Life with diabetes

Life with diabetes can be really hard and challenging at times, it can sometimes feel like diabetes is a obstacle that keeps getting in the way of your day to day life which can be really annoying. You can have a day of really good levels and then the next your levels can be really high and you have no idea why. It can sometimes feel like its never ending.

Lots people get confused about what type one diabetes is. So what is type one diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes develops when the insulin-producing cells in the body have been destroyed and the body is unable to produce any insulin.

So what was life like before I was diagnosed with type one diabetes?

 I didn't have to prick my finger 5-8 times a day
 I didn't have to check my levels 5-8 Times a day
 I didn't have to change my line to your pump every 3 days
 I didn't have to stick needle in myself everyday
 I didn't have to work out the carbs in everything I ate
 I didn't have to worry about my levels
 I didn't have to take insulin everyday
 I didn't have to get my levels between 4-8
 I didn't have to correct high levels
 I didn't have to correct low levels
 I didn't have to give myself insulin every time I ate
 I didn't have to check I have enough insulin
 I didn't have to make sure I have enough test strips
 I didn't have to always have my bloodcount on my
 I didn't have  to go to hospital apt every 3 months
 I didn't have to have a hba1c every 3 months
 I didn't have to order supplies 
 I didn't have to know the symptoms of low blood sugar,
 I didn't have to know the symptoms of high blood sugar,
 I didn't have to wear medic alert bracelets
 I didn't have to worry about DKA
 I didn't have to have sore fingers from finger pricks
 I didn't have to have sore arms, stomach or legs from your line 
 I didn't have to change your own line
 I didn't have to tuck in pump-tubing for fear of it being ripped out
 I didn't have to have a pump attached to you 24/7
 
As you can see I have to do a lot more things now than I did before I had  type one diabetes but it doesn't change who I am. I am still the same person I would have been if I didn't have Type One diabetes, diabetes is only a small part of me.

I know this post isn't like my normal posts but I just wanted to show other people what it is like to live with diabetes and because its diabetes month, I thought I would write a post that would spread awareness of diabetes  

Surprised

Do you ever feel like every time you have a hospital appointment the doctors always find something to moan about? I feel like this nearly every time I have a hospital appointment. No matter how hard I try the doctors always seem to find something to moan about. This makes me not want to go to the appointments because they always seem negative so I don't see the point. It can make you feel unhappy and annoyed when you have been doing everything right but the doctors still aren't happy with your levels or your hba1c.

Today I had a hospital appointment in the morning. I really didn't want to go to the hospital because I didn't want the doctors to tell me that my levels weren't good or that my hba1c was too high. I didn't really want to find out what my hba1c was because at the beginning of the year my hba1c was 12+ and 3 months I had got it down to 8.7, I really wanted my hba1c to be below 8 today.

I was so happy and surprised when I came home from my hospital appointment. The doctors and nurses never moaned at me one they were so impressed and happy with my diabetes and how much I have changed, they were proud of me (: The doctor couldn't believe how much I have improved since the beginning of this year. My hba1c is 8.1 which I am really happy with because it is nearly below 8. I couldn't believe all the things that the doctor and nurse had said, it was all good things, they said my levels have improved a lot and my hba1c was really good. All I need to do is bolus for my breakfast 5 mins before I eat and this will help my levels be lower at 10am and she said to keep doing what I have been doing and my levels will get better and my hba1c will go down even more. I was so happy with my appointment today because the doctor never moaned at me and it should that all my hard work had paid off (:

I know it can always feel like every time you go to a hospital appointment all they do is moan at you and tell you to do more things but just think how happy you will be when all of your hard work pays off. It will make you so happy when you get your levels and hba1c down; it’s an amazing feeling knowing that you are the reason why your levels are so good. I know you will be able to get your levels down and get a good hba1c because you are a lot stronger than you think, always remember that.