Diabetic Stress Syndrome

[Skellington]

<p>Occassionally i 'forget' to live by my strict diet.&nbsp; With the holidays, i have splurged on oreo's *dunked in milk until they can melt in your mouth* tiramisu *amphora delight* cake cake and more cake, homemade cookies, haribo imported german gummie bears (gummi bahren..mmmmmm) and last night.....tiramisu cheesecake from cheesecake factory.&nbsp;&nbsp; i've made myself rather ill spiking my bloodsugar up with all this and i hate myself for plaguing my body with things i know i can't eat and what the after math involves (normally praying to the porcelin god or being completely miserable while stabbing self with humalog).&nbsp; I'm normally extremely careful about what i eat and never indulge on sweets (no sugar added ice cream is my savior).&nbsp; To add to this voluntary self destruction, in accounting world, year end combined with month end equates to the need to stab anything within stabbing distance.&nbsp; Stress bottoms my bloodsugar out, thusly causing me to be completely miserable.&nbsp; Top this off with my period ready to strike on x-mas day and you get a merry stabby christmas.&nbsp; </p><p>*blink blink*</p><p>the point is, i bought my BF many xbox 360 games and DVDs and other random stuff for xmas and took my misery out on his gifts by wrapping them in paper then duct tape.&nbsp; Is this mean, or is it ok to take pleasure in randomly torturing the person you love?</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by wbskellington2 on 12-20-06 @ 12:22 PM</span>

[Davios]

<p>I've been a diabetic for about 15 years. I got it as a young kid so and it can be incredibly hard, especially now during the holidays and stuff. I can tell you that exercise is the biggest part of it. I started going to the gym as a teen specifically because of my diabetes, and it has now become a huge part of my life. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>At the same time, I would recommend taking a look into an insulin pump. Hopefully your insurance covers it, otherwise it is incredibly expensive. At first it seems a bit overwhelming when you start out on it. It does, however, make controlling your blood sugar much easier because rather than take a shot every time you eat you can adjust the pump.</p>

[Furtherman]

<p>You're taking your misery out on him, not his gifts.&nbsp; </p><p>It's not right, but I guess we guys have to deal with that now and again.</p>

[Skellington]

<strong>Davios</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I've been a diabetic for about 15 years. I got it as a young kid so and it can be incredibly hard, especially now during the holidays and stuff. I can tell you that exercise is the biggest part of it. I started going to the gym as a teen specifically because of my diabetes, and it has now become a huge part of my life. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>At the same time, I would recommend taking a look into an insulin pump. Hopefully your insurance covers it, otherwise it is incredibly expensive. At first it seems a bit overwhelming when you start out on it. It does, however, make controlling your blood sugar much easier because rather than take a shot every time you eat you can adjust the pump.</p><p>i was borderline since i was a kid (either i was severly hypoglycemic or hyperglycemia) then around 23 i was put on humalog.&nbsp; I am a gym junkie, but since my auto accident in august, i haven't been able to do what i normally do.&nbsp; just recently in the past month, i've been permitted to go back and start non-impact cardio (stationary bike or ellipitcal with no resistance) and i'm allowed to do weight training again, but keep everything under 40lbs (i was bench pressing 95lbs before my accident).&nbsp; </p><p>I'm morified of the pump and it isn't reccommended for me because my pancreas DOES work......when it feels like it.&nbsp; I suffer moreso severe hypoglycemia (bloodsugar 32-55 even after eating),&nbsp;with occassional&nbsp;bouts of hyperglycemia (when it doesn 't work).&nbsp; I only take insulin when i know i'm going to eat alot *thanksgiving* or be drinking like a retard (froufy drinks).&nbsp;&nbsp; I have adrenal problems, so i'm treated like a special needs diabetic.&nbsp; (adrenals and the pancreas are like fighting parents, and the med's to treat each are children that cause it, whee).</p>