but it was long gone in the trash.

[Elina]

Having to endure high blood sugar for several days because going down to normal levels too fast could cause hypo feelings:( Day 5 since diagnose and I am finally down to 7 mmol/l...

[bryan42]

:: Being type 2. I need to watch everything little thing I consume in order to maintain control. I'm not on insulin so I cannot adjust for food and drink.

Kurt

I hear ya ghostryder..What a pain this is!! :mad:

[UpNorth]

::

I hear ya ghostryder..What a pain this is!! :mad:



That's the main reason i was relieved when i was diagnosed type 1 when i was about to turn 19... No need to worry about getting type 2 later in life :eek: I prefer being a pincushion with freedom, than having to watch every carb because there's no way to correct highs :eek:
Sure, have to poke myself with needles sometimes up to 20 times per day (testing and injections put together), but it's so worth it :)

[anmi]

That's the main reason i was relieved when i was diagnosed type 1 when i was about to turn 19... No need to worry about getting type 2 later in life :eek: I prefer being a pincushion with freedom, than having to watch every carb because there's no way to correct highs :eek:
Sure, have to poke myself with needles sometimes up to 20 times per day (testing and injections put together), but it's so worth it :)

20 TIMES/DAY???? Oh... common ... this is way to much... I am having about 2-3 injections and maximum 2 tests (usually one in the morning)... 3-4 only in the difficult days... sometimes I do prefer not to eat then to see another needle... :mad:

[artlizard]

I guess for me it is the fear and I am trying to fight that fear with knowledge. My father died from diabetic complications 2 years ago (he had a heart attack or stroke while they were amputating his OTHER leg).

I am trying to learn as much as possible and that is why I like this forum soooo much!

[Jamison]

I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago from today with type 1. Sometimes, I have trouble injecting myself with the insulin. I don't know what it is, but sometimes I just cant put the needle in without getting scared, even though I have an extremely high tolerance to pain. Everyone says its going to get easier but it hasn't. Is there something wrong with me?

[stlduckhunter]

I hate two things. Life is a continual balancing act as we all know. Really what I hate most are the lows, but thank you Capri Sun.

[UpNorth]

20 TIMES/DAY???? Oh... common ... this is way to much... I am having about 2-3 injections and maximum 2 tests (usually one in the morning)... 3-4 only in the difficult days... sometimes I do prefer not to eat then to see another needle... :mad:

I test a lot :T I often have 5-6 injections and test 6-12 times every day:T Test even more on bad sugar days, and sometimes i need another injection to correct a high sugar etc etc etc. I don't mind it though:D

[UpNorth]

I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago from today with type 1. Sometimes, I have trouble injecting myself with the insulin. I don't know what it is, but sometimes I just cant put the needle in without getting scared, even though I have an extremely high tolerance to pain. Everyone says its going to get easier but it hasn't. Is there something wrong with me?


My friend was diagnosed with type 1 almost 2 weeks ago, and she had a bad case of needle phobia then. She knows very well that it doesn't hurt, but the fact that having a needle freaked her out in the beginning. She's doing really well now though:)
It might take some time, but it will be easier :)

[Jamison]

I sure hope so. So far today, I gave myself all of the injections and I hope I can continue this streak. I actually have 1 unrelated question for you. How come at 3 AM, my BS was 98 but then at 10 AM, it went up to like 130. Why is this? Is my body producing sugar?

[ladytaz]

I sure hope so. So far today, I gave myself all of the injections and I hope I can continue this streak. I actually have 1 unrelated question for you. How come at 3 AM, my BS was 98 but then at 10 AM, it went up to like 130. Why is this? Is my body producing sugar?

Hi Jamison. It's called "Dawn Phenomenon". A bit before we wake up, our bodies produce some hormones, and along with it, the liver pumps out some glucose, to help get us "up and runnin", so to speak. Here's a good site that explains it a bit better than I can. If this link doesn't show up, just google Dawn Phenomenon, and click on the first link listed.

