The "I'm not doing so well" thread

[longun]

Driving for Ford………..

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not quite, but it does feel like it at times haha

 

[KermitGKona88]

Brickwork and construction. Loved it but the management don't do education for education anymore. More than happy driving for ford with much much less stress, anxiety and issues.

Brave move Chris, but as we know fortune favours the brave... Glad you are feeling happier in your work now.

 

[BerthaPog]

not quite, but it does feel like it at times haha

More this?

 

[Frankenorange]

More this?


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They are up to 4.2 now

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Supervan
The 4.2 electric van is mental. Equivalent of 2040bhp!

 

[BerthaPog]

They are up to 4.2 now

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Supervan
The 4.2 electric van is mental. Equivalent of 2040bhp!

Still prefer the idea of GT40 running gear + transit body. The chap in the passenger seat is even wearing a tie! Proper 1970s engineer style!

 

[FluffyChicken]

GT85 is better still, give that relaxing fragrance.

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

I'm not letting this get to me. Except when it does.

Diagnosed type 1 diabetic a few weeks ago, now on insulin etc. This is following 6+ months of feeling shit. really REALLY shit. I lost 1.5 stone in 3 months (those of you that have met me know I don't have a lot to lose to start with!). The bugger is any form of exercise and my blood sugars plummet and I get a hypo (low blood sugar). Even walking the dog for 40 mins causes it. and my vision is currently screwed (should normalize).

Appt with consultant in June

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

Diabetes can **** off.

This time last year I competed in the Snowdon 24 (as many ascents as possible in 24hr). Two days ago, I couldn't climb a small Welsh hill. I cannot take on enough carbs (sugar) to prevent hypoglycemia (blood sugar drops>feel wobbly>start to feel drunk>fall over>coma>death) which I obviously don't want to happen in the middle of nowhere. Riding a bike is done & gone for now. Hill walking = gone. Climbing = gone.

I think I'd need to be eating 80g+ of carbs an hour every hour to stand a chance, which is ridiculous.

 

[greencat]

Diabetes can **** off.

This time last year I competed in the Snowdon 24 (as many ascents as possible in 24hr). Two days ago, I couldn't climb a small Welsh hill. I cannot take on enough carbs (sugar) to prevent hypoglycemia (blood sugar drops>feel wobbly>start to feel drunk>fall over>coma>death) which I obviously don't want to happen in the middle of nowhere. Riding a bike is done & gone for now. Hill walking = gone. Climbing = gone.

I think I'd need to be eating 80g+ of carbs an hour every hour to stand a chance, which is ridiculous.

Speak to your diabetic nurse. Possibly they have tuned your insulin intake for a sedentary person and/or your pancreas is still producing some insulin (look up honeymoon phase for type 1). It's early days, but with care and proper monitoring you will be able to return to the activities you loved previously. My Dad was the same, he had a lot of hypos in the early days and was always hungry - until he mentioned it to his GP and they told him how to tweak his regime accordingly.

But eventually, my Dad was running half marathons, doing karate etc in his late 40s several years after being diagnosed as type 1. He's now in his 80s and still pretty active - and has no complications. It was all down to extremely tight blood sugar monitoring, diet and careful management of insulin intake.

Missus is type 1 too - and she has found the stick on monitoring patch a game changer. But she has struggled with diabetes in general. The key difference between the two is my missus fights it everyday (although better now she doesn't have to prick her fingers to test her blood sugar). My Dad just shrugged and got on with it.

Sorry, it's not the life you planned, but it is what it is. Stick with it (unfortunately, you have no other choice). It will come good. One silver lining is that the NHS has excellent diabetes care provision generally.

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

Thanks Greencat.

The NHS have been brilliant, as always.

I am in the honeymoon phase, but I've been told not to reduce my insulin any further, as I would literally be taking none! The walk in wales I had only 2 units of long acting insulin early in the morning, and haven't taken a fast acting dose for a number of weeks.

I'm 91% in range over the last 7 days, and just feel that it's taken everything from me at the moment.