HAPPY CHRISTMAS !!! I hope you are all having a great and get everything you wanted.
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
Friday, 20 December 2013
Jingle Bell Ball
Sorry I haven't written a blog post in a while, I have been so busy with school, my diabetes, exam at school, my birthday and some other things. Anyway I thought I would write a post about how your emotions can effect your levels. Your emotions have a massive affect on your diabetes. When you are feeling worried, stressed or excited about something this can make you levels high. I find that if I have fallen out with my friend, had a disagreement with someone, had a test at school or gone to a concert, this causes my levels to be high.
On Sunday 8th December I went to the Jingle Bell Ball, which is a concert that is held every year in December by Capital fm at the O2 Arena. This year the Jingle Bell Ball was sponsored by Coca Cola. The line up of singers on Sunday were amazing I was so excited.
The line up
Lady Gaga
Dizzee Rascal
Rudimental
Jessie J
The Vamps
John Newman
Lawson
Little Mix
Jason Derulo
Before I left the house to drive to the O2 my levels were 20+ because I was so excited. It was the first time I was going somewhere that far away without my mum because I was going with a friend and her parents. The only reason my mum was letting me go without her is because I can now change my own line, carb count on my own and look after myself. I was so excited and my emotions were playing a big part in why my levels were so high.
Every time I tested my levels when we were out they were 15+ because I was so excited. I kept giving myself corrections, after I gave the correction and tested my levels again two hours later, my levels sometimes went down or they stayed the same.
When we were driving home I was so tired because it was really late and I had had a really busy day. My friend made sure I checked my levels as I hadn't eaten anything in ages and it was getting late. When my friend asked me to check my levels I couldn't seem to be able to prick my finger because I was so tired I kept missing my finger. My friend ended up pricking my finger for me, I thought it would hurt when she pricked my finger because she had never done it to me before but it didn't hurt at all. My levels were still running a bit high so I put another correction into my pump.
My friend pushed the car seats in the back of the car back so that we could lay down and talk because it was more comfortable. It was so funny because I started to fall asleep while she was talking to me so she shinned a touch in my eyes to wake me up. So I put the hood of my jumper over my head and fell asleep again. While I was asleep my friend took pics of me.
Over all the day was amazing and I will never forget it. I saw some of my fave singer and I was able to keep my levels under control. So if you ever go out on days out or you know you are going to be excited about something all you need to do is check your levels more and give yourself corrections or you could put a temp basal on your pump. Your diabetes doesn't have to stop you from having fun and enjoying yourself
On Sunday 8th December I went to the Jingle Bell Ball, which is a concert that is held every year in December by Capital fm at the O2 Arena. This year the Jingle Bell Ball was sponsored by Coca Cola. The line up of singers on Sunday were amazing I was so excited.
The line up
Lady Gaga
Dizzee Rascal
Rudimental
Jessie J
The Vamps
John Newman
Lawson
Little Mix
Jason Derulo
Before I left the house to drive to the O2 my levels were 20+ because I was so excited. It was the first time I was going somewhere that far away without my mum because I was going with a friend and her parents. The only reason my mum was letting me go without her is because I can now change my own line, carb count on my own and look after myself. I was so excited and my emotions were playing a big part in why my levels were so high.
Every time I tested my levels when we were out they were 15+ because I was so excited. I kept giving myself corrections, after I gave the correction and tested my levels again two hours later, my levels sometimes went down or they stayed the same.
When we were driving home I was so tired because it was really late and I had had a really busy day. My friend made sure I checked my levels as I hadn't eaten anything in ages and it was getting late. When my friend asked me to check my levels I couldn't seem to be able to prick my finger because I was so tired I kept missing my finger. My friend ended up pricking my finger for me, I thought it would hurt when she pricked my finger because she had never done it to me before but it didn't hurt at all. My levels were still running a bit high so I put another correction into my pump.
My friend pushed the car seats in the back of the car back so that we could lay down and talk because it was more comfortable. It was so funny because I started to fall asleep while she was talking to me so she shinned a touch in my eyes to wake me up. So I put the hood of my jumper over my head and fell asleep again. While I was asleep my friend took pics of me.
Over all the day was amazing and I will never forget it. I saw some of my fave singer and I was able to keep my levels under control. So if you ever go out on days out or you know you are going to be excited about something all you need to do is check your levels more and give yourself corrections or you could put a temp basal on your pump. Your diabetes doesn't have to stop you from having fun and enjoying yourself
Sunday, 17 November 2013
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
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
Thursday, 7 November 2013
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.
