Effects of Diabetes on your lifestlye!?

Question

I would like to know, from diabetic persons how diabetes effected their lifstyle and the way they live.

Thanks

Answer 1

I live a fairly normal life now. but when i was first diagnosed i was so depressed and i was afraid to eat for fear of it going up. i thought it was over for me and insulin scared mr to death. i learned to eat different stayed close to a dietician and now it is normal and i am doet and exercise only. it has effected me to a point where if i am at work and i fell dizzy i ge scared I am going to pass out I keep little snacks with me now. and i hate not having the foods i loved the most but i adjusted but i still get scared when i get those feelings of it dropping on me and when i am driving. I try to stay on a scedule of meals but it is hard sometimes and that makes me worry. I sometimes feel left out when others enjoy a plain soda or even a piece of homemade fudge but I have learned to deal with it and it is a scarey disease.

Answer 2

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Answer 4

First of all, with the current technology, Type 1 diabetes is almost impossible to control at times. Our technology is grossly inaedquate, and while it's great that doctors and nurses like to warn people about the dangers of poorly managed Type 1 diabetes, they give us nothing to better manage it with. It's simple on paper. Wait until you have it....

Being your pancreas every second of everyday is exhusting and futile. Everything and anything can affect you BG. Maybe in a completely different way than it did yesterday.

Also, look at the first poster. Her brother is having vision problems (i.e. developing reintinopathy, which can lead to blindness). Despite trying to do "everything right". I also want to add that insulin is your friend and not the ememy in Type 1 diabetes. Less insulin does not mean always better if your blood sugars are running too high. It is keeping your BG's in range that is important, not your insulin dose. That is what helps prevent complications.

Also, genetics play a huge role in who gets diabetes complications. Some people get kidney disease (nephropathy) and other complications even with slightly higher than normal BG's. Others have horrible control and are 100% ok. Should we always blame the victim for their genetics and having to be a pancreas? I think not.

Also, some studies have shown that complications in some Type 1's may be linked to autoimmunity (heart disease and neuropathy, possibly nephropathy as well). We all know we can't prevent autoimmunity currently, or we would not have Type 1 in the first place!

Type 1 diabetes has a MAJOR effect on people. Everything must be planned and they must take care of a body function most people don't have to even think about. EVERY day, or they will die.

Answer 5

I am writing to tell you what an incredible impact these methods had on my life! I have had type 2 diabetes for 27 years. For me, the worst part of this horrible disease is the severe pain I constantly get in my feet. The pain is so bad that I avoid standing and walking as much as possible. I've got to tell you that within the first month, my feet stopped hurting altogether and I can now walk totally pain free.

Believe it or not, I even danced at my niece's wedding last month, something I have not done in a many years. I've been following the book for six months now and my blood sugar is well within normal range. I feel great!

I recommend you use the Type 2 Diabetes Destroyer to naturally reverse your diabetes.

Answer 6

Well, I can tell you from experience from taking care of MANY diabetics that it is a very SERIOUS disease that alot of people do not take seriously!! You can suffer from many debilitating changes to your health. Examples include: neuropathy in your feet and legs, hands and fingers, which can cause numbness, tingleing and pain, decreased blood flow to your lower extremities, decreased healing time when you have a cut or sore which if left untreated can cause in serious cases amputation of feet, toes, legs, fingers, etc..., you can become blind due to diabetic neuropathy and lose your eyesight, and you could end up on dialysis. where they exchange your toxins in your blood that is built up from your kidneys by running your blood through a machine. This is usually 3 times a week and you become very tired and wore out from it. It is a major life change because if you skip dialysis you can become very sick and septic from it. There are many more things that can happen to you, but these are the most common that I have seen in the health care settings. You need to follow your diabetic diet and check your blood sugars as perscribed by your doctors. Take your medicine and insulin as perscribed and continue to see your doctor on a regular basis. Hope this helps you!

Nurse Betty

Answer 7

I totally agree with Nurse Betty. Her information is very accurate. I have diabetes too and my dad and oldest brother have it also. It is at the point where my brother's kidneys are not good anymore. Both my dad and brother are using insulin. I have recently been diagnosed with it, maybe about 4 to 5 months now. It is definitely not something you want to have. So for those of you out there that don't have it, start taking better care of yourself and eat right before you do end up having it. Once you have it, there is not turning back. Since I have been diagnosed with it, my life has changed. I had to immediately change the way I eat. I started eating differently the first day I found out because all I could think about is that I don't want to die and leave my son behind. This is the time, I have to eat everything I have hated all these years. I have to cut out all the sugars so I can't enjoy anything that I love so much, especially a good banana split. lol. I have to check my blood every day and record it. The other day, I was driving and I had my son in the car and I stopped at a Kentucky to pick up some chicken for my mom because she did not feel like cooking that day and suddenly, out of the blue, I felt strange and started shaking and I felt like I was ready to faint. My son looked at me and asked what was wrong and he thought maybe I just needed to eat something (he is 12 years old). He gave me a piece of the chicken and I ate it, but I felt no better than I did before, but it just kept getting worse. I quickly drove home as I was not far from home and when I parked the car in the yard, my son told me to go ahead in the house and he will take the groceries out the car as we had gone to the supermarket before stopping at the Kentucky. I went inside and my sister who is in nursing, looked at me and asked what was wrong and she said that I looked pale as if I had no blood. I told her what I was feeling and right away she said, "your sugar dropped." I sat on the sofa and without any feeling of being tired, I was suddenly asleep. My son got me some orange juice, which should help to increase your sugar level and also something to eat and after that, I checked my blood and it was only at 80. It should not be lower than 70 or I start feeling strange. I know my sugar was very low because if I ate and drank all that stuff with sugar and it only went up to 80, it had to be very low. Now, if I did not do anything about that and stayed out driving around, it could have caused me to either get a stroke, heart attack or send me into a coma. Since then, I keep candy in my car and in my bag. You sugar can not be too high or too low. I have to try and avoid getting any cuts and such as it takes a long time to heal and if it gets bad, it could cause me to have a leg or arm amputated. With diabetes, you have to keep your weight down too. My vision is already affected by this. I had 20/20 vision and now there are times when everything seems blur. I am always extremely tired. It is a very serious desease. Please people, take care of yourselves before you have to regret it.

Answer 8

If type 1 like myself, the change in lifestyle is more of a mental one. Diabetes has to be on your mind 24/7. Everything you do will affect it. Every time you decide you are going to eat something, take a walk, have a drink, have sex, or be lazy and lie on the couch all day you have to think, "how will this affect my blood sugar and what do I need to do to keep myself in a good range?"

Answer 9

Diabetes is usually treated through a combination of diet (low sugar), exercise and medications/insulin. Milder cases can be controlled with just diet an/or exercise while more severe cases require meds or insulin as well.
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Answer 10

My brother has been Juvenile Diabetic since he was 3 yrs old he is now 25 and has stayed pretty healthy..............the more you take care of yourself the less insulin you will need....He lived a pretty normal life , Just had to watch his diet , his vision is now getting worse. he had some pretty scary insulin reactions , one while he was driving. Thank goodness he was OK .
Good Luck