Ever have days where you just are angry?

[Psycho Penguin]

I'm a pretty realistic and mellow guy. I take control of my diabetes and most days I just don't let it bother me because I'm the type that doesn't let things I can't control get to me. I've seen it ruin people's lives and I don't want the added stress.

But there's some days where I want a brownie or something and can't because my BS is already high to begin with, and I can't get out of bed because my neuropathy is killing me, and I can't find any friends or a girlfriend because I have no self confidence due to how ugly my diabetes made me (lost a lot of weight and teeth), and I just feel like saying **** it all and am pissed off.

Is this bad? I mean, it's not every day this happens and like I said I'm a realistic guy, but I still have my days where I just am fed up with the way life is going for me.

Sorry for the rant.

[Tropical83]

Nah, don't feel bad. I have plenty of days like that myself. I'd like to think that I'm in control all the time until I go to the Dr's office and get checked and she sends me a letter telling me that I have microalbumin in my urine and I don't like getting letters like that. In all honesty, when I was younger I never liked dealing with diabetes because it was another thing to worry about and I wanted to be just like my friends - no boundaries, no worries, no problems. I still want to be like all my friends but I gotta check into reality every once in a while because I am getting older and I have been diabetic for 16 years and I do believe it's starting to slap me in the face. Now that I am older I'm trying to keep everything in check, I even have a diabetic journal where I draw graphs for my sugars, write down everything I eat and it pisses me off when I get letters that tell me that my kidneys are having a hard time :mad:. Then again, I have to look at the bright side and be thankful that I don't have an eternally fatal disease, I can take control so my goal is to not take advantage of that option and be thankful. ;)

[shutterbug]

I at least have 1 day a week (angry for nothing!)

[ant hill]

Hello Guys, Back in the days of weak insulins and a strict diet and they were days I could just get all angry at stuff that people who don't understand and so frustration just makes you more angry. Phycho Penguin (Great nic name :D) I have found that exerciise will get BG's down and it's far better than having a bolus. ;) At the same time I plan to have a nice piece of cake and so I have a test and find a high. :( OK Not good however!! I Gave myself a light bolus and do something physical BUT!! don't knock yourself out. Have another test at half an hour since your bolus along with the exercise. Did it drop? It should but in this practice please be careful as you exercise have some cake or a fast pick me up within easy reach as todays insulins are made to have a fast onset!! as I wish I have had that 30 years ago. :T
So plan for your treats, And think ahead. ;) :)

[fgummett]

You betcha! ;) Maybe we can blame it on the BS (all kinds!)... even though I have much better control these days, my son (nearly 18 years old) can still tell when it is getting close to my feeding-time! :D

[Penny]

People who do not have Diabetes have days like this! :) When I have an angry day (seems like everything irritates me), Hubby will ask if I am "low" or "high". When he has a bad day, it is always someone else's fault. If it gets real bad for me, I will have the brownie, or usually a cookie for me. I feel a little better, but worse if I have more cookies than I should.

[ihd1111]

I believe it is normal to feel this anger and sadness. If it happens very often or if you can't seem to shake it, talk to your doctor about some therapy and maybe an antidepressant. Having an incurable disease can really bring you down and just talking to someone about it (as you are on here) can help, but if you need more help, don't be afraid to ask for it. It really can make a difference in life! Hang in there!

[notme]

Yes.....sure I do. There are days when I go low and it is inconvenient, I get mad. For some weird reason (I think my husband arranged it), I always go low when I am shopping. I have sat in the parking lot in a hot car, looking for candy in my purse and getting mad.

However, you always have friends. We may be online friends, but we do understand and if you come here mad, we will "get it".

[EllieK]

You just get mad for a day? I can stay that way for a week. It hasn't been diabetes all my life but all the other medical "issues" i've had to deal with since I was 4 (epilepsy among others) then to get hit with D - you bet I get mad - especially when I work hard, watch what I eat and I still am high. I would say there was something wrong with you if you didn't get mad.
Hang in there, I know most of these answers are coming from "not young adults" but we share the same struggle and I so remember hating whatever I could hate because I couldn't be like everyone else.

[IrishJoe]

Yes I can get angry.. I was fine until I started to fill in a form and I did it wrong ... why because I'm looking at the clock and realising that I need to get my mid-day lucheon and insulin about now!! Plus I'm a little behind in my orginisation !!!

There are days and like mentioned before sometimes lots of days in a row when I'm angry for no reason.

Also when it comes to friends - QUALITY not quantity. Plus real freinds wont mind if you have diabetes or neuropathy or whatever. Talk to people :D