RANT time

[KCP]

OK so if you dont want to read my rant dont :P
But here goes!!

IM sick of being surrounded by completely healthy people who take their health for granted.
I wish i could swap with on of them for just ONE YEAR.. jsut one! then maybe i could get the things i want to get done, done. Like falling pregnant and having a baby.. Id love to just do that, and if i had that year i would!!!

That is all :)

[David_S]

Don't count yourself out .. and the grass isn't always greener. The healthy people.. often don't eat right.. don't get enough protein.. fill up on ****.. it isn't healthy.. and it leads to other things . Don't count yourself out.. don't think you will never have exactly what you want out of life..

[TommyC1]

Thanks for your RANT!

Seriously.
The only reason I can even stand being around all of those "healthy" people and thier diabetic misconceptions is knowing that I'm really not as alone as it sometimes seems.
So rant on and I hope it helps you as much as it helps me.

~Tommy

[davef]

Those healthy people don't get to come here to rant, so there's one thing you can do that they can't! ;)

Sorry things are getting to you at the moment, hope it improves.

[shutterbug]

I hear you. I get the same feeling when I see people eat bad stuff. But, hey... their body handles it differently and they are fine. I get worried when I see diabetic eat carb rich food and tell others its ok once in a while (when that once is a while is like 2-3 times a week). But, what can we do?

I think, I would have been that way if I wasn't a diabetic!

[Erin]

I know it's annoying when people don't realize what they have. But, everyone has their own cross to bear. If it's not medical it could be psychological, emotional, financial, or something in their family. Everybody's got something that makes them different and makes things difficult. There might be someone out there who wishes they had everything as together as you do.

But it seems like you want a baby, and you wish you could be someone who didn't have that hurdle to overcome. Right now looking at your sig, it looks like you've got the D controlled so falling pregnant and having a healthy baby would be a possibility. Good luck with the other hurdles that life has put in your way. I hope that you get to experience all that you want in your own life, without having to switch with somebody else.

[morrisma]

Must be an Aussie thing to fall pregnant. :D As Erin said, your current diabetes stats wouldn't indicate any reason not to try.

Mike

[davef]

Must be an Aussie thing to fall pregnant. :D As Erin said, your current diabetes stats wouldn't indicate any reason not to try.

Mike

Mike are you trying to get shot? She's from New Zealand, saying she's an Aussie is like calling a Canadian/American, Irishman/English or via versa ;)

[Keezheekoni]

I totally understand your rant... My goodness woman! You have *some* whacked out cycle! I just looked at your charts... I sympathize. I've got fertility problems too, though mine are not the getting pg problem, it's the staying pg problem. :( Though lately I'm starting to wonder if my dh got snipped in secret, cuz I've been of any bc since Sept of 06...hmmm! 'sokay, I have more kids than I need.

It'll come for you...please don't stress. The best advice I can give. Seriously. My mom and dad finally got pg with me after 5 years of treatment when they stopped all treatments and started adoption proceedings... Eight years later, they had my brother after doing the same thing (6 years of treatment, giving up, going through the adoption process, then got pregnant). They think it was just the *relaxing* mindset of not worrying that they *had* to have sex every other night for two weeks every month and could relax and have it whenever they wanted to... Okay, that was way more than I wanted to ever know about my parents...! :D

[KCP]

Thanks so much everyone for your replies.. They really do help, as does the ranting!
I know everyone has their cross to bear.. Its just mine are getting a little heavy right now :) thats all..

Hahahaha, yep, im in Nz dude.. Not aussie... :P
We are trying :( thats the thing.. I have fertility issues too so they dont help in our journey to have children.. But at least my diabetes isnt the reason and to be honest, i worked hard to make sure that wasnt going to be the case.
**sigh** the no stress thing? harder than it sounds! Lol i know you guys know better then anyone how hard it can be to keep your diabetes a1c at such a good level for a long time. i just feel like someday soon my resolve with my diabetes is going to wane and im not going to be able to keep it under 7% you know? thats all...

[d_k_moon]

OK so if you dont want to read my rant dont :P
But here goes!!

IM sick of being surrounded by completely healthy people who take their health for granted.
I wish i could swap with on of them for just ONE YEAR.. jsut one! then maybe i could get the things i want to get done, done. Like falling pregnant and having a baby.. Id love to just do that, and if i had that year i would!!!

That is all :)

Nah, you wouldn't want to swap with them. Up until a month ago I was one of them. Undiagnosed, blood sugar out of control, conveniently ignoring the symptoms and blindly going through life.