Saturday, 19 October 2013
World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is held on November 14 each year. The aim of the day is to increase peoples awareness of diabetes and to help raise money to use on research for diabetes. The money people raise could help find a cure for diabetes. Research has help people to develop their knowledge of diabetes and they have been able to invent things like insulin pumps. Wouldn't it be amazing if we could find a cure for diabetes?
At school loads of people know I that I have diabetes but they have no idea what diabetes is or what I have to go through everyday. Some people ask me what my pump is when I am getting changed for PE, I also get people say that my pump is a phone too. It can be really hard to explain to people what diabetes is and what your pump is because most of the time they don't understand or they don't want to listen to you explain it to them. Some times it can make you feel upset and down when people say diabetes is easy to coup with everyday, the truth is they have no idea what we have to go through. It can also be upsetting when you have a day off school because you are unwell because of your levels or ketones and then when you go to school the next day they say you were skiving off school when actually you were really unwell. If we made people more aware of diabetes some of these things wouldn't happen. Also people would be able to help other people with diabetes more if they new more about it.
So what can you do to make people more aware of diabetes and raise money? You could do a sponsored run or walk, you could hand out leaflets about diabetes, you could do a cake sale, you could have a typeonese day at school, there are so many ways you could raise awareness and money for diabetes.
Please do whatever you can to raise money and make people more aware of diabetes. If everyone works together we can make a massive difference.
At school loads of people know I that I have diabetes but they have no idea what diabetes is or what I have to go through everyday. Some people ask me what my pump is when I am getting changed for PE, I also get people say that my pump is a phone too. It can be really hard to explain to people what diabetes is and what your pump is because most of the time they don't understand or they don't want to listen to you explain it to them. Some times it can make you feel upset and down when people say diabetes is easy to coup with everyday, the truth is they have no idea what we have to go through. It can also be upsetting when you have a day off school because you are unwell because of your levels or ketones and then when you go to school the next day they say you were skiving off school when actually you were really unwell. If we made people more aware of diabetes some of these things wouldn't happen. Also people would be able to help other people with diabetes more if they new more about it.
So what can you do to make people more aware of diabetes and raise money? You could do a sponsored run or walk, you could hand out leaflets about diabetes, you could do a cake sale, you could have a typeonese day at school, there are so many ways you could raise awareness and money for diabetes.
Please do whatever you can to raise money and make people more aware of diabetes. If everyone works together we can make a massive difference.
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Days off school
We all have days where we are ill and don't go to school. This could be because you are general ill or you are ill because of your diabetes. You could have really high levels and ketones, you could be sick, your levels could be all over the place or other things, there are so many reasons why you have some days off school.
How do people at school act when you have a day off at school? They might understand and make sure you are alright when you go to school the next day or they might say you are skiving off school. It can be really hard if people say you were skiving when actually you were really ill.
A couple of days ago my cannula to my pump fell out in the night while I was asleep, the next morning I woke up feeling really sick and thirsty so I checked my levels. My levels were 26.7 and my ketones were 1.2. I put a new cannula in and gave myself some insulin to get rid of my ketones and lower my levels. I had an English exam that day so I started to get ready for school but I felt really ill so I sat down for a bit. I checked my levels and ketones again, they had gone up! So I gave myself some more insulin and my mum said that I couldn't go to school. As the day went on my levels lowered and I had no ketones, I felt a lot better.
The next day at school loads of people said that I skived off school because we had an English exam. I explained how I had really high levels and ketones because my cannula to my pump fell out in the night so I had missed loads of insulin. They still wouldn't listen, so I explained how dangerous ketones are and that I could have ended up in hospital. They still wouldn't listen and kept saying that I skived off school, no matter how many times I tried to explain why I wasn't at school, they didn't listen or care. So I choose to just ignore them because they weren't worth it and I knew my real friends would just ignore them.
I know it can be really hard when people make things up about you, however they have no idea what we have to go through every day and how hard it actually is. The best thing to do is to ignore them because they are not worth it;they have no idea how ill our diabetes can make us feel.
Please don't let people get you down, just ignore them they aren't worth it, always remember you are a lot stronger then you think
How do people at school act when you have a day off at school? They might understand and make sure you are alright when you go to school the next day or they might say you are skiving off school. It can be really hard if people say you were skiving when actually you were really ill.
A couple of days ago my cannula to my pump fell out in the night while I was asleep, the next morning I woke up feeling really sick and thirsty so I checked my levels. My levels were 26.7 and my ketones were 1.2. I put a new cannula in and gave myself some insulin to get rid of my ketones and lower my levels. I had an English exam that day so I started to get ready for school but I felt really ill so I sat down for a bit. I checked my levels and ketones again, they had gone up! So I gave myself some more insulin and my mum said that I couldn't go to school. As the day went on my levels lowered and I had no ketones, I felt a lot better.
