I am tired of ,not from diabetes but from hardwork in controlling it

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Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on October 9, 2009 at 7:21am

It's a daily, lifelong project--I have days when my bg's go nuts and it always aggravates me! Some of the time it's my fault and other times there seems to be no rhyme or reason. Either way, I'm grumpy at the resultant high bg's. ie, Ravinder, I feel your pain!

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Permalink Reply by Cara Bauer on October 9, 2009 at 9:16am

Its exhasting. 24/7, no vacations, no down time. Its a mental challenge I'd like to pass on to someone else at this point.

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Permalink Reply by brandi on October 12, 2009 at 9:39am

your right. no vacations, and no downtime. someone should figure out a way to get a half vacation...like someone else count carbs and figure out doses and stuff for us for just one day.

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Permalink Reply by Leticia on October 9, 2009 at 9:22am

Add me to the list of the Tired.....AAArrrgghh

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Permalink Reply by Marie B on October 9, 2009 at 11:12am

hi, Ravinder, namaste. Tell us what is your biggest challenge - maybe we can help you break it down into small steps.

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Permalink Reply by ravinder on October 9, 2009 at 10:57pm

hi , marie NAMESTE TO YOU TOO
my biggest challenge is to rise high . at present I i do bussiness, i want to expand , but due to D, i have to rstrict my activities you know, and this basted D,( my daughter also type 1 diabetic) is also eating , big part of my earning......i am really tired of spending so much money ,..........and hardwork still remains same to control it.....................today is 10th of month and still have not paid the rent of shop

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Permalink Reply by Alyssa Downing on October 9, 2009 at 12:25pm

Me too it's hard work & we never get a break from diabetes


We're low so we have to treat it even if were not hungry!

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Permalink Reply by Virgil Elvin Bowman Jr. on October 9, 2009 at 1:51pm

Ravinder, Know right where you're coming from. I think it's good to tell other diabetics how you feel because when I do I know there is just that one other person who gets "the Tightrope" we walk both when we're low, high or neither. Often the eating when you don't want to (Ayssa downing1) , the logging, the craziness in life that doesn't care about your diabetes, all these things and more weigh you down. It's been 26 years for me and I would just love a day without wondering if I'll go low while with others or without having to take a shot... but I guess it could be worse. Thanks for letting me vent, though; felt great!
Virgil in Potland, OR

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Permalink Reply by Lanie on October 9, 2009 at 3:16pm

If you look at D as a method to keep us on track with our diets & exercise, we may become the healthiest of our species....Look around....Not a pretty sight....The glass is half full....Lanie in Indiana

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Permalink Reply by Lois La Rose on October 9, 2009 at 5:58pm

Ravinder:

I can appreciate the feeling of being weighed down by the never-ending responsibilities connected to diabetes. But I want to offer you a new perspective. Think about the every-day nerve-wracking problems faced when you can no longer walk unaided because you let your BG go wild one Thanksgiving. Think again of spending your lifetime just getting down the hall in a scooter or power chair or wheelchair because of those legs. Think, then, of all the problems associated with unhealed wounds on the feet deep enough to almost reach the bone and threats of amputation. Think, again, of spending months and months in a rehab center/nursing home because you live alone and cannot put any weight on the foot that is most affected. Can you get the picture? Can you see that the future of careful selection of meals, etc. is much less a strain a burden than that of handling the nightmare looking at you every day for the rest of your life.

I don't mean to sound nasty, but I not only have been but will always be going through it. Please feel free to go to my site (Lois La Rose) to read my story. I have not had the chance to update the last two or three hospitalizations because I am still going through the nursing home/rehab center portion of this particular saga. God bless you with the serenity to accomplish what you have outlined above and the gratefulness of not going through what I am describing.

Lois La Rose
Milwaukee, WI


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Permalink Reply by Virgil Elvin Bowman Jr. on October 9, 2009 at 8:49pm

I hope my "venting" earlier didn't discourage someone; that wasn't the intent at all. No, it is because I am talking to other diabetics that I felt comfortable saying how I felt. I just don't have other diabetics to talk to, that's all. In truth, great habits are extremely important, and I have been blessed for persistent testing and close attention to low and high blood sugar signals in my body . And Lanie and Lois, you both are spot on with your comments.

All of us talk here because dealing with D is a challenge .We're here to give and to take, to help one another stay as healthy as we can for as long as we can. Best wishes for anyone feeling beat up by the D today!

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Permalink Reply by Carol Coombes on October 10, 2009 at 7:56am

Yes it is a hardship.. What I find is the absolute, total frustrations in doing this day after day after day with nothing EVER to show for it.

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