Unmanaged Diabetes II

Perhaps this is really a spiritual issue. You have demonstrated how mindfullness led to better sefl regulation, feeling better and better blood sugar. But success threw you out of the groove! Can you make friends with your fear of success? Can you wake up and shake off this bad dream?

i am 47 , single mom struggling with 4 teenagers and yes diabetic but i have seen my late father control it for 40 long years till he was too old , lonely and had a leg amputated at 75, this scares me but also gives me hope and lot of determination, these days i try to avoid sweets , cycle think positive but i also stagger from my diet but its ok because i know that i am but human but the most important thing to remember for all people suffering from it is to stay positive just dont give up ,try and smile remember you live just once so enjoy and have faith.

diabetes never been a problem when you make small meals as every two to three hours you eat a small meal which contain fruit,vegetables, yogurt or milk and salad with your main three meals so you cna at day like 7 meals 4 small meals and the other three main is not bad. don't starve yourself you just need to eat tiny quantity of sugar like black chocolate and sweets try taking a small piece as sweets or sugar is good for kidney and other organs and you eat small quantity help in making body stable.you said you start using Insulin so you try to make it clear that your meals and the dose will match and try like walking or doing the stairs a day get upstairs or down few times a day help in making it to stay healthy.always make sure that you have like sugar with you so when get low sugar in blood can help you out and always know that diabetes depends on your knowledge of how to manage your body requirement and you will never get big issues hope that you always be in good health an dtake care always .

I suggest you get your sugar under control or you'll go blind, have amputations, or kidney failure. I've been shooting insulin for over 15 years and hate it but the consequences are worse. Best wishes.

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I am TERRIFIED of needles. Every time i get a shot I have passed out, Usually only a few minutes. I can't imagine shots every day. Hugs to those who have to.

I feel for you so much. One of the things you mentioned was about having to go on insulin. I did too. I have been doing the shots for almost a year. It totally rocked my world too. I was mad at everybody and everything. I know it's just shots, but something about it made me feel so funky, depressed, angry and most of all, like I am a failure.



From what I have read on here, it soulds to me that you are, or feel better in the Caretaker role than taking care of yourself. I feel ya there too. You have had so many horrible and tragic things happen/ing in your life that for you to just keep on keeping on...My God, you are an Inspiration! Think of the lives you have changed and done whatever needed to be done for another person...and now give a little of that care and concern and love to yourself.



Gentle Hugs and Best Wishes!!!

I was recently diagnosed with diabetes. I too have found a diet higher in protein helps to keep my blood sugar levels lower. I understand the struggle and the hassle of testing your blood sugar on a daily basis. I would only encourage you to keep at it for your own sake. I have also noticed how my emotions play a big part in my blood sugar numbers. When I am upset or depressed, my sugar (and my blood pressure) rises. See if you can get a handle on the depression. I know it's hard. It seems to be a vicious cycle; doesn't it?

ive recently been diagosed with diabetes also lost my dad on the 10th dec this year of a heart attack so i have had a rough time of late trying to get my head round recent events ive been suffering from anxiety and stress due to my berievement which has been playing havac with my blood sugar levels and to top it all off ive been full of cold and had a throat infection lets hope 2010 brings better things my way

Your just going through lifes cycles. It sounds like ya have a small depression problem. I am not a fan of anti depressents and I am certainly not going to say talk to your DR. about it because thats he first thing they will do. But you need to get out and talk to someone.



It could be a friend, counselor anyone that will listen. Be up front and straight with them and I think you will find everything else will fall into place.



Good luck

hi.my heart goes out to you and you are in my prayers.your sharing showed me the power of your strength and courage.i alway felt i am most unfortunate to have so many tramas in my life.i am 61 from singapore.adopted for the wrong reasons.never had love from them except abuse.molested by"mom"boyfriend at 10 and raped at 12.abortion not by doctor.baby boy down toilet bowl.3 abusive marriages.5 childbirth,5 abortions and miscarriages,7 operations and going for 2 more.(knee replacements).1 husband had AIDS and thank god i am fine.now having adrenal gland insufficiency which comes along with obesity,diabetes,cholesteral,hbp,depression. none of my children caredbut GOD does.HE sent me my soulmate 9 yrs ago,4 yrs before my illnesses.he is 12 yrs my junior.what kept me on as a kid was my joy to see others happy through my little help.i always believe and trust GOD doesnt create me to suffer but to teach me through my trials and tribulations.i wish and pray that GOD will send good things your way.keep in touch.anxious to know how are you now.

