been a diabetic for 9 years now i cant really say i have been a compliant pt, i believe i had diabelmia(used the high sugars to lose weight) for 4 years was in and out of the hosp several times w/ sugars at 1400 they said, i should have been dead(had diabetic cataracts already then down the line i got pregnant with my 3rd child and realized wow i need to take better care of myself sugars were great during my preg actually low the whole time the second he popped out they went up! i have'nt been in the hosp since his birth(3yrs ago) i thought hey im doing good but not really i take my insulin but not good i hardly ever check my sugrs- the funny thing i work in a dr's office a front office but still its dumb on my part, i recently develpoed side pain went for an ultrasound my liver is enlarged from poor sugar control it's gi problems but im really scared i have been on a strict diet since and have been excercising as much as i can i have a bad back herniated disc and i am limited to what i can do but im trying still trying to get on top the sugars - my father died at 45 from complications but diabetes and liver issues were on the top of his list. i have young childern who lost their grandfather and father within 8 months of each other i am being a self ish brat by playing with my health why i still dont know??sad and pathetic i am .the doctor i see and work for told me he is scared for me, thats huge! i need help!!! thats my story in a nut shell i am glad to be among fellow diabetics or people who know about us -
my biggest pet peave is people who say oh you dont look diabetic? what the heck does a dm look like??
my biggest pet peave is people who say oh you dont look diabetic? what the heck does a dm look like??