So Depressed and wanting to cry

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So Depressed and wanting to cry
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Fri, 03-26-2004 - 7:52pm
Arghhhhhhhhh Seems like I try to do good and I slip up 1 time and have to pay for it for a week. I went to CiCi's Monday. I love the I call it puddin pizza, I had *blushing* 3 slices. Yea Yea Yea I know better. But I have been really good, NO SUGAR for along time. Also Doc said I could have some if my levels were normal. Well they were good. Its like my body is getting like a diabetic. I cannot have any sugar. I was ok when I found out I was Hypo. ( except passing out) I was trying to make my self better by not having sugar. Eating like I am suppose to and doing right ( for the first time in my life) Right now at this very moment I am drinking orange juice. My levels have been flucuating for the past 5 days. I am dizzy and a TERRIBLE headache. I don't feel good. I have been eating like I should. Today I missed a meal at lunch. ( was working outside and forgot to eat) and well I am paying for it. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I really hate this. I am depressed cause I am afraid I will have to do this the rest of my life and feeling the pain in my head seems I am scared to eat or do anything. I am afraid to work outside and do the normal things I want to do. I am afraid if I work to hard it will make my levels go down. everytime I got out there and work I get to feeling dizzy and headaches. I don't know what to do any more. I am soooo confused!!!!!!!!!! *sniff*

                               


                   

 

 

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Fri, 03-26-2004 - 9:20pm

You might try gettingyourself a watch with an alarm for when you are working outside so that it is set to remind you to eat your lunch that way you never end up missing a meal. Also think about adding some more protein to your meals since it burns off slowly in which it may help you from going low while doing an activity. You could also try one of those slow releasing bars such as Glucerna since they release so much out to your body over a given period of time.


Do know that you are not alone in how you are feeling, because we all go through the times of just feeling depressed with things not being as we hoped they would be especially with having to watch everything you do or eat. So you made a mistake in eating 3 slices of pudding pizza, which you knew better and just wanted to let loose some to enjoy yourself. We all do that with telling ourselves what the heck we only live once, but as long as we do not do it all the time we still do just fine after we pay for our doings a little. You treated yourself to some fun and will get yourself back on track as you should, but do not be upset with yourself over this. You are human and we do make mistakes with none of us being born perfect or like would be one big bore if we had nothing we really needed or wanted to learn, which we learn from our mistakes to keep from having them.


We are all here for you any time you need us. You take care of yourself and get to feeling better about things even if that means talkint to a counselor to get some help for your feeling depressed. It is so much better to get some help than to do absolutely nothing to help yourself to get out of this state of mind. I wish you tons of happiness and may you find a way to live with being hyperglycemic with not letting it make you feel bad or sad. Take care and do have a great weekend filled with some fun!

Denise ^..^


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Fri, 03-26-2004 - 10:28pm

Donna,


You are going to need to mange this for the rest of your life, there is not getting around that. But there are things that you can do so that you can have as normal a life as possible. We all push it sometimes and sometimes our disease is more forgiving than othertimes. (I have found that taking insulin makes this disease very unforgiving. You have to eat on schedule.)


It is fine that you are working outside. Just have a snack with some carbohydrates in it before you go out and take some liquids with you to drink. Stop every once in a while to have something to drink and check how long it has been since you ate.


It is really better that you not treat your hypoglycemia with too much juice. It is better to treat it with a diabetic snack bar or some carbos and some cheese or peanut butter. Juice raises your blood sugar too quickly and drops it too quickly. Your headache can be caused by the hypoglycemia or the dehydration from not drinking enough.


Diabetes means planning and watching what you are doing. It doesn't not doing what you want to do.


What in the world is puddin pizza? Is it a dessert pizza? We all screw up our eating now and again. Forgive yourself and move on. After this happens immediately put yourself back on the straight and narrow. It is true that we can have a small amount of sugar. Just try not to eat it all the time.


I do hope that you are feeling better,

Mary Frances


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Sat, 03-27-2004 - 9:22am

Puddin Pizza ahhhhh My favorite desert of all time.


It is a vanilla puddin (thick) and it is spread on a pizza doe and cooked like a pizza. OH MY GOSH it is sooooo good. It is white and thick. Don't know how else to describe it.


Just want to say thanks to both CL's for being here for me when I needed it. I am up and eating my 5 biscutes.(slight headache) but better. Never thought to get a watch that has an alarm. *duhhhh Donna* LOL


A question How long does the side affects last? I mean ok I ate them on MONDAY it is SATURDAY and I still have a headache.

 

 

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Sat, 03-27-2004 - 12:54pm

Donna,


Have fun. That usually helps with a headache also.


Puddin Pizza must be a regional favorite. I have never heard of it and at this point in my life I couldn't try it!

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Sat, 03-27-2004 - 6:16pm

I am in the process of finding a new Doctor. ( hopefully one that will want me to come and see him ever so often) my Doctor now didn't tell me to come back so I want a doctor that will help me monitor things!


Ci Ci's is a North Alabama favorite place to eat all you want of like 15 - 20 different kinds of pizza. Its 3.99 all you can eat. YUMMY it is awsom!!!