August 9th. The day my life changed. I had a heart attack, brought on in part by the out of control diabetes.

Today, I'm 20 lbs lighter, and still losing. I'm eating healthier, and exercising. Life is a whole lot better today than it was prior to August 9th.

The bottom line here is, make the most of the cards that life deals you..

[KCP]

Lol ok, if you knew me you'd know that 99% of the time i do :P

But every now and then those of us who have had this horrible condition for a long period of time, and those for not that long just get over it and sick of watching those with perfectly healthy bodies abuse them.. IE drinking every weekend, taking drugs, eating junk all day every day..
And yet, my only issue is diabetes, lowered immune system, depression/anxiety and fertility issues.. I deal with it as best i can most of the time.. but every now and then you just need to Rant. Its healthy to do so as well :)

[d_k_moon]

Well, their bodies won't be perfectly healthy if they continue to abuse them. There comes a time when the bill comes due, and the price has to be paid.

Yep, there's certainly nothing wrong with a good rant now and then...

[morrisma]

Mike are you trying to get shot? She's from New Zealand, saying she's an Aussie is like calling a Canadian/American, Irishman/English or via versa ;)

My sincerest apologies on not carefully reading the city of origin:(

Fortunately it isn't my geography that's lacking only my ability to focus while busy at work. Still, I'm not certain about the whole falling preggers thing but I am American and must be excused for my ignorance.

I do wish you the best of luck reaching that goal. Kids are a wonder for spinning your life in ways you never imagined - most of it good in my experience.
Mike

[Gordonm]

I consider myself a LOT healthier than most people I meet and see. I can do circles around most people half my age. I can't say anything about being pregnant and I can and do appriciate your issues but it can be worked out. I don't know your situation but I rarely say others are healthier than me. Yes I do have a dreaded disease and it takes it toll but letting it beat you down is the worst thing that can happen. I try to keep a positive attitude about it and there are good and bad days but mostly good. I work very hard at it and it has paid off. I am into my 34th year with this and I feel better than ever.
Keep your chin up and don't worry about other people. They probably have their own issues.

[KCP]

Ahh morrisma: no worries ;) Nz is a small country not far from Australia thought so you werent too far off!!

I dont know if im healthier, sometimes i feel like my body is falling apart, and theres nothing i can do about it.. but then, i am lucky, very very small complications so far :)

[LiveNormal]

Yah, I totally feel for you. We have been trying with professional help for 3 years and still nothing. Being want to get pregnant and worrying if big D would interfere the health of the baby itself is a very BIG stress. Female body is very hormonal. After having dealt with D for 8 years, my BS still go out of whacks at different times of the cycle. It sort of make you believe that the effort that you have put in (carb counting, getting pumped, writing logs, watching diets...etc) still reduced to luck in the D world. It can be quite discouraged sometimes. However, on the other hand, so many women our type have delivered healthy babies. So you have got to believe that it will happen to you one day and you just need to wait patiently.

Good luck!

[GeishaGirl]

I feel the pain. I have a friend, and his wife is ALWAYS "sick". By that, I mean she's perfectly healthy, but wants everyone to think she's always got something -- a horrible sinus infection, a cold, stomach issues, whatever. She takes off work for a sniffle so she can sit home lazy.

Meanwhile, my DXes are confused, we don't have my insulin ratios set yet, so my BGs are still 200-350, I'm always tired, always taking time out to take a shot, and I'm STILL working 40-60 hour weeks AND taking grad classes. Every single time this healthy person complains about being sick I want to slap her silly, I really do.

[It Ain't Over]

I work in a large office, we have a lot of dum people here.
This morning the hauled a coworker away with an apparent heart attack.
He is several years younger than I am, but you would not know that by looking at him. Grossly overweight. Eats on the basis see-food-eat food diet. I sat down last week with him and noticed the pale appearance, asked if he was having any chest pain. He admitted to having a lot of heartburn. Told him that was not heartburn and to get to an MD asap. He said to mind my own business.

[KCP]

Wow that co worker of yours aye? :O SIlly...
Geishagirl: Aww, man!!! Hopefully it gets better and your levels sort it out soon.. i know its horrible..
Livenormal: I hear ya.. its just so hard to be patient, you know??

I am feeling alot better this week in regards to D.. Am gonna get my a1c done again to make myself feel even better as im sure its gotten pretty low cos of the affect of the met on my levels.. ANd its not hard to keep them low either!! :D