2006-09-05 10:33:15 · 6 answers · asked by Rodney K V 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
IT'S BEEN A GREAT CHANGE .MOSTLY UNWELCOME...BUT IF YOU GET INTO A MINDSET THAT YOUR LIFE IS WHAT IT IS .AND YOU BEGIN TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF , INCLUDING BEING ATTENTIVE TO THE SELF DISCIPLINE THAT DIABETES INVOLVES ,YOU WILL SUCEED......KEEP MOVING FRIEND, FOLLOW THAT DIET, EXERCISE OFTEN AND TAKE YOUR MEDS ...BEFORE LONG YOUR HEALTHY ROUTINE WILL BE A GOOD THING TO FOLLOW AND YOU WILL BE GLAD FOR THE DISCIPLINE...........
2006-09-05 10:38:33 · answer #1 · answered by cesare214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was diagnosed with it about four years ago. It is a very tricky disease to deal with. It took a while to figure out what to do (because you have to watch it all the time). At first I couldn't even take my blood. That was pretty bad because the sugars were out of control. Plus Kaiser didn't offer any education or much concern by my doctor... Finally I got neuropathy (my toes lost feeling) and when I stepped on a chunk of glass, didn't feel it and it got infected. Ten days in the hospital, then Kaiser put me into a diabetes program. I check my blood (with the kind of meter you can take blood from anywhere on your body! This is painless) anyway, it is tough but I am doing much better with it. You really need to cut waaaaay down on carbs!!! Just about no bread or rice or potatoes.
2006-09-05 17:42:06 · answer #2 · answered by I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i might think it's going to be a sad story,
but
i was a child diabeci and i have had this all my life.
i was told i would never be right in my body ever again and was told that my life would be to a limit,well i have proved them wrong.
i can manage my blood and eat most anything i want to but i still haft to take the shots and that's no bother to me.
i work as a nurse and it was still with me and i even took my shots at school,then i got preago and had three kids and now they has kids,i go anywhere i want to and take shots with me.
my life has been really good,but i did get sick not to long ago and i lost my little toe b/c
i had an infection in my right foot b/c i stepped in a hole out side of my house and i got something in my foot.and it just got bad.but life it self it wonderful and i work as a RN and have a class that i teach about diabetes and love to live life to it's fullest.
so i can't complain about it or having it.
at lest I'm still living and loving and being happy with my diabetes.
2006-09-07 10:34:30 · answer #3 · answered by DENISE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had it since I was 9. It has always scared the h*** out of me. My mom used to look at me and cry, and tell me she was sad because she knew that one day I would be blind, and that I would probably never be able to give her any grandchildren. So I grew up thinking I would never have a life, or that I would be sickly and dependent on my parents forever. Now I know better. I'm not blind, I have no complications, and I have 3 healthy children. I think it has taught me to be more appreciative of my health. I do think every little illness I have must be some big horrible complication coming just around the corner. If my foot goes to sleep, I think it's neuropathy. If my eyes get a little blurry, I think it's retinopathy, etc.
2006-09-05 17:41:11 · answer #4 · answered by L S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel very good now.because of my regular exercises,healthy food,good manner of eating habits..I was 178 p.within year time now I am 151p,It put me on the right track..
2006-09-05 17:52:07 · answer #5 · answered by laksh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has effected me in a positive way, I have no desire to have to use injectable insulin. It forced me to eat better and get my butt of the couch. I feel better now!
2006-09-05 17:36:13 · answer #6 · answered by cam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