Type 1 diabetes

Hi everyone! I joined this group a few weeks ago but I have been
reading what you all have said and that is why I havent told about
myself. I am 18 years old and getting ready to graduate from high
school. I was dx with type 1 diabetes when I was just 4 so I have had
it for 14 years. I didnt get it because someone else in my family had
it cause actually no one in my family has it. I got it because I got
an infection in my pancreas after recovering from a cold. I am
getting ready to go to college and although i have been dealing with
D for a while i still have lots of questions. Well I hope to get to
know you all.
Victoria

Hi. I’m a lurker of a few weeks and a first time writer. I’m Beckie in
Texas, almost 46 and was diagnosed with type 1 just three years ago. I had
sudden onset
of symptoms following a physical trauma. My husband laughs, but I swear! That
little canoe accident marked the beginning of my symptoms. Eat, drink, pee,
drink
more, loseweight. I lost 12 pounds in one month, and I was already thin. I
had an
endocrynologist for thyroid problems, so finding a good doctor wasn’t a
problem. I love my endo guy! We tried pills and diet for a bit, but that
didn’t
work so I started insulin therepy. I started with humalin N and humalog, but
have switched
to Lantis with humalog. I love Lantis! It gives me the freedom to eat when I
want
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hey everyone. just wondering if someone can help me on the
topic. ok heres my problem. im taking fast acting novolog
with the lantus injection at night, and im having frequent
episodes of hypoglycemia from the novolog, even though
my 2 hour post prandial reading is good. ill give you an
example of what happens.,..ill eat my quantity of food,
take the novolog, and 2 hours after, it will read something
like 120..which is great…BUT THEN…the novolog is still
working for another 2 hours, sort of, its tapering off,
so i get paranoid that my levels are about to drop, and
ill eat something, and this boosts my levels in the
hyperglycemic direction…
if anyone is on the fast acting insulin, can you tell me
what you do to avoid hypoglycemia?
your help is very much appreciaited…sincerely, bassem

ok, one more thought. one reason, which sometimes i get
down on myself about being a diabetic is not having total
control over my glucose levels. not being able to fully
predict whats going to happen with them. and im learning
now, that so long as i RELAX, and just do everything i can
to control them, i can be much happier. one thing that gives
me anxiety are the HBA1c’s…ive only had one so far and it
was excellent, a 6.7…but i went through a lot of anxiety
daily and painstaking torture to achieve that. i now believe,
for the future, that i will simply do the best i can, even
if that means having a A1c of 8 (blood glucose of 200)
if that means i can relax
and enjoy life to the fullest. cuz that means more to me
than loss of a little glucose control. (not that im trying
to not control my levels, just ease up a bit so i can
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I may be speaking too soon, but as of now, my son has only been in
the hospital once this winter, compared to 3-4 times all the other
years since his diagnosis! Just wanted to post that LOL!
Melissa

hey everyone, being 22 years of age, and still very much
into the nightlife, i was just wondering what everyones
take is on drinking alcohol…i have heard so many different
things from drink sugar free drinks and eat to avoid low
blood sugar, and also more conservatives like my father
who is a pharmacist who advises me not to drink at all..
how does alcohol play a role in your guys’s life.
id appreciate your feedback on this issue.
sincerely, bassem

thankyou everyone very much for your kind posts and
thoughts to my pathetic situation. i mean, its not
pathetic entirely, cuz depression is a natural emotion
that humans feel, especially me right now, but its
just upsetting to me because i dont want to miss out
on the beautiful things in life, and just living in
joy and happiness because i have to rely on injections
for food. the thing that bothers me, is that i see
how beautiful and rich life can be, and then i just
get irritated because i have to deal with this extra
burden/responsibility all the time. but then i also
look at others who are in a much worse situation and
i should be and i have to be thankful that im not so
bad off. im only 22, i still have alot to learn in life,
but im going to try to stay as positive as i can, cuz
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I have been a diabetic for over 23 years and was getting on very well
with doing just one injection a day. About 1-2 years ago the clinic
decided to change my routine. (Not quite sure why!) I was first put
on 2 injections a day and that didnt work, and now I’m on 4 a day. To
be honest its not really working and everyone is baffled!
My blood levels drop and raise SO quickly, I can eat the same thing
and not be stressed etc and my blood suger levels will so EXTREMELY
different.
To be honest I’m feeling very low about it all now. And cos Im not
well controlled my weight has gone up and Im fed up about that too. I
seem to have put on 2 stone in 2 years!
Any one out there got any suggestions. Please dont suggest to go back
one one injection a day as the clinic WONT do it! Also, sounds stupid
I know, but I hate syringes!! I think I have a Phobia!! The pen is
fine, but I cant even look at a syringe without breaking into a
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hey everyone. im basically gonna use you guys as a support
group cuz im feeling like total shit right now. i got
diagnosed as a type 1 about 7 months ago, and after a small
period of time, i thought that i adjusted well…my HBa1c
was 6.7…things were going smooth. but then, all of a sudden,
a couple weeks ago, i just started getting unbelievably
depressed. i constantly had me being a diabetic on my mind
24 hours a day, and i still do…all im thinking about
is where is my insulin, how am i going to carry it when i go
out, did i remember my syringe, and constantly obsessing
about my glucose levels, where i cant be functional for the
rest of the day….i know this is bad, but im just in a really
bitter stage, comparing myself to all my friends and everyone
who doesnt have to deal with all this bullshit all day.
i think i need to change my frame of mind, or else im in
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