Diabetic "memories" (sic bad memories) do you hold onto yours???
Talking to my wife over the weekend, after a minor ("inconsequential" ???) low, the subject came up re: holding onto bad diabetic memories.
After forty years +/- I've had lots and lots of diabetic experiences, problems, annoyances. But the conversation was particularly why I remembered the diabetic "bad stuff" that strongly.
And I did not know that answer.
Do my experienced diabetic peers do likewise remembering similar "past events" on occasion, after a low for example? Or have you gotten rid of those unpleasant memories like an old scab....?
Curious if its a common phenomenon, or just me (again <ggg>)
Anyone have thoughts... Stuart
Tags: ancient, bad, bad-memories, diabetic, experiences, highs, lows, memories, old, why
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Permalink Reply by Stuart on -
Hello Leo2::
"Ghosts of Lows Past" wording I choose pretty carefully...
Their ghosts, our past....
How prey tell do you ignore them effectively... given these "ghosts' are often not called by us at all. We were there but do not remember the events nearly as well as they do?
Stuart
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Permalink Reply by Brunetta on -
Stuart, I have only had three "pass out" lows and seizures that I can remember... And they were pretty scary, so I do not think about them a lot, but I won't forget them either. I have had other unpleasant memories that have had nothing to do with diabetes, and I do mull not them around either. I just find it more beneficial to count my overabundance of good memories and blessings, rather than rehash yesterday's mishaps, mistakes and misfortunes. As I have said on other postings, "Today is the first day of the rest of your life" Live it like it is!!
I do not have many diabetic low "ghost whisperers',' who want to recount such memories to me except for a couple of relatives.. I tell,them, with just hint of sarcasm, How I really appreciate their having such good memories and consider it so WONDERFUL that they choose to remember my past so fully. "You are so concerned about me that you can't wait to revisit MY low glucose experiences to the exclusion of other topics, about yourself or other family fun stuff; How unselfish!". Now that I think about it, such rehashes of my lows I have not occurred since I so "sweetly" told them how I really was "flattered" (LOL)
God Bless,
Brunetta
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Permalink Reply by Stuart on
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Hello Brunetta:
If you had that ability Brunetta, to erase their memory from all existance I mean, would you? Those who are "ghost whisperers", chained to our past (ancient or modern) do love OUR ghosts too well..
"...How I really appreciate their having such good memories and consider it so WONDERFUL that they choose to remember my past so fully. "You are so concerned about me that you can't wait to revisit MY low glucose experiences to the exclusion of other topics, about yourself or other family fun stuff; How unselfish!...".
Oh that is GOOOOOOOOOOD.... may I use it.... pretty please?
I do not actively recall them, they are many in number and often old. Yet when ambushed by a low "today", one in the "right now"... the strange memories rise from their ancient graves. I do not understand how they come to visit
They were not invited by me! So I ask if others too have this strange phenomina...
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Permalink Reply by Jag1 on -
Researchers have studied why people remember some things and not others, and found that all people better remember experiences that take place when their emotional state is high. This makes sense for human evolution - i.e. it's good to remember the details of when a tiger almost ate you so it won't happen again, but it's also good to forget the details of the thousands of times you brush your teeth.
One of the symptoms of a bad low BG for me is fear - extreme fear if I let it go to the point that I'm about to start shaking. So it is natural and normal to remember these times. That doesn't mean you have to dwell on them - but it would be abnormal if they didn't make a memorable impression on you.
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Permalink Reply by jujubean on -
oh yes.... i remember particular instances. once in the market after thanksgiving, and it was years ago. i passed right out in the aisle. it was embarrassing and scary. had to call my husband to come get me. i remember thinking, before passing out, i could feel it coming on and kept saying to myself 'hold on, just get thru this check out line' but i couldnt. the manager was bringing me all sorts of things from the bakery, in an effort to bring me around and even wanted to dial 911 but i recovered o.k. i remember someone bringing me orange juice. i remember lots of times, so yes speaking just for myself i do remember those bad times...
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Permalink Reply by Stuart on
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Hello Jujubean:
Thanks for taking part.
Do you remember these events truthfully only when or right after being "low"? Its a strange phenomina... don't understand it.
Stuart....
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Permalink Reply by Tim on -
On the thought of "hold on, just get thru this check out line": in a hypo with adrenaline release this is surprisingly common. The adrenaline gives you a strong strong urge to keep moving, don't stop. But what you really need to do is to stop, take a minute, bring the bg up, and then move on.
I read about T1's driving while hypo and while I don't exactly feel sympathy for the results I do understand how they got there. The urge of the adrenaline is enormous, and being in a car (Which is all about MOVING to begin with) doesn't help any.
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Permalink Reply by Ophir on -
We all remember at least some of the traumatic experiences in our lives - diabetics and non-diabetics. It's human nature. I have had severe lows, embarrassing episodes, fear of going blind from retinopathy, and emergency trips to the hospital. The key to living a happy and peaceful life is using them as an opportunity for self-growth - learning how to transform those experiences into consciousness. I write in greater detail about this on my blog: The Conscious Diabetic. One post in particular that may strike a chord is: Listen to your body. Here's the link to the blog: http://theconsciousdiabetic.blogspot.com/
Just remember - it's all a process.
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Permalink Reply by Domo! on -
people always remember the bad stuff just like the remember the really good stuff.... I've done things like cry about diabetes after explaining how hard it is to my husband (very emotional, because spouses can only see or understand so much at first). But i remember going to the hospital, dry mouth, passing out, to waking up to somebody saying "if you didn't come when you dd then you could have died." Well i didn't die, and i wasn't aware of my situation, so i said huh well i'm still alive. I was actually relieved to hear what was wrong with me after feeling awful for god knows how long. I think the only bad memories i have serve to make me be a better diabetic of sorts... warning not to act like that... There is one momment i felt embarassed of sorts... a new girl in my mix of friends saw me injecting and flipped out. I was mortified at what she said "oh i would rather die then do that." It was the one time i had somebody freakout like that, everybody else was open or cool with it. not sure how to end this...
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Permalink Reply by Stuart on
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Thank you for taking part....
Bad event memories as "warnings" against us ~letting it~ happen again ? That perspective is so laden with unwarranted and undeserved self loathing and blame that it is literally a scary perspective to me.
"Then you would be dead Maria..." said without malice, or anger, only said with a genuine smile IMHO is the way to answer that kind of over reaction/foolishness.
If any of us had that ability to not do this diabetic stuff, do you honestly believe any of us would still freely do so? I do not think so...
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Permalink Reply by Domo! on
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now i hate lows, but once i was sleeping and had a low. In my dream i went to go get me something to eat and i choose double choco chip cookies. But alas i woke up and i was still low, the taste of chocolate only in my dreams :)
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Permalink Reply by Gary on -
I am the opposite of most here as the highs are way more bothersome then the lows. I'll take a low any day of the week. I also don't get the typical symptoms most people get in either state. Generally no shaking, sweating...etc. I did get those when I was a kid but rarely experience those ever anymore. When I'm low usually go through some kind of mental disturbance and my emotions run haywire in a bad way. This could be anything 80 or lower. When I get high I could get similar symptoms only I usually physically feel much more irritable almost like the feeling of novocaine through my entire body with added starvation. In the end the lows are much easier to fix. When I am high its usually a dreadful few HRs.
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