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12-19-2007, 05:05 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangkok
Posts: 31
| | | What do you guys find most difficult about diabetes?
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? |
12-19-2007, 05:59 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Milton Keynes. U.K.
Posts: 666
| | | The lows. I hate them with a passion. Waking with a low during the night really makes me nuts.
Heather.
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Anne Herbert.
Sing, dance, love and laugh. These are the true foods of life.
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12-19-2007, 06:02 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 301
| | | 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
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I don't believe in a no-win scenario.
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12-19-2007, 06:16 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spotsylvania, VA (USA)
Posts: 1,101
| | 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  |
12-19-2007, 06:53 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangkok
Posts: 31
| | 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. |
12-19-2007, 08:45 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 281
| | Never goes away
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-Kelly-
Dx'd age 28 Type 1 (3-18-2006)
Mom to Hannah (10)
Maddison (7) Type 1 (12-4-2006)
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12-19-2007, 09:12 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangkok
Posts: 31
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Originally Posted by kel4han  Never goes away | We all have that, but at least we don't have the worst like other people with Aids, Cancer or Parkinson.
__________________ HBa1c Aug: 15% HBa1c Dec: 12.9% HBa1c Febuary: Coming soon!  Target: 9% Insulin: Humolog & Lantus
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12-19-2007, 10:44 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California
Posts: 930
| | 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 |
12-19-2007, 10:53 AM
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Posts: 104
| | | Other poeples attitudes and ignorance
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A1C 6.6 up 0.1
chorlestarol 5.3 up 0.7
Dated 27/10/06
A1C 6.5 up 0.2
chorlestarol 4.6
10 kg weight loss
Dated 20/04/06
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12-19-2007, 11:04 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Dakota
Posts: 497
| | | 1. Loosing weight
2. Loosing weight
3. Loosing weight
-Lloyd
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5/12/08 A1c 4.9 2/18/08 A1c 4.9 11/2007 A1c 5.3 8/2007 A1c 5.5 6/2007 A1c 5.7
3/2007 A1c 6.9 12/2006, A1c 7.8 9/2006, A1c 8.5 6/2006 A1c 8.7 |
12-19-2007, 11:25 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London, ON Canada
Posts: 366
| | | The fact that I can do everything right and my numbers will jump for no apparent reason. |
01-08-2008, 07:41 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Romania
Posts: 74
| | 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 
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)...
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Discovered in July 2006.
H1Abc was
July 2006 - 13.6 
November 2006 - 7.3
November 2007 - 8.5  |
01-08-2008, 08:05 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 1,646
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Originally Posted by Matt9332 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.
__________________  Type 1 since 1979
Pumping with MM 522 since Feb '08
HbA1c 6.1 - April '08 |
01-08-2008, 08:40 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 1,568
| | 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
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" This above all,--to thine own self be true; and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man."
William Shakespeare
Diagnosed Type II on 26th November 2007
Metformin 500mg twice daily
Enap 5mg
Initial A1c (14th Dec07): 11.6%
15th Jan'08: 9%
3rd March'08 6.8%
6th June'08 6.1% |
01-09-2008, 10:14 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Universe, Planet Earth :P
Posts: 822
| | Most difficult... I don't really feel any difficulties, i think  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 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.
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22 years old, diagnosed T1D on october 14th 2004.
On MDI, Novorapid and Levemir, using the NP4
Currently back to pumping with my IR1200, April 2008.
Been using D-tron and Animas IR1200 but prefer the pen |
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