[Jamison]

Oh, I did not know that. Thank you very much. That would also explain why I am supposed to limit my carb intake moreso for breakfast than for any other meals. The site said that it causes somewhat insulin resistance, and I have continued my 'streak' with 15 units of Lantus. For some reason though, when I apply pressure to the needle to inject the insulin, it hurts. This is only when I am injecting my night time insulin.

[ladytaz]

Oh, I did not know that. Thank you very much. That would also explain why I am supposed to limit my carb intake moreso for breakfast than for any other meals. The site said that it causes somewhat insulin resistance, and I have continued my 'streak' with 15 units of Lantus. For some reason though, when I apply pressure to the needle to inject the insulin, it hurts. This is only when I am injecting my night time insulin.

You're very welcome.

I don't take Lantus, but I have heard that it can sting/hurt. More so, if it is cold, rather than at room temp. Though, it seems strange that it is only when you apply pressure to the needle, and only at night.

[Jamison]

Well, it has to be refrigerated, right? And also, it might be because I am pinching my skin really hard, so it wouldn't be the needle hurting, but who knows?

[ladytaz]

Well, it has to be refrigerated, right? And also, it might be because I am pinching my skin really hard, so it wouldn't be the needle hurting, but who knows?


As to the regridgeration, I think a lot of people draw it up (if they use a syrings) or set it out (if they use a pen) for a bit before they inject.

But, yes, it could possibly be because of the pinching of your skin. Although I'm totally clueless about all that! ;)

[Emm]

This thread is still fantastic :)

I know we all try to be positive about it... but it's good to let it all out sometimes!

I say a big fat ditto to most comments here. There are heaps of things that annoy me about D. But mostly I stay on top of it and make sure I'm the boss of it... doesn't annoy me as much if I keep it in line!

[anmi]

Hi Jamison. It's called "Dawn Phenomenon". A bit before we wake up, our bodies produce some hormones, and along with it, the liver pumps out some glucose, to help get us "up and runnin", so to speak. Here's a good site that explains it a bit better than I can. If this link doesn't show up, just google Dawn Phenomenon, and click on the first link listed.

Very very interesting indeed... I see that I suffer more of Somogyi Efect rather then the Dawn Phenomenon :) ...
If I don't eat something before going to bed (on Lantus 28u, sometimes 30u) I wake up on lows and in the mornings is veeery up ... mainly over 250... If I reduce the Lantus, is not enough for the rest of the day... I tried with 26, but, woke up with a good BG but in the afternoon was almost 300... I can reduce it with Novorapid but I am feeling more comfortable with the Lantus acting in background :)

Dawn Phenomenon doesn't apply to me :)... if I have around 2 o'clock in the night 150 BG, in the morning is bellow 100... it's normal... I usually eat in the morning around 10-20 carbo (usually fruits or a small sandwich or both) without taking insulin at all... at noon is alway around 120-130.

Anyway I am so sleepy that I think that neither my liver or muscles are woke up :) :) :) :T ... they woke up around noon (like me, of course :))

[ladytaz]

Very very interesting indeed... I see that I suffer more of Somogyi Efect rather then the Dawn Phenomenon :) ...
If I don't eat something before going to bed (on Lantus 28u, sometimes 30u) I wake up on lows and in the mornings is veeery up ... mainly over 250... If I reduce the Lantus, is not enough for the rest of the day... I tried with 26, but, woke up with a good BG but in the afternoon was almost 300... I can reduce it with Novorapid but I am feeling more comfortable with the Lantus acting in background :)

Dawn Phenomenon doesn't apply to me :)... if I have around 2 o'clock in the night 150 BG, in the morning is bellow 100... it's normal... I usually eat in the morning around 10-20 carbo (usually fruits or a small sandwich or both) without taking insulin at all... at noon is alway around 120-130.

