College Students??

RootBeer2688 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-21-2008, 06:15 PM

Hi, I am a newbie to the site, and was looking for some support with college students, or people who have been through college. I have been a diabetic since shortly after my 4th birthday, so for as long as I can remember, but I find that for me college is making it very difficult (and not partying, I don't drink). I will be going into my third year this September and have had the same problem in the past two years. My schedule is so different from day to day. Some nights I am up until 4 in the morning finishing work, and other nights I am at lacrosse until 10 at night. My whole life I have been active, but the irregularity in a college schedule has had some affect on me. Anyone else find this to be true?? Anyone have any advice??

spinnb8 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-21-2008, 06:28 PM

i was in college for a few years (almost 10) but didnt get diagnosed until i was about to start my second year of grad school. i am type 1, and it was a lot to deal with at the time for me. i had a couple of good friends who were good support, but the schedule thing there wasnt much that i could do about it. just keep a lot of snacks around, and i still do keep snacks all over the place. if worse comes to worse you can play the game that my girlfriend and i play, and that is "is my blood sugar high or low?"
she usually is a pretty good guess. then she checks hers (not diabetic) and its always 88.
pisses me off.

good luck

birdyland · #3 (**permalink**) 07-22-2008, 03:53 PM

I just finished my BS and am on to a graduate degree. My schedule has always been hectic.

I found what works best is to pick a common denomanator ... and plan my meals within what will fit *most* days. So, as it goes, I eat breakfast around 10, lunch around 2, and dinner around 7.

If I sleep in, I just take my morning long acting insulin when I get up to use the restroom, and go back to sleep.

I don't get to go to sleep EARLY very often, nor do I like to, so I haven't had to deal with that.

As for always being in different places, I find keeping snacks handy, and carrying doses of insulin in a frio wallet works well; I take my whole day's insulin, and an extra dose, with me.

orange81bird · #4 (**permalink**) 07-22-2008, 04:02 PM

I have found that my pump has helped me tremendously. Though I was only attached to it the last month of a semester, I found that I was better able to control my bg's. I was able to acheive a more normal schedule this last semester with classes and working. Before the pump, I was all over the place and afraid of going too low during a lecture.

GinaLynn · #5 (**permalink**) 08-01-2008, 08:57 AM

I just graduated from college a year ago- and i can't say that i didn't drink and party...but i will say that what helped to keep me under control with my BS was my eating habbits. I found the less carbs i ate the more stable my blood sugars were. I wasn't trying to lose weight but i found i didn't have that many dangerous highs or lows. I understand that you are very active and being up late definitely has an effect on BS but my advice is just to create the best most defined schedule that you can and try to stick with it. GOOD LUCK

minilinked · #6 (**permalink**) 08-20-2008, 10:29 AM

I'm a Chem major with a full time job and my pump I think is the only way I manage. I also just got the minimed CGMS and its helped alot it dosen't always give me as much warning as I'd like but usually I know a little before I start heading high or low, and often I can stay 70-150 with preventative dosing