Upbeat Diabetics
How do you Upbeat Diabetics maintain that attitude?
I am always so jealous of all of you who remain so optimistic and upbeat.
What is your secret?
Manny if you read this, I need a spellcheck for my posts :)
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Permalink Reply by barbraann on -
I just don't talk about the down times, and trust me there are plenty, like bursting into tears at my Doctors and exclaiming "I'm sick and tired of this!" I figure if I talk "upbeat" it will make me feel upbeat.
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Permalink Reply by Judith on -
Great question, Karen. I can't do it either.....Barb---that's like Whistle a Happy Tune from The King and I.....It might actually be worth trying!.
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Permalink Reply by Brunetta on -
I take an "Attitude of gratitude"I count my many blessings : I have a good job and good insurance , as well as the perserverance to learn different ways to manage diabetes I enjoy the little blessings: It finally stopped snowing today and my street was scraped.. My brother sent me adorable e-mail photosof my sweet little nieces and nephews.
Ihad a low of 52 that I was able to treat on the run with glucose tabs and keep on trucking. The rotisserie lemon-pepper chicken I bought , from all places, Wal-mart, was superb...
Now how do I cope when my feet tingle, my back hurts, my A1C is not where i want it to be and I feel like diabetes mamagement has taken a back seat to the rest of my multple life endeavors? I say, ok, "time to look at some other ways to cope. You deserve to take care of yourself and not beat yoirself up when life is difficult, And tommorrow I will do something different and makk sreo to aid my physical psychological and spritual health:I will refuse to stress about it.......
TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED.,.
I am above all thankful that I get up every morinng afresh, and do NOT try to worry about yesterday's mistakes or mishaps "Today is the first day of the rest of your life'
GOD BLESS YOU, KAREN
Brunetta
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Permalink Reply by Pavlos on -
Being pessimistic never improved anyone's life. Plus I refuse to lose. Maybe then it's my massively overinflated ego that keeps me going because I consider myself too important to be beaten by something like this. Yes, I hate to admit it publicly, but I like what I see when I look in the mirror. So then maybe it's vanity.
Or maybe we were built this way. Life's too short to give up on it any sooner.
Btw, if you need a spellchecker try using Firefox as a browser. It has a built in spellchecker and will give you a squiggly red line under any misspelled words and also suggestions to fix them. For example, you think I knew how to spell "squiggly" right the first time around? :-)
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Permalink Reply by The Diabetic Welfare Queen on -
I am generally a very depressive person... I think controlling my blood glucose levels has really, really made it possible for me not to give in as much to depression, as it lifts my spirits, and it makes me feel so much better, healthwise, and with more energy. I try to look for positive things, because I know this is not a 200 meter dash, but a long, life marathon... and I want to do this for my dad, who lost his race. So I just... I work really hard at trying to focus on positive things, and positive outlooks... and I try to lean on my husband as much as I can. I just can't afford to get gloomy, and distracted... and the changes in my life have made me somewhat happier, too... energy, weightloss, more friends (in here)... :) I don't have a job yet, and I run out of unemployment in a couple of weeks (which is scary as can be), but hey, I am happy... :) Even though I may not benefit from good insurance for a long time because of all pre-existing condition stupidity... but alas... Life goes on. :)
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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth on -
As a parent, there's a lot of "why him?" when your child is diagnosed with T1D... but you realize pretty quickly that there are worse things, MUCH worse, that other people deal with every single day. My next door neighbor's son grew up with hemophilia and died last June at the age of 35, of complications of AIDS, which he contracted from tainted blood he was transfused with (he was the same age as Ryan White would have been). He had the experience of having been told, at age 14, that he wouldn't live to see his 18th birthday, that he had AIDS, and that he might as well accept that he'd never have a girlfriend--by his NURSE! Through all this, he maintained a positive attitude, partly out of wanting to thumb his nose at people like her (the ultimate "F--- You" is defying the prediction, right?) and partly because he was stubborn as all get out and wanted to have as much of what healthy people have as he could get. His life was all too short, but he packed a lot into it--a terrific human being. So I believe, and intend to teach my son, that you take the hand you're dealt and make it work within your plans, and not allow it to consume you. Yes, there will be times that you have to focus on D, but it isn't going to be all the time. Which is a long way of repeating what Brunetta and Scott already said.
What it amounts to is, a lot of other people can manage it. If they can, you can. Doesn't mean it will be easy, but it can be done, so you have to just keep working at it.
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Permalink Reply by Marps on -
I think it's a matter of vainity. I don't want people to feel sorry for me. So, I only broadcast the good parts of me. I don't have a woe is me attitude. I can do ANYTHING. And Damn the man who tries to hold me down! Cuz I WILL win. I've been in enough fights and I REFUSE to let ANYONE put me down. Even if it is a disease. I'm going to kick diabetes right in his balls... as soon as I can find them...
There are definitely times when I'm scared and tired and exhausted. But I share those moments with a VERY select few people. They help me through it: My fiance, my daddy and one other close friend. Other than them, everyone assumes everything is peachy keen. Which is what I WANT them to think. I can't stand the "pity" looks that I get. I HATE feeling weak.
I WILL LIVE.
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Permalink Reply by sarah werneburg on -
Thank you for this post.. This is exactly the way I feel.. I have a "game face" in public but at home with my hubby I melt down and say "I HATE DIABETES" At work and in public they think I have a wonderful control on my D but some days I dont.
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Permalink Reply by Kathyann on -
I realized that I do the upbeat thing too much. My family thinks it's easy for me to maintain my diabetes, put up with the foot pain, lows and highs, doctor appts. etc. When I told my dad I usually don't feel very well he was totally shocked.
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Permalink Reply by Marps on
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Kathyann-
Me too. My family usually just assumes that I'm ok. There was actually a moment where I tried to open up to my brother and sister and they just kind of glazed over. "We don't worry about you because you're strong and you can handle it." Next topic. It was weird.
I "cover" a lot. Like when I'm scared, I'll go into another room to cry. Or when my CGM hurts, I'll call my fiance to come help me instead of going downstairs where the rest of the family might see my tears.
But, I just don't like it when people worry about me. I CAN do it on my own, but a little understanding might not hurt me.
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