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Hi
Yikes, I cannot believe what I’m reading here.
I’ve lived 50 years with Type 1 diabetes.
I was 7 years old when I developed it.
I’m in my late 50’s now.
I married and had six pregnancies with only two babies both born prematurely and low birth weight, that I was able to carry successfully and raise to adults and are free of the condition.
My marriage fell apart 12 years ago and I’ve been rebuilding my life on my own, ever since.
It’s been hard. It’s been lonely. However, it has been quite an education as well as fulfilling. I have no regrets. I’ve made mistakes like we all do, however, I learned from those experiences.
I am ever so pleased to have made it to 50 years with the condition. The goals now, are to make it to 60 and 70 years with Type 1 diabetes. It is up to me and no one else, to make this happen.
Not that I’ve known anyone to make it to 70 years living with Type 1 diabetes. Still I live in hope.
I’ve had my resentfulness of the condition too but it doesn’t make it go away.
In fact neglect can aggravate the chronic medical condition and harm your body, shortening your life span.
Running won’t control the blood sugar levels.
It takes both medication and exercise as well as a heathy diet to keep well with this condition.
This person just needs to realise that this is their lot in life and now have to learn to live with it, manage it properly, and work with medical professionals, or die. Simple as that.
Being resentful and in denial of the condition does make it go away.
This behaviour is irresponsible and of concern.
Consequences will result in serious health concerns and complications including coma and death.
Type 1 diabetics need to check BSL’s before breakfast, lunch, dinner and before retiring at night.
Type 1 diabetics need to take their medication/s regularly to keep BSL’s within normal ranges to minimise complications for the body.
Type 1 diabetics need to eat regularly and healthy.
Type 1 diabetics need to carry snacks and jelly beans on their person and advise close associates that they have the condition.
From what you have described this is extremely dysfunctional and self destructive.
Won’t take long before a major reality check will kick in which may be just what is needed.
Counselling is another option to get to the real root cause of this behaviour.
First, they will develop ketoacidosis. Once they begin exercising, they will develop lactic acidosis.
Combine all that with high blood sugars, and they can have very serious problems, up to and including death.
They MUST check blood sugars and administer their insulin as directed. They must not exert themselves in any way until both the blood sugar comes back down to safe levels and that any keytones in their urine are at a safe level.
Either that, or a trip to the hospital (or morgue).
If a type 1 diabetic is exercising without enough insulin, their blood sugar can go too high, and cause their blood to become acidic - which can lead to coma, and possibly death. They need lots of water to dilute the acid in the blood and help them get rid of the extra sugar, insulin, and a 911 call if no one else knows what to do.
If that person hasn’t checked for a while, but has still been giving themselves insulin, then they are also at risk of a dangerous low. If they have insulin in their system but haven’t checked their blood sugar, then they can possibly allow their muscles to use up all the sugar in their blood - which leaves none left for the brain. This leads to a low blood sugar, which can cause fainting, seizures and again death.
Either way it’s not good and it’s VERY important that a type 1 diabetic both takes insulin regularly, and checks their blood sugar when eating and when exercising.