[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]

Originally Posted by 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

, 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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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 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!

[Revilo]

The most pain in the a*** thing for me about diabetes is the Lantus injections I have to take before bed. It's like, you don't wanna take it too late or too early, and you have to take it at the same time each night. And then, the lows. THAT sucks. Waking up at 2a with the shivers and dizzies is not cool at all.

[sprzepiora]

Originally Posted by IBEW47

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

Not to post a me too, but me too.

I always knew that no matter what happened I could take care of myself and be OK, now if I run out of insulin for some reason I will die.

It is also just sinking in to me, that no matter how good I get at managing my diabetes I still will probably get diabetic complications and now I have to add that to the plan so that my family will be OK.


Out of all the things I have done in my life, from out of the blue I get diabetes, not a car accident, not smoking ( not anymore though), not falling from a cliff while repelling or getting hurt at work (construction and hazardous waste cleanup), nope, I got diabetes.

Those other things I chose, diabetes chose me and I didn't even get a say in it.

[sugardumplin]

Originally Posted by sprzepiora

Those other things I chose, diabetes chose me and I didn't even get a say in it.

Awesome! It's just how I feel and when I think about it, I get pissed all over again. I hate it. I don't have time for it. I don't have time to sit and read a book to my daughter much less sit and check my sugar 4 times a day and then inject twice a day. It's a pain in the a$$ and I am sorry this came out so negative.