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julee mistry
DAFNE Graduate
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust 3 posts |
hi im julee and i have just started to use the site again today. I am feeling a little upset with the whole diabetes thing and i just cant seem to get this right. I start the week testing my blood and then it stops. i give up and just cant seem to stay on track. my HBa1c is 9.2 and i need it much lower than this. was diagnosed in 2005 and i feel im not winning this battel. |
novorapidboi26
DAFNE Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire 1,819 posts |
Its hard to keep testing all the time........ |
Mark2
DAFNE Graduate
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital 23 posts |
Yes its a difficult one. |
Mark2
DAFNE Graduate
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital 23 posts |
Also one thing I have found which helps - is to make it as easy as possible to do tests. I mean keep your meter close at hand at all times. So testing becomes almost like a reflex - its done in a couple of seconds. If you set the date and time accurately on your meter - you can also enter the values in your diary later, maybe at the end of the day if this is more convenient. |
EMS
St Columcille's, Dublin 15 posts |
Hi, |
julee mistry
DAFNE Graduate
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust 3 posts |
Hi thanks for all the ideas into regular testing. So far today I have done my morning and pre lunch. My afternoon was very high and I think I know why. I'm am so glad its not just me. Just hate feeling like this is controlling me. I'm going to keep going. Let me see if I can get a days reading. |
EMS
St Columcille's, Dublin 15 posts |
I know, I really hate the idea of having to rely on something outside myself to, literally, survive. I was diagnosed in 2002 and, especially the first few years, I found it all very hard to accept. In the last couple of years I've started to reconcile myself to the idea that I have this for life and that denial will only make things worse. I suppose that, in a way, managing this properly is me taking back control. If that makes any sense. |