Anyway I am so sleepy that I think that neither my liver or muscles are woke up :) :) :) :T ... they woke up around noon (like me, of course :))

LOL no matter what time I get up, I'm not "awake" until around noonish too! ;)

I used to have an issue with DP before I was on insulin, when I was just on the pills and diet. But since I started insulin, I don't have the DP problem anymore. *shrugs*

[Cramster]

I find it difficult to deal with the typical ignorance: "Don't eat that cookie!" but they can watch me scarf down potato salad or a loaf of bread and not even notice. I probably shouldnt try to teach them a lesson at the expense of my health.
The progressiveness stinks as well. Still realizing that I'll probably have to inject in the near future. Oh and I HATE waking up with highs, and struggling to get up in the morning.

I do miss my meals consisting of a whole loaf of french bread and a cream soda. Mmm.

I will say that I can appreciate my health much more and I can feel the exercise invigorating me.

[ant hill]

I find it difficult to deal with the typical ignorance: "Don't eat that cookie!" but they can watch me scarf down potato salad or a loaf of bread and not even notice.
Yeah I know what you mean Cramster. :mad:
I probably shouldnt try to teach them a lesson at the expense of my health.
It would take a collage undergraduate to understand this. :(

The progressiveness stinks as well. Still realizing that I'll probably have to inject in the near future. Oh and I HATE waking up with highs, and struggling to get up in the morning.
Yes sadly :(

I do miss my meals consisting of a whole loaf of french bread and a cream soda. Mmm.

I will say that I can appreciate my health much more and I can feel the exercise invigorating me.
To every cloud there is a sliver lining.
But there is also those people who seem to think otherwise about what we should eat. :mad: (http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/chit-chat/16828-a-guide-to-dealing.html)

[RyanN]

For me, I get really frustrated with all my effort and thought and work to make my BGs perfect, yet things don't always work out as I want them to.
This lack of perfection (I am very much a perfectionist if you couldn't tell) then makes me worry about the many bad things that diabetes can bring. I'm not afraid of needles, or constant monitoring, or counting carbs, or any of the effort required;
I just hate the fact that all this work doesn't make everything exactly as I want it, so that in my mind I can be 100% healthy and live to be 120 years old.

[alicat61]

[I find that people in hospitals keep you high just because they are scared that I may get a low. They don't like panic as in a hospital they should understand that to panic is not caring. To understand the patient need rather than just compensating the for the low.)

:o Yes Anthill I can see this happening in some hospitals. Sadly many nurses and doctors are ignorant about diabetes. They either do to much or to little. Some of them like to think they know it all (and know little)
I've seen nurses who want to be diabetic educaters refuse to inject themselve with saline!!(NOW THAT REALLY CHEESED ME OFF):mad:
On the other hand I have seen a nurse try to shove barley sugar into an unconsious patients mouth as her blood sugar was low.:eek: (The BSL came up but she choked on the lolly NO luckily she was Ok ):D
One of the things I hate about non diabetics is the judgment Oh you are a bad diabetic as in Naughty because you are eating something that they think you shoudn't.
Also with the medical side of things when you lapse They just rant and rave. (that doesn't help):mad:

(I am lucky as I have found a GP and diabetic educater who don't give up on me even though I must frustrate them at times):) Take care from Alicat61:)

[ant hill]

[I find that people in hospitals keep you high just because they are scared that I may get a low. They don't like panic as in a hospital they should understand that to panic is not caring. To understand the patient need rather than just compensating the for the low.)
Whell noted Alicat, When I last in hospital I was tube fed and I was low so I just said get some Lucazade and have that in a big syringe and I just opened up one of the feeding tube's ports and slowly injected the Lucazade in and so I was happy....For a while. :(

:o Yes Anthill I can see this happening in some hospitals. Sadly many nurses and doctors are ignorant about diabetes. They either do to much or to little. Some of them like to think they know it all (and know little)
I've seen nurses who want to be diabetic educaters refuse to inject themselve with saline!!(NOW THAT REALLY CHEESED ME OFF):mad:
Yeah. :(
On the other hand I have seen a nurse try to shove barley sugar into an unconsious patients mouth as her blood sugar was low.:eek: (The BSL came up but she choked on the lolly NO luckily she was Ok ):D
So they have never herd of injectable Glucadon. :mad:
One of the things I hate about non diabetics is the judgment Oh you are a bad diabetic as in Naughty because you are eating something that they think you shoudn't.
Also with the medical side of things when you lapse They just rant and rave. (that doesn't help):mad:
They should employ a diabetic in specialize in diabetic care, But then the said know it alls seam to think otherwise and the fight continues. :mad:

(I am lucky as I have found a GP and diabetic educater who don't give up on me even though I must frustrate them at times) Take care from Alicat61:)

Count yourself lucky Alicat.