hi.my heart goes out to you and you are in my prayers.your sharing showed me the power of your strength and courage.i alway felt i am most unfortunate to have so many tramas in my life.i am 61 from singapore.adopted for the wrong reasons.never had love from them except abuse.molested by"mom"boyfriend at 10 and raped at 12.abortion not by doctor.baby boy down toilet bowl.3 abusive marriages.5 childbirth,5 abortions and miscarriages,7 operations and going for 2 more.(knee replacements).1 husband had AIDS and thank god i am fine.now having adrenal gland insufficiency which comes along with obesity,diabetes,cholesteral,hbp,depression. none of my children caredbut GOD does.HE sent me my soulmate 9 yrs ago,4 yrs before my illnesses.he is 12 yrs my junior.what kept me on as a kid was my joy to see others happy through my little help.i always believe and trust GOD doesnt create me to suffer but to teach me through my trials and tribulations.i wish and pray that GOD will send good things your way.keep in touch.anxious to know how are you now.

Hello,



I am experiencing neuropathy, I have type 2 diabetes, diagnosed March 2005, I do not have good glucose control and the doctors are recommending gastric bypass surgery, I would like to exhaust all other avenues before this last resort, I would like to hear some suggestions. Thanks, Let's give Life Hope

I'm very confused on this whole diabetes thing, since I'm a new diabetes ~ I don't really understand any of it, and I been pricking my fingers for days. Well my health is awful, but I could stand to lose abt ten lbs. Does this whole mess destroy your liver too? My husband told me it does, and thats why I'm so sleepy. I'm just lost on the whole thing, my feet are turning colors, and my mind is lost. I'm not scared, but I just need to be around for my childrens sake. You take care of yourself the best you can ~ God Bless

I'm very confused on this whole diabetes thing, since I'm a new diabetes ~ I don't really understand any of it, and I been pricking my fingers for days. Well my health is awful, but I could stand to lose abt ten lbs. Does this whole mess destroy your liver too? My husband told me it does, and thats why I'm so sleepy. I'm just lost on the whole thing, my feet are turning colors, and my mind is lost. I'm not scared, but I just need to be around for my childrens sake. You take care of yourself the best you can ~ God Bless

Me too. I think some of it is the almost impossible micro-management you have to have in your life that makes enjoying actual living and working very difficult.



Docs send you to places to micromanage your diet, time and what you eat, etc. etc. and the tone is pretty patronizing. maybe you'll trade off a higher A1c for a better quality life enjoying food a bit more and freedom a bit more. They look at you like you lie when you say you can't eat b'fast at the same time everyday



(work in a hospital, sorry, I can't run those tests you need- I am going to b'fast because I took my insulin 30 min. ago. and you better not have an emergency @ 11am because I have to go to lunch then too!- BTW, hospitals are no better than regular employers at accommodating those with chronic illnesses. do u want to be on the operating table when no one can give you blood but me but I'm not there & in a short staffed lab, that is a reality)



and they really freak when you tell "so, since I can't depend on eating, I don't take any insulin - so I don't have a low and would be incapacitated in an emergency and I don't eat the entire day at work so I won't have a really high blood sugar (3 am to 1 pm). Then they start insisting you do so, that you job *has* to let u (yeah, on paper, not in reality)...



well it just ain't an attempt to work with me as much as telling me what to do. And then they ask what/when do you eat- and its NOT the same each day or the same time and *that* upsets them. Salad one day, 3 course meal maybe the next up and down. maybe at 2pm or maybe 7 pm if I take a nap.



To them I am just being stubborn. Maybe I am. I can eat regularly 90% of the time, I tried to do so. Then I had an episode where i was slammed with work and could not take a break. And I had taken insulin. You can't eat in a lab. so popping a candy our a soda is out of the question. no exceptions. unless you hide it of course. all these rules for your safety, rather see you die than break the rules for your safety. no one else can do my specialized job until the relief comes in, so I worked through the low until she came and got out of there - 2 cokes, throwing up in the bathroom lying on the floor till it passed and I could come back.



