This is just a quick post to remind you that I'm back next week to my usual dates of posting hopefully with the video blog underway as well.
so every one who reads my blog have a very Happy New Year and have fun tonight just be careful of your levels.
Friday 31 December 2010
Friday 24 December 2010
Merry Christmas
Seasons greeting to all of my viewers, its that time again when I produce a special for my Blog that anyone can read to have a better understanding of what to do. This time it's the holiday that everyone looks forward to and even though the grown ups say they don't you know they do. Yes it's christmas day!
Christmas has always been a fun time for me and my family, but the first thing we always had to think of growing up was my diabetes, for as far back as I can remember my mum has always tried to make a game of christmas morning even when I was very little. For example as diabetics have to eat frequently we all always had