Diabetes Type 1 Support Group

Welcome!What a wonderful friend! Not everyone has someone in their lives that would care enough to find out information. Good for you! Any questions..please ask.

Thank you for doing that for your friends.

You can be there for them but only they can do it.

Hi Nicole

As the other have said, it is lovely to have a friend who wants to know about your condition. I think the best thing is to learn what to do in an emergency and what signs to look out for. But be careful not to become the 'diabetes police'. Like hightower says, it is their diabetes at the end of the day. Diabetics have loads of people like doctors who are constantly monitoring us and poking their noses in and hassling us. I know that is not what you mean to do but what I am saying is be careful. If your blood sugars are irregular that makes you feel ill, and you already have doctors on your case, you can be very snappy and defensive with loved ones who mean well and only want to help.

I am totally aware of tendency to become diabetes police. I don't comment on how Brandon manages his health. He's paying for his choices right now. I have tried throughout our friend to just be healthy and take care of myself. Diabetic or not I want to have good health so I try to just be a good example. Easier to have support I think. Of course ultimately he's in charge of himself. I'm here to love him regardless.

Hi Nicole. I'm pretty new to diabetes myself. Husband had a transplant in Dec. and with the new liver came diabetes. I don't know much about it so I read but seldom post. To me, it's very confusing and the drs. don't seem to make it any easier. I think it's great you want to learn all you can about it. You came to the right place.
Annie

Hi Annie, I'm glad your hubby has a new liver, what a blessing! Interesting that with it came the diabetes. How has he adjusted? The thing that has struck me since I met Brandon is how much he goes through every day to stay alive. What little I do know leaves me overwhelmed. Give your hubby a big hug! I'm wishing I had someone to snuggle with tonight. God bless!

Will do Nicole. Hubby's a pretty special guy. He was diagnoised with liver cancer and we were blessed indeed. I think the diabetes is one of the side effects of the meds he has to take. We were on just coverage when he was first released from the hosp. - he was on steriods for antirejection as well as 2 other anti rej. meds. Then the dr. said just to do 12 untis nightly. He's off 99% of the steriods but they never adjusted his insulin so he started testing low. We're back on coverage but, since he stopped the injections, he's averaging in the 125-135 range before breakfast and finishes the day with around 120 at bedtime. I don't know what the dr. will say about these numbers but I think they're pretty good considering he was in the 260's before meals back in Feb.
I admire anyone with this disease. It's such a balancing act.
Take care of yourself and of Brandon. He's a lucky guy. Keep asking questions. we all learn when someone does. Hugs.
Annie