Brian
Patient
Last on 5 months ago

Journal Entry

Ignorance is Bliss

April 02, 2008

Is anyone else deathly afraid of the "what kind of complications do you have?" discussion topic I keep seeing activity in?

I get enough nightmares from hearing my doctor tell me his horror stories.  I suppose I am still young and INVINICIBLE at this point so my motivation to look at such a thread is slightly skewed and would be different if I was actually beginning to experience complications and able to contribute some sort of conversation, but at this point, the only benificial thing that reading that topic would give me is more fear and stress

 

 

 

Which I may or may not need- depending on how you look at it.

Comments


  • Derek McGuire

    no thats not what u need to worry about......u need to worry about ur sugar levels every day for the rest of your life so hopfully down the road you wont have to deal with complications

    its nto liek everyone looses there leg or goes blind......this is for most part the peopel that dont really monitor their sugar good enouph, eat whatever they want and just dont care

    7 months ago

  • Brian Skeels

    I'm aware of all of these things.  I am just stating how depressing it is and how I will continue to avoid that discussion lilke the plague until I have reason to contribute.

    7 months ago

  • Lorraine Cheng

    I can sort of relate to how you feel. With me, doctors don't even know what I am. They say it's Type 1 b/c I don't fit the "stereotype" for type 2 but i'm not insulin dependent ... just taking pills, but the pills only work for about 6 hours or so then my blood sugars get kinda high again. but apparently it's not high enough yet to be on insulin. Doctors say I can't be in the "honeymoon" stage anymore cos i've been diagnosed since June of '06 and they haven't heard of anyone being in the "honeymoon" stage for almost 2 years you know? So, I think it's more scary not knowing what you have. At least you know the complications you can possibly face down the road cos then you can try to prevent them as much as possible. Good luck with everything !

    7 months ago

  • Denise Knight

    I understand the fears and worries.  When first diagnosed, I didn't want to think about it, so I pretty muched ignored conversations about the effects of my diabetes and got angry whenever someone tried to talk to me about it.  I just didn't want to think about negative possibilities of this disease.  Because of this, two months ago, my doctor looked at my 6 yr. and told me that I wouldn't live to see her next birthday if I didn't get my sugar levels under control.   I am the most optimistic person in the world and I hate depressing stuff.  I have family members who are hypochondriacs, so I hate talking about sickness.  But this is one thing that needs to be taken seriously.  If you don't like reading about the complications of diabetes, then don't.  But do be aware of them and do what your doc says to control your levels.  If you keep them under control then you can focus on enjoying life and not having to worry about those depressing effects.

    7 months ago

  • Douglas Fiore

    I wish that I didn't have to think about it. I've been T1 for 13 years and small complications are beginning. If I were still your age, I would feel exactly the same way as you do. Keep working hard, and hopefully you'll never need to worry about complications.

    7 months ago

  • Brian Skeels

    Thank you, intelligent comments.

    7 months ago

  • Susan Linke

    Brian,  Just keep thinking positive and strive to keep your sugars level.  Make it a challenge and pat yourself on the back when you do a good job.  Don't stress out on the bad shit that can happen cuz it's always going to be in the back of your head anyway. You know what can happen, you've been told over and over and you will be told for the rest of your life.  But if that's all you think about, you're just going to get depressed.  Diabetes is always going to be a challenge but, make it just that and YOU be in control, don't let it control you.

    7 months ago

  • David Dedman

    I just hope that talking about what I have, how I got there and hopefully how someone else can keep from having the complications. If I can help prevent someone from going through the pain..both mental and physical...that I have been through, then it would be worth it. As for  testing blood sugar and not eating right...your mental state can contribute a lot to that. It can be something you can't control and can be something you don't know you need to control.

    7 months ago

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