The next day at school loads of people said that I skived off school because we had an English exam. I explained how I had really high levels and ketones because my cannula to my pump fell out in the night so I had missed loads of insulin. They still wouldn't listen, so I explained how dangerous ketones are and that I could have ended up in hospital. They still wouldn't listen and kept saying that I skived off school, no matter how many times I tried to explain why I wasn't at school, they didn't listen or care. So I choose to just ignore them because they weren't worth it and I knew my real friends would just ignore them.
I know it can be really hard when people make things up about you, however they have no idea what we have to go through every day and how hard it actually is. The best thing to do is to ignore them because they are not worth it;they have no idea how ill our diabetes can make us feel.
Please don't let people get you down, just ignore them they aren't worth it, always remember you are a lot stronger then you think
Sunday, 6 October 2013
Fears
Everyone is scared of different things, it could be something really scary to you but to someone else its nothing. Some people try and face their fears but it's not as easy as it sounds, it can be really hard. Some people don't tell anyone their fears because they are scared someone might think it's funny or that someone might use their fear against them. I never really tell anyone about my phobias or fears because I think some of them are weird, I thought today I would tell you about one of my fears.
One of my biggest fears are needles, I have a phobia of them. I don't really tell people about this phobia because I have to stick needles in me every day so I thought people might find it a bit stupid. this is the first time I have told lots of people about my big fear/phobia of needles. I have no idea why I am so scared of needles but I just am.
As I am on a pump I have to change my line every 3 days. When I change my line I use this spray that numbs your skin, this means that when I insert my new cannula in me I don't feel it go in. However even though I use this spray I am still scared of changing my line. It normally takes me like 10 minutes to change my cannula because when I go to insert the cannula I get scared and don't want to do it. So I leave it a bit longer and then I will try and insert my cannula again. Once I insert my new cannula I am so happy that I have done it.
The thing that I am most scared on is blood test. Every time I have a blood test I have to lay down and I get really worked up about it, so my levels ended up going high. Every year I have an annual review at the diabetic clinic where they do a blood test,. I had mine a couple of weeks ago, I was fine until they said I had to have my blood test done. To start of I wouldn't go into the room where they were doing the blood tests because I really didn't want to have it done. One of the nurses came out and walked me into the room. When I got in the room I sat on the bed and they choose which arm they were going to do the blood test on. I was shaky loads because I was so scared. When they went to take the blood I start crying because I really didn't want to have it done. So one of the nurses came and hugged me and made sure I wasn't looking while the other nurse took the blood from my arm. It hurt a bit when the nurse took the blood but it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I was so proud of myself after it was all done.
I have realised that thing aren't always as bad as you think it's going to be. you are a lot stronger then you think you are. You can face your fears and phobias if you really want to, I know it is really scary at first but you will be so proud of yourself after you have faced your fears.
One of my biggest fears are needles, I have a phobia of them. I don't really tell people about this phobia because I have to stick needles in me every day so I thought people might find it a bit stupid. this is the first time I have told lots of people about my big fear/phobia of needles. I have no idea why I am so scared of needles but I just am.
As I am on a pump I have to change my line every 3 days. When I change my line I use this spray that numbs your skin, this means that when I insert my new cannula in me I don't feel it go in. However even though I use this spray I am still scared of changing my line. It normally takes me like 10 minutes to change my cannula because when I go to insert the cannula I get scared and don't want to do it. So I leave it a bit longer and then I will try and insert my cannula again. Once I insert my new cannula I am so happy that I have done it.
The thing that I am most scared on is blood test. Every time I have a blood test I have to lay down and I get really worked up about it, so my levels ended up going high. Every year I have an annual review at the diabetic clinic where they do a blood test,. I had mine a couple of weeks ago, I was fine until they said I had to have my blood test done. To start of I wouldn't go into the room where they were doing the blood tests because I really didn't want to have it done. One of the nurses came out and walked me into the room. When I got in the room I sat on the bed and they choose which arm they were going to do the blood test on. I was shaky loads because I was so scared. When they went to take the blood I start crying because I really didn't want to have it done. So one of the nurses came and hugged me and made sure I wasn't looking while the other nurse took the blood from my arm. It hurt a bit when the nurse took the blood but it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I was so proud of myself after it was all done.
I have realised that thing aren't always as bad as you think it's going to be. you are a lot stronger then you think you are. You can face your fears and phobias if you really want to, I know it is really scary at first but you will be so proud of yourself after you have faced your fears.
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