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Stressing Out
| Thu, 02-19-2004 - 12:17pm |
I haven't been feeling well the last few days, basically it's just a general uneasiness, and I think it's my bs numbers that is contributing to this-they have been far from great. Yesterday was especially horrible, the whole day my blood sugar was way too high. I've tried changing the site hoping that that would fix the problem, and yet today it's still too high. I haven't been eating anything out of the ordinary or anything, so it's a real mystery to me. I called my CDE/dietician who works with my Endo, but she really didn't give me anything to go on. She just wants me to keep testing and if it doesn't come down to take a shot of insulin (instead of relying on the pump). If it comes down, it has to do with the pump not functioning properly. If that doesn't help, it could be an infection. That about sums up what she said. I wish she could give me something more concrete. I have really been stressing out about this all. Sometimes it's just really overwhelming and frustrating. It really is upsetting to me. How do you all deal with the emotional issues dealing with diabetes highs and low? I sometimes feel that I can't cope with this all and wonder if I am going to be able to keep dealing with this. I feel like I could really use some advice about this. I get so emotional, frustrated, and depressed and I know that really won't help matters. I hope that someone can give me some feedback.
Thanks so much!
Andrea

Andrea - I am a type 2 diabetic and manage my levels with diet and exercise and some oral meds. When my BS levels are high (and I have been eating well) I TOTALLY go on an emotional rollercoaster. I feel liek a failure. I have thoughts like "I could do this yesterday, why not today?" . What really gets to me the the most is when I eat not so great and yet my levels are ok, then I eat great and the levels are out of whack.
I have found that dehydration makes my levels go higher and yes, also infection. Perhaps your body is fighting a cold that has yet to manifest symptoms or maybe you have exercised/slept less than normal the last few days?
Smoochdog (aka Michelle)
My diabetic nurse gave me some great advice and that was that our BS levels will never be perfect and there will be good and bad days or even weeks. You have to realize that your taking over for a body part that does its job a lot better than you. We can only try our best and get to know our bodies as well as we can. I know it gets frustrating and I cry so much sometimes because I am really high or I get really angry because I cannot understand why I was really high. Just know we are all here for you and going through the same things. I would say adjust your insulin doses cause my Doc did that when I was too high for more than a few days. When I came down we lowered how much insulin I was taking. I hope this helps... Please take care and have a better day...
Morgan
Hey Andrea -
My Endo loves telling me that I stress out too much with my numbers, and that I need to just
Blueliner4
(aka The Pixie Princess)
Andrea,
You are not alone with the feelings of failure when