Diabetes Type 1 Support Group

What were you doing before the stress to keep it in control? I would think techniques that you are wiling to do to destress etc. Walking is a great stress reliever. Are you managing your carbs, drinking water etc. How much insulin per day?

I do walk.. not as much as I should. I've been trying the past few days to walk atleast 30 minutes on my treadmill. To be honest, i haven't been in control in a long time. I had some resentment issues and wanted to pretend like i didn't have diabetes. i ate whatever I wanted... I abused my system. Not sure how to destress at this point.. Its really only been just over a week since we completely cut off contact. I'm taking 30 units of lantus per day and 6-10 units per meal depending on my bg's. I've been running in the 300s and 400s for awhile now.

I do walk.. not as much as I should. I've been trying the past few days to walk atleast 30 minutes on my treadmill. To be honest, i haven't been in control in a long time. I had some resentment issues and wanted to pretend like i didn't have diabetes. i ate whatever I wanted... I abused my system. Not sure how to destress at this point.. Its really only been just over a week since we completely cut off contact. I'm taking 30 units of lantus per day and 6-10 units of humalog per meal depending on my bg's. I've been running in the 300s and 400s for awhile now.

I agree with xavier mom, you should count carbs, and also manage your insulin. If you ahve not been taught this (I wasn't) then try and find an education course. The problem is it is a vicious circle - you may feel depressed, eat badly, high sugars make you feel worse physically and emotionally. It is hard to get out of that cycle. Exercise is one way. Eat as healthily as you can and do things to make yourself happy, things you enjoy. Try not to feel guilty about the highs - diabetes is a hard thing to manage, and sometimes life throws things at you and you just can't get perfect sugar levels. Highs are something that needs to be dealt with, but they are not something you should blame yourself for. The important thing is moving forward, not focusing on negatives. I was the same as you, ate what I wanted and pretended my diabetes was not there. An education course really helped me.

I think denial is apart of diabetes and control is a hard thing for anyone 1st time diabetic or multiple year diabetic such as you and I. Check the blood sugar, log and watch and count your carbs, drink water and get on treadmill focus on you and not the fool you were with. I have had many ups and downs with men in my life, you can't let them mess you up to the point that you mess your health up. At the end of the day, where their is one man their is another and you are responsible for you.

i put this man on too high of a pedestal and this loss hurts alot. my mood swings are unbelievable. I know i should take better care of myself. I get motivated one minute and then slip into depression the next. i spent so much of my life with this person that its hard to imagine a future without him. I know what i need to do, the idea of "moving on' is just so painful. Its been nine months since we officially "broke up" and i feel like i told him what i did.. i told him i was sorry.. if he wasn't going to forgive me.. why did he drag me through this? Maybe he was unsure? but then why put himself on dating sites? why tell me that telling the truth would be the only way we would ever have a chance in the future?