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lows in public

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What does your 'beetis bag look like?
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Do you have diabetes?: Yes

Type of diabetes: Type 1

Date diagnosed: June 6, 1996

Most recent A1C (BG Average) Value: 13.4

What glucose meter do you use?: accu-chek aviva

Type of treatment you use: Shots, Diet and Exercise

Hometown (where you come from):: Bristol, CT

Where do you live? (City, Country): Bristol, CT

What is the address for your Facebook profile, if any?: http://n/a

What is the address for your MySpace page, if any?: http://www.myspace.com/sagwajo

What is the address for your blog or other web site, if any?: http://n/a

How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?: through 6untilme.com

Who referred you? (if anyone): N/A

What do you do for a living?: customer care representative, graphic design, earth mother

The internet for support

I've never had anyone be understanding of the struggle i go through with my type 1 diabetes.
I am on this site and others hoping to get some sort of support and friendship to help me get through my limitations and manage my disease.
I was diagnosed at age 11. For over 5 years, i had severe gran mal seizures due to hypoglycemia. My solution when i left for college was to just let my numbers run high so myself and anyone else would never have to worry about it. my body went through DKA several times, and i am to the point (for the last 6 years) where being anything less than 200 feels "low" to me.
I am terrified of it. the seizures scarred me in a way that no doctor or nutritionist can relate to or empathize with.
I am now learning to be more aggressive with my insulin and treatments.
If anyone out there can relate, or can offer advice, or just talk about this.... i'm really laid back, funny, supportive... i'm here.

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encouragement by phone

A couple of years ago, when i lived by myself for the first time, and was on a similar "take control" mission... i had a strategy, that worked for a couple of weeks. I would get a good reading and call my mom, just for the support, and to see how it felt nice to relay that information out loud, and she would give me positive feedback and i'd go through my day. Now, in 2008, with text messaging, i thought it might be neat to get a support network for myself by reaching out to someone on here. T… Continue

Posted on May 26th, 2008 at 9:54pm — 4 Comments (Add)

1990s diabetes fun for the 20-something girls on here

who watched babysitter's club ? the infamous episode where stacey eats a cookie & goes into a near coma !

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Posted on May 24th, 2008 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Proud of small victories.

I was pretty happy with myself today, and not because i obtained "normal" bloodsugars at all, but because i controlled what i ate enough to maintain pretty much a consistent range all day. Let's discuss: 7:05am 327 (30 units levemir, 5 units novolog + bagel w/ butter & sugary iced coffee) 9:41am 379 (cheese sticks) 10:12am 375 11:49am 405!! (5 units novolog + spaghettios) 12:22pm 389 3:26pm 303 4:33pm 297 (2 hot pockets) 5:10pm 353 7:55pm 442!! (5 novolog) + another iced coffee. (WHAT?! It… Continue

Posted on May 15th, 2008 at 10:01pm — 2 Comments (Add)

alcohol.

i drank quite a lot tonight. my bloodsugar is about 500. this disturbs me because it doesn't feel too weird, just normal, but with the drunk part integrated. am i so assimilated to high bloodsugars that this should feel "ok" to me? i have a friend whose bloodsugar was 270 and it sent her into near terror and she went to the ER for treatment. what the hell is my problem? how can i be this out of control? sometimes i want to give up... or perhaps i just want to stay in denial.

Posted on May 9th, 2008 at 11:51pm — 5 Comments (Add)

hypochondriac

my doctor the other day told me that i have at least a few more years of horrible control like this before i see major complications. i am constantly thinking that every little pain i have is a stroke, that every blur of my vision is my eyes going blind, that it's all falling apart... and i wonder how much more my body can really take before i get better control.

Posted on April 14th, 2008 at 10:17pm — 3 Comments (Add)

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At 1:52am on May 28th, 2008, Nick said…: hi, my name is nick. i just signed up for this site and your profile was the first i clicked on. when i was reading about your seizures pre college and your attempt to run high once you moved out and feeling low at 200, well.. i did the same thing and i feel the same way and im curious how your doing and i would like to know more about what youre doing to be more healthy, if you are. so yeah.

At 11:01pm on May 27th, 2008, DiabeticizME said…: lol!...

At 1:53am on March 28th, 2008, Lauren said…: Hey

it sounds like you're doing pretty well with your more aggressive approach. I really do hope things start to get easier for you.

At 6:14pm on March 26th, 2008, Misty said…: hey girl ... Thanks for the add ... I hope you are doing well, and i'm here if you wanna talk about anything !! Keep your head up ... -Misty

At 10:21am on March 22nd, 2008, SAMANTHA said…: Good morning,
Wanted to stop by and say hello and hope that you are doing well. Would like to talk to you sometime about diabetes since i am new to this and all. My blood sugar when i went into the hospital was 600 and i had DKA. So i know what you mean when you said that you had it. It was super scarey and i lost 45 lbs and i was down to 99 lbs and i was 5'8 . But since i have been home my blood sugar has been average of 120 so ok. But it has also dropped several times as fast as low as 35. Anyways enough about me . If you would like send me your email address and we can chat that way.

samcfitch@gmail.com - Hope you have a great easter!

At 9:41am on March 14th, 2008, SAMANTHA said…: H i there,

i was reading your info about your bsl dropping. i was just diagnosed and mine since i have been out of the hospital has been up and down and very scarey. i would love to talk to you more! hope you have a great day!

At 1:16am on March 11th, 2008, Crissy126 said…: Hey chica I know what you mean about feeling low even when its high I have type 2 but My body has been so use to 400 that when its 100 I hate it I feel so awful when it goes down its crazy how bad we feel
.(((((((BIG HUGS TO YOU HUN))))))

At 12:15am on March 11th, 2008, Steve RRR said…: Sag, I am glad to see you speaking out about diabetes here.

At 10:49pm on March 9th, 2008, Jonah said…: I'm not an artist but I have done some diabetes related art. I made a diabetes collage for my photoshop class in the fall. You can see a very small version of it here
The coolest part was looking up the old newspaper articles.

At 10:37am on March 7th, 2008, April Johnson said…: mines the same way... anything less than 200 makes me sick I feel Low ... its kinds sad but Ill be there to help you go through it.. I just dont have many solutions :)

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