High bsl for 7 years takes it's toll,NOT GOOD!!

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Permalink Reply by Chez on August 24, 2009 at 2:02am

Hi Jeffery - After 35 years of T1 - I can relate to your fears. Some of us T1's think we are invincible and it's a shock when those high bgl's hit us with a "complication" or two!! Those hypos can come from nowhere when you least expect it and it can be dangerous at times but it's important to find a way to balance it all. You might find some support at www.hypostasis.com.au or www.diabetescounselling.com.au or www.realitychek.com.au. Hope you find somebody you can relate to.

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Permalink Reply by Glen on August 25, 2009 at 5:00am

Hi Jeffrey, believe me you are not alone when it comes to going for long periods(years) of not looking after our diabetes as best we can. I too am guilty and doubt you'll find many people that can honestly say that they haven't "been there, done that".

As you say we have nobody else to blame but ourselves, we just have to get to a point and say enough is enough and I am going to get on top of things. I have had diabetes for 25 years and for quite a bit of that I wouldn't say that I had it under control, I did enough to keep me functioning and feeling relatively ok. I had become hypo-unaware and a couple of years ago I was starting to have some pretty bad hypos.

For me that was the point where I needed to wake up and say this NEEDS to change and the best thing I have done to take control again was going onto an insulin pump. It is NOT a cure or an easy answer to diabetes (still a lot of work) but it does give you a lot more control and freedom over your life again. A pump is not something that everyone likes or wants but is well worth looking at, sticking with the injections is the best answer for some people, only you can decide.

Take things step by step and don't try to do it all at once. I would suggest you start by getting your sugars down from the 20/30 levels, get those everyday levels under control then start working out how to manage with the trail bike riding. Since I have been working on getting things back under control I can feel when I am going low and am able to fix it and I have not had ANY of those bad hyops since.

DON'T beat yourself up for all those years of keeping your sugars high, it is in the past and nothing can be done about it now but congratulate yourself for making the decision and taking the steps to get them under control.

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Permalink Reply by Bec on August 28, 2009 at 3:38am

Hi Jeffery
When I exercise often find midway through a session my BSL can be quite high, which I believe is adrenalin. I now take a small break in between to check and adjust. So your experience is certainly not unusual.

Make sure you give yourself time to learn how your body reacts to exercise, don't expect to get it right straight away...having said that, try to accept that you'll have days, where despite your best efforts, it just doesn't go my way...so cut yourself some slack :-)

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