[moisoha]

Hmm... I never actually thought about having to deal with things like this when I become a real, insulin taking, diabetic... But i guess it is difficult...

(Great, now I'm scared of more then just the needles...)

[ownagemountain]

Being type 2. I need to watch everything little thing I consume in order to maintain control. I'm not on insulin so I cannot adjust for food and drink.

Kurt

, everyone knows type one is the worst.

[Emm]

Ownage that's an odd thing to say.

Both are a pain in the $#@^, well, both totally suck. Sometimes we type 1s are better off because we have insulin. I'm sure type 2s are better off because they're less likely to have lows, or maybe because some of them can delay the true effects of D with diet and exercise or whatever...

No kind of diabetes is 'the worst'! Total stinkage all round! All diabetes sucks the big one.

[ant hill]

Ownage that's an odd thing to say.

Both are a pain in the $#@^, well, both totally suck. Sometimes we type 1s are better off because we have insulin.
Then you don't have to calculate how much insulin for your meal. It's a hit or miss affair. :(
I'm sure type 2s are better off because they're less likely to have lows, or maybe because some of them can delay the true effects of D with diet and exercise or whatever...
Yes and they can reverse it if they want to (lucky sods who can sustain energy without having to worry of a low. :()

No kind of diabetes is 'the worst'! Total stinkage all round! All diabetes sucks the big one.
Knowledge is the weapon against this disease and to use the tools that we use to make life bearable. ;)

[Lloyd]

The worst part about diabetes is that it never goes away.

[Rob. [Type 1]]

Most annoying things for me is going hypo when im out away from home with no food or money, having to inject infront of friends (intimidating)
and that im the only kid in my school/town with diabetes.
but ist not THAT bad i guess.
oh and i always forget to inject which sends me high.

[birdyland]

I haven't been diagnosed that long....

but the worst to me is people assuming that I need diet food because I'm diabetic.
A. I REFUSE to eat fake/chemical sugar substitute
B. Some of that diet food is worse in carbs than real food!! People just don't get the "count carbs, not sugar" thing!

Oh... and people asking if I should eat [that].

But I suppose if those are my worst complaints, I'm in really good shape ;-}

[aperfectbass]

Not being able to drink things like OJ like I used to.

[Tattoo azz]

hey guysjust having 'D' is a bummer in itself nevermind all the crappy other stuff. Rob don't worry about having to inject infront of your friends, if they are true friends they won't mind mine didn't when i was at school. If you are having difficulty remembering to inject try putting an alarm on your mobile (if you have that facility) or you could get a watch with an alarm and set the alarm for lunch time. I was diagnosed when i was seven so i know what its like to be a teenager going thru all the changes you are AND have to deal with injecting and testing, but you are lucky cos you've got this great thing called the internet which as you know is great for help and you've got this forum site so please.. use it don't be afraid or embarassed you're not alone and certainly won't be the only person to have gone or even be going thru what you are right now.
take care
Azz

[sowski143]

I don't like having diabetes because I'm always high and never feel it! No one ever understands what I'm going through, but still have the audacity to judge me and ask if I'm supposed to eat this or that....I need A LOT more education because I don't know anything!

[fgummett]

Hey sowski143... you already know a lot more than those who judge you... that's their problem :mad: You especially know enough to ask when you don't know the answer which is something we all need to remember no matter how old we might think we are :)

[GinaLynn]

I really find that the lows are the most umpleasent- because I feel so out of control!