tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post5044267442411271970..comments2024-02-28T00:09:49.322-05:00Comments on Bitter~Sweet ™: So when does it get easier??Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836215891806148229noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-59221025579543509002011-10-16T02:49:09.144-04:002011-10-16T02:49:09.144-04:00"We are all different. What works for one do..."We are all different. What works for one doesn’t work for everyone."<br /><br />That is so true. The world would be a nicer place if more people would recognize that, instead if trying to get everybody to conform to their opinions, whether those opinions are about health, politics, religion, or whatever.jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-24322781339921507222011-09-16T16:34:32.817-04:002011-09-16T16:34:32.817-04:00I am an endo struggling to keep people from being...I am an endo struggling to keep people from being so upset before their appointments. I chose this field because I love working with people and helping them overcome challenges. Diabetes is like an extra job with no pay and the fear of complications. You can control your behavior but you cannot control the numbers. I try to help people improve their numbers in order to lower the risk of Sybil Kramer MDhttp://diabeticsurvivalkit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-15114814512434218092011-09-16T10:32:44.286-04:002011-09-16T10:32:44.286-04:00Oh man, I hear ya about high A1c's and the anx...Oh man, I hear ya about high A1c's and the anxiety at the endo's . Cara's (my daughter and T1)has been sitting in the 10's for a year now know matter what we do. SOOOO Frustrating!! We just started pumping and I hope this will help.<br /><br />I sometimes send Cara with my husband to her appointment because of the anxiety.<br /><br />It seems that A1C's are getting to a lot Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233907890324278905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-57203327377003070372011-09-16T08:46:59.494-04:002011-09-16T08:46:59.494-04:00If it was easy, life would be boring. Who wants a ...If it was easy, life would be boring. Who wants a boring life?? Not me.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847530120816069225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-52339311347042931872011-09-16T06:07:44.218-04:002011-09-16T06:07:44.218-04:00Oh I feel the same and I don't even have diabe...Oh I feel the same and I don't even have diabetes! The feelings that surround Grace's A1C result feel like a grade on me as a parent. Can you believe I was actually pissed off, yes, pissed off, when her A1C came back a 7.1 last time? I was so used to 6.4 and 6.6, that I got really upset. Grace's endo looked at me like I was CRAZY. Grace had grown almost 5 inches in one year and shot Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137611120689810820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-65740404305158347752011-09-16T04:36:13.364-04:002011-09-16T04:36:13.364-04:00Yep...same-same...I hear you....I get it. I alway...Yep...same-same...I hear you....I get it. I always start to panic the week before the Endo appt. It never fails that Joe's BGs start to hit a shit storm the week prior to endo. I start to fret over explaining them, etc.<br /><br />We just had our Endo appt Tuesday...clean slate! AND. Another 3 months or so 'til we have to fret again! <br /><br />Good luck. xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895126112651188056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-78391796549116017852011-09-16T04:29:26.037-04:002011-09-16T04:29:26.037-04:00I've never really dreaded going to the endo, a...I've never really dreaded going to the endo, although I am always a bit trepidatious about what that NUMBER will be. <br /><br />Funnily enough, my A1c has been a smidge higher than when I was on MDI. I was SO strict while doing injections. My first A1c after going on the pump was the same as the previous MDI one, but since it has creeped up. I'm still doing really well, no higher Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884402817643298228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-44195771016975443822011-09-15T23:39:56.294-04:002011-09-15T23:39:56.294-04:00"D" really never gives us a break does i..."D" really never gives us a break does it? Not from shots, testing, carb-counting, or worry. It's just always there. You said it beautifully Karen. Very best of luck at your Endo appt.Meaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350974950751807282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-25512669404678020682011-09-15T23:38:00.454-04:002011-09-15T23:38:00.454-04:00I am 44 years old and have had Diabetes for 38 yea...I am 44 years old and have had Diabetes for 38 years and an insulin pump for over 10 years and everyday is still a challenge--I have a great A1c (6.3-yeah)but it does not magically happen--it is because I am "doing numbers" (carbs-bolus-basal-bs) 24 hours a day---it is sooooooo draining! I have always had a pretty positive attitude about the disease but as the years pass, I notice a NATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-19157157814111028092011-09-15T23:17:32.656-04:002011-09-15T23:17:32.656-04:00O h Karen
Hang in there honey. I dont know how y...O h Karen<br /><br />Hang in there honey. I dont know how you do this with a chronic illness that is so darn challenging. Good luck at the docs office<br />love to KCkathy bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534431969086721507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-90710438220145058612011-09-15T22:03:20.066-04:002011-09-15T22:03:20.066-04:00Ummm...I read your blog because I want you to tell...Ummm...I read your blog because I want you to tell me it gets easier!! <br /><br />You know what? Diabetes sucks. But I think as long as you keep trying, that's what matters. That's how it gets better. You don't give up. Just try to get more numbers right. <br /><br />Chin up!Tracy1918https://www.blogger.com/profile/11192789929262055057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-82847478906706255322011-09-15T20:52:27.123-04:002011-09-15T20:52:27.123-04:00gosh, i sure don't know when it gets easier, b...gosh, i sure don't know when it gets easier, because we're still pretty new to it all, relatively speaking. all i can say is, you are NOT alone, because i definitely have the same anxiety you've described here. hang in there!shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895190983814591749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-61270543711059872232011-09-15T20:16:11.219-04:002011-09-15T20:16:11.219-04:00While I was reading this, I couldn't help but ...While I was reading this, I couldn't help but think of my own kids and I had to wonder. One, I wonder if the kids will stress for the rest of their life and two, what if they don't? I think I am more worried about them not caring. I know it's stressful, but the mere fact that you worry means you pay attention. There has to be some kind of silver lining in that.Renatahttp://www.thediabeticduo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-18842056487902590482011-09-15T18:19:16.822-04:002011-09-15T18:19:16.822-04:00oh Karen dear you are NOT alone. Promise you that....oh Karen dear you are NOT alone. Promise you that. No matter how hard we try, no matter how much work we do, we still don't get a number we'd like. Regardless of my A1C's being pretty low right now, (I PROMISE YOU ALL, because of being pregnant, I'm a HUGE insulin pusher to myself, and would rather battle 60's to 90's all day long than ever see 160's which i still due.The Kimlershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862001354941949834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-52256687927407535422011-09-15T17:03:31.830-04:002011-09-15T17:03:31.830-04:00You have anxiety about your health. Who can blame ...You have anxiety about your health. Who can blame you? All that time looking at your numbers, fretting if they are right or not. Self testing, self-scanning. You are afraid of the results, and you find it hard to believe that you are alright - because for so long - you have fought.<br />I know it may sound far fetched, but check out a book called "Hope and Help for Your Nerves" by Jason Sandemanhttp://jasonsandeman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-7787264872723906292011-09-15T15:41:38.595-04:002011-09-15T15:41:38.595-04:00I don't think it will ever get easier. Even w...I don't think it will ever get easier. Even when you know you did fairly good, you remember the days that it wasn't so good and you have this fear that those bad days will sabotage the whole 3 months.Kelly Boothttp://www.kellywpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-60288525675699213722011-09-15T15:17:49.752-04:002011-09-15T15:17:49.752-04:00Karen, I still worry about going to my endo and se...Karen, I still worry about going to my endo and seeing a 'bad' A1C number. Last time it was 7.1% and I was <b>shocked</b>. I'm not sure the concern ever goes away. <br /><br />Logically I know it's a number, it's context, it's informative not a personal judgement. But in my heart the A1C doesn't feel like that. Still working at this after 39 years. I think we may need Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936264471078732019noreply@blogger.com