Anyone Diabetic - Insulin Dependant? ?

Question

Ive been diabetic for nearly 6 years, since I was 9, Im 15 in november. I just get abit down with it sometimes and i just hate doing blood tests, they are just such a pain. I just feel different from everyone else and I also get insulted for having it, does anyone have any support? Just so I can lighten my mood?

Chloe

Plus anyone who is a diabetic, would you like to chat or be friends?

Answer 1

Chloe!

I am 68 years old and have been a diabetic since my mid forty's and have been insulin dependent since 2002 when I retired. I check my sugar four times a day and take insulin each time. I am like you, I too get down at times. However I have found that I can live a fairly normal life with it. I have found that those who criticize people who are ill, what ever it is, are just rude and uncaring people and I consider the source. Some day they will find out for themselves, that life is not just a bed of roses. It will then be they who are on the receiving end of the jokes etc. I found out that I was a diabetic when my eyesight started going bad. Everything suddenly looked very fuzzy to me. Being a truck driver and heavy equipment operator, that was not a good thing. So I made an appointment with my eye Dr. The first thing he ask was how long has it been since you had your sugar checked. It was shortly after that when I found I was diabetic. That has been almost thirty years ago for me. My eye sight is now back to where it was before the diabetes. Yeah it is not a fun thing to have to check your sugar and take your shots every day. But I know people who are much worse off than I and I just thank God that I am not intheir boots. Now I realize that there is a huge age difference between us but if you wish to talk, you can check my profile and E-Mail me that way. But I think you should check with Mom & Dad first. What ever Good Luck and may God Bless You!

Answer 2

I've been insulin dependant for a bit longer than you!  43 years now!

It is a pain - you hear the funniest things - "you don't look like a diabetic" being the one that really cracks me up!  Am I supposed to have horns or something?!

The one bit of advice I can give you is do not let it rule you - you must rule it.

It becomes too easy to forget that it is just a part of you - and a very small part at that!

I am unsure why or how people insult you for having an incurable illness - unless you use it as an excuse maybe?  I went through a phase like that at school - it really didn't make me any friends!

Anyway - it isn't all bad - in the UK at least it means you get ALL your prescriptions free - and believe me, once you have to PAY for them you have no idea how much of a blessing that is!

Answer 3

My mother is diabetic and it is just a part of her daily routine.  Any one who treats you poorly because you are diabetic is just being cruel.  Most people who are diabetic do not have a choice as it can be genetic.  

I bought an e-book for my mother to help change her diet that is supposed to ease the diabetic condition.  I don't know if she is following it, though. It is called "How to Halt Diabetes" from TruthPublishing.com and is about 29 MB.

Do you take needles?  I know my mother hates that.  In the US, a pharmaceutical manufacturer is working on an inhaled form of insulin.  I worked at the plant that is going to be producing the product.  In England they have a hypodermic applicator that forces insulin into the blood stream through the skin with a high velocity 'air injection' (over simplified description).  It has been about several years since I was at that pharmaceutical plant but I have to think it is coming close to being on the market.

Answer 4

Hi (:

I am personally not diabetic but my mum is and is Insulin Dependant she has had it since she was 4 and is now in her 40's she has her bad days and her good or when we are out and she has to run for a bottle for lucozade or a chocolate bar but she accepts it and that it something she has to do everyday, I know sometimes being a teenager and ontop of that diabetic life must be pretty rubbish sometimes but if you dont try to lead a normal life then it will never happen, people insulting you is pretty mean but they are doing it as they dont understand probably and dont want to look silly, just tell them it could quite easily happen to them and its nothing to be insulted about, I hope that i helped (:

Answer 5

i am type 1 diabetic. i was actually diagnosed around the same age you were. i was 10. ive been diabetic 10 years now, so i know exactly how hard it can be going through your teenage years with this disease. I wear a pump, so if it showed at school, sometimes kids would say mean things to me about it, but you can't let it get you down. you will feel different from everyone else, so just think of diabetes as one more thing that makes you unique. the teenage years are the hardest for anyone with diabetes because you want to be like everyone else, just remember that you have to take care of yourself if you want to be like everyone else. if you need someone to talk to, feel free to email me...i know exactly what you're going through.

Answer 6

I'm not but my fiancee got diagnosed out of the blue last year. Its been hard for both of us getting used to it because we don't know why hes got it there was no family history so we haven't really had any support on how to deal with it.

I know its not me who has it but it has been such a learning curve and a shock we went to all these classes to learn about it but my fiancee kept hypoing through the classes so I'm constantly reteaching him what they taught us i feel like his personal diabetes nurse! I have noticed how down it gets him and i understand how he feels. Its unbelievable how people don't realise what diabetes is really considering how common its becoming.

I know the blood tests are a pain i do them on myself sometimes just to see! And when i see the state of my partners fingers i feel so sorry for him. In our Area the hospital run groups where you can meet people in a similar situation. Like diabetics anonymous! Are you in the uk? cos you cant contact PALS for support look it up on the NHS they can put u in contact with people the same age with the same condition. That's for anything not just diabetes too.

I'm just grateful for  modern medicine 100 years ago diabetes would have been a death sentence. Today its just a pain in the finger!

Sorry not much help but i kinda know how you feel even if i am "3rd partyy"

Answer 7

At least 171 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, or 2.8% of the human population on Earth. Don't let anyone get you down because you are far from alone.  

Answer 8

Hey Hun,

I've had type one since I was 14. I'm now 19, and its probably terrible to say but I'm really only starting to take control of  it now. I had been struggling with it for years. I'm on novo rapid and levemer too :)  Living in Ireland at the mo and I have no support group  here at all so I love yahoo answers :)  Taking sugar levels can hurt yeah, especially if you have to check them alot, that's why its really good to get into control cause you'll have to check them less when you are in control.

Just remember that they are never gonna always be perfect especially now that you're in your teen years cause hormone changes etc will affect your levels. Most importantly remember that you're def not alone, and at least diabetes can be controlled once you decide to do so!

Good kuck hun, chin up!x

Answer 9

Chloe,

I became diabetic when I was 14 1/2 and I'm 42 now, so this January it will be 28 years for me.  Don't let it get you down!

I know the checking the blood sugars thing can be a drag, but remember that if you don't check them, you have no way of knowing if you're in good control.  Your blood sugars could run high and you "feel fine", trust me, I did this most of my teens and early 20's and I now am legally blind in 1 eye because of it.  Now, I watch my blood sugars like a hawk and you should too!

Also, technology is constantly advancing, and there will come a time when you will be able to monitor your blood sugar continuously without a finger stick and who knows, maybe they'll work out how to combine that with a pump so all we have to do is fill the thing with insulin when it runs out!  Hang in there!

If you every need to chat - look for me on google talk under [e-mail]

Best wishes!