Did the above ever since (no insulin/no food). And have on occasion been slammed , but never had the Bad Things happen since doing the above.



What I want to do, which they wouldn't hear of, is calculate how much insulin to take depending on what I ate per how many carbs in the meal. And meals on my days off. Nonono .. do everything their way.



They insist you diet, i am not interested in that. They don't care, they insist. Wanted to switch my insulin to a prescription when I'd rather not so I am not stuck with being enslaved to a Rx (regular R, 70/30 , etc. is OTC) wanted to take my glucometer for one of 'theirs' over my protest. Finally just shut up and let Joslin doc talk, and you'll come back and bring your freestyle for our big bertha clunky model I realized



...screw it- and left. stopped trying at all. a1c up to 11. Then just decided to do my own with R, guestimated 1u to 10 carbs, no doc this year and A1c down to 7-8.



now I have really needed to go to refill my blood pressure meds, but I swear screw it until next year I despise office visits so much. And there's no OTC I can do for that



eh, angerreigns I suppose.

You sound like me. I have been diabetic for 10 years and most of this time it has been uncontrolled. I take 2 types of insulin, and my sugar was 348 yesterday. I have been out of Lantus for a week; no money to pay for the prescription copay. So I have been taking 30 units of Novolog 3-4 times a day. It is so depressing to be diabetic and I also have a tumor on my left adrenal gland, which the doctors don't want to bother with because it's only 2 cm.

I am 49 years old, and have had a very stressful life. It is a good thing to vent. I just wish I could find a caring endocrinologist, who will look past my appearance and really try to figure out why my sugars are so high.

I did the Atkins diet which is High Protein FOODS (not powder which has a lot of sugar)



I cut carbs completely for one month



I never felt hungry



I dropped 50lbs in 12 weeks



I ditched the nurse educator, and got my blood glucose levels down myself



Doctor was happy with result , though not thrilled with the diet



BUT hey it worked, I'm in better health than when doc and nurse were "handling" my health.



I wish you the same results. Message me if you would like more information or would like support

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I feel your pain, I have been type 2 for 10 years, most of my family members are diabetic, my Mom died from it, one sister had a stroke and is now disabled, my brother had both legs amputated, then died at age 60 from this disease. I am just trying to stay alive, but i do get discouraged often and depression is never far away. I am trying to improve everyday, because at age 48, I am not ready to die and have lots to live for. All I can say is you live one day at a time and when knocked down, get up and try again. Good luck, I admire your courage for always getting up.

Sounds Like you need a LARGE helping of self-love.



You have come through the wars.....more self nurturing needed.



The guy with the advice on high protein diet is CORRECT



Its the Carbs that do the damage to blood sugar levels.



I stopped taking my readings because the numbers would stress me out.....just listened to my body.....got treated for depression, and spent lots of guilt free time on nurturing myself.



I go to movies, read books, plant flowers & veges, paint pictures, scrapbook, write my journal daily, phone friends and talk for hours.......all guilt free



When I feel good, I look after myself.



Good luck and hugs



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Well, I suppose attention seeking is lurking behind my self-destructive behaviors.. but I learned a long time ago (when I recovered from alcoholism about 23yrs ago) that being able to share experiences (both inner and outer) provide the healing attention one needs to recover from any illness. It is not a moral issue to need to connect to others as you work on letting go of behaviors that do not work towards healing, and in fact, the connection is the surge that boosts many a dying soul back to life. I have witnessed and experienced this time in and time again. The power of connection with others who are open to sharing in honesty with compassion is far more impactful. I worked for years as a mental health counselor and I have raised a daughter with multiple birth defects, came out of a long term marriage with an abusive alcoholic during a time when the police thought giving him a ride around the block was all that was necessary, lost both my parents within months of each other, discovered I was adopted when I was about thirty and it was not a happy ending.. neither adopted family or birth family embraced me after my parents were gone, regardless of any efforts on my part, including seventeen years of therapy. Alcohol slowly and steadly claimed my soul, but in 1985 I was freed from the mental obssession and physical compulsion that drove me to the brinks of insanity and death through alcohol and I have pieced together a life as best I can with what I have left. I have been blessed with a great deal but I do have many physical limits and in 1991 I was hit by a drunk driver while on a motorcycle (as a passenger) and had to recover from a head injury and multiple injuries to my body. I was later hit from behind in a car I was driving on a highway by a man who was intoxicated on drugs and severely re-injured. But life went on regardless. I still had to care for my daughter, live through both of my sons immaturity and substance abuse problems, help my ex-husband who lost both his legs, had cancer of the esophagus, two strokes and four heart attacks to date, because he is the father of my children and he has burnt all his bridges to his family with his alcoholism. The joy of my life is my grandchildren and even though my body is obese, arthritic, asthmatic and now diabetic, I get up and walk with them and play with them and delight in their company. I appreciate your concern and your thoughts, but my experience has shown me that just being open to anothers pain and being willing to share your own experiences is far more inspiring and healing than shuttling someone off to therapy. Fear has a funny way of making others distance themselves when they can't trust the process. I know first hand that my spirit strengthens through the people that are brought into my life from the power that I identify as God but I also know that without openminded, fearless, sharing the channel would remain blocked. Take care and thank you for sharing your experience with me.

