Diabetic Recipes
michalmucha
I get frustrated every day. Diabetes is making me feel like I am semi-losing my mind. I literally have to ask myself everyday, "Am I losing it"? To be honest with you it is scaring me a little. My sugars are all over place. Is this blood sugar roller coaster "normal" for those people out there who are doing "good" with diabetes?
I would like to pose a question to you if you're reading this right now and you are a person with type 1 diabetes and take daily insulin injections. If you have an A1C of 6 or lower, how often are your sugars in the 200's... if ever?
I also want to know how often do you test, what type of diet and exercise plan are you on, and what do feel your biggest secret is to having a great A1C?
Seriously.
I really do feel like I am trying SO hard to control my sugars, but I am not having very good success all the time.
I bust my ass everyday to ward off high sugar.
I exercise like a mad man and I TRY to watch VERY carefully the amount of food that I eat. I cautiously choose how much insulin to take and then I attempt to eat precisely to that dose.
What am I doing so wrong?
Lately, my martial arts training has been "stepped up" a little. It seems as though my frustrations with living with this disease have a direct correlation with how hard I hit the punching bag. Maybe I should attempt to become one of the best pound-for-pound type 1 diabetic mixed martial arts fighters. I do give it some thought though. (Sorry, Mom.) I don't think I am really going to follow through with that, but the more I train and the more I fight this disease, the more it becomes a possibility.
I am so sick of seeing sugars in the 200's and even 300's at times.
I really am looking to hear back from some of you out there who are willing to give me some much needed feedback. I don't want to come off as being misunderstood. I am not really on the verge of going insane; I am just really fed up with fighting this thing all the time! Even after living with diabetes for 14 successful years, I am amazed that I still have very simple questions like these.
well andy last time i got check i wasn't a 6 or below-er but i'm trying hard to be one. i had an amazing week last week but then yesterday i was practically in the 200s all day... for no reason! i've learned that i'll never be perfect but i can try. i get tired too and really frustrated. i eat well, excerise almost daily and still i get some crazy numbers. one thing i started doing after i was on the pump, then got off the pump, was to take my shots right after eating that way i wouldn't have to eat so much if i got full faster. i've also used the pen but stopped because i seemed to be higher when i was using the pen... i would inject and count to 10 or whatever then take it out and still insulin would leak or drip out so i wasn't getting as much as i thought i was so again i went back to trusty old school style. also maybe your carb/insulin ratio is changing... sorry if i'm rambling... just random thoughts...
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Thank you Julie for your thoughts. -Andy
Andy -
Just responded to something similar. Since you've had diabetes for 14 years, you are no novice. You have to know that diabetes isn't an exact science - you could eat the same thing every day of the year and get a different blood sugar result every day - because of the weather, your exercise schedule, your stress level, the time of your meal, whatever. I have only had an A1C over 7 five times in 15 years (7.1 twice, 7.2, and 7.4), mostly I am around 6.7, we've tried to bring it down to 6.5 but then I tend to suffer a lot of hypoglycemic episodes. I've been diabetic for 31 years now and suffer almost no complications. I've popped a blood sugar in the 200s or 300s more than a few times - its gonna happen because diabetes is an inexact science, we aren't perfect people and diabetes isn't a perfect disease. Stressing about those occasional 200 and 300 days only makes them worse. Accept their are going to be glitches and resign yourself to fixing the situation, deal with it matter of factly - its better for your blood sugar and better for you.
Thank you dyll for you comment....it really helped me to hear it. I realize that I spend a lot of time freaking out and worrying about all those stupid highs...I continue to learn more and more as the days go by. Thanks again dyll.