I didn't say anything about "The Protein Power Diet." I said I was on a low carb/high protein diet. It's not in some book or on some plan. It's merely eating more lowfat meats, low carb veggies and avoiding high carb foods. Chicken, turkey, lean beef, fish and nuts. If you want to get some fast food, go to Carl's Jr. if you have one and order the #10 carb burger.

I'll tell you what a young friend who later became a Dr. told me when I got Diabetes. He said, "You can live with it or die with it." In other words, it's all up to you.

You might consider counseling to see if you're trying to gain attention by letting your condition get worse. It's not to say anything is mentally wrong with you, but there could be something motivating the behavior.

There was a study that showed Diabetics in good relationships take better care of themselves. Maybe that would be a good place to start.

Anything we do that hurts us is a symptom, not the problem itself. I am not clear on why physicians seem not to take that into consideration. Please look into finding a good counselor you can relate to and/or try hypnosis.



Your story vibrates with the self-anger we all feel when we lack the willpower to do something that's important to us. Try getting on your own team instead of criticizing yourself constantly. If you like you, you're going to find it easier to work with you!



This is an important thing for you and for those who love you. Keep working at it, but don't set such high goals that you're sure to fail. Start with checking your blood sugars religiously and staying faithful with your insulin regimen. That will help you see the effects of those illegal foods and snacks, and if you are replacing "bad rewards" with good ones, you will get a boost of confidence with every GOOD reading - which will help with the rest.



(((((roadhousepress))))). You have a right to be healthy and happy.

I was on the Protein Power diet for about a year several years back.. lost quite a bit of weight, felt great and blood sugars were in a very healthy range.. then one day I tired of doing this and somehow got lost once again.. put the weight on, became undisciplined about what I ate.. and slowly but surely lost the drive to be active..



Now today I am finally settling into the need for insulin and am not fighting it now.. but I am very big and I walk most every day with a great deal of pain in my hips, knees, ankles. I can feel my attitude changing and my resolve fading a little more each day and I the degree of exertion I must make to stick with all this is increasing.. but for today.. I'm checking blood sugars and trying to stay active inspite of pain. Thanks to everyone for posting.

I was in your position not too long ago. I did something my clinical Pharmacist and Dr. weren't too keen on. I started a high protein, low carb diet. That is to say, I cut out breads, sugars, starches and such. I ate more meat, nuts and other proteins. My A1C went to 6. I feel better and my sugars have never been better. Read online about Dr. Mary Vernon and her push to get Diabetics on this diet. Grotesquely obese people (those over 500 lbs.) are often put on a high protein diet. This is because protein doesn't convert to sugar. The original creator of this diet was Dr. Joslin in the 1920's prior to the discovery of insulin.

Just got home from the Diabetic Nurse Practioner.. I have to take insulin now.. I don't know why this is bothering me so much... but it is.. I feel very sad and almost angry ... strange reaction. I'm not unfamiliar with medical treatments having raised my daughter with multiple birth defects ... I am really out of sorts about this diabetes thing..

are you type one? my blood sugars are about 300 something average and I have to face my lack of caring about this ... today. I want to get healthy. So I am going to be as open as I can with the diabetic nurse and do what they ask of me without all the usual arguments about why I can't .. I am 59.. you would think this childish behavior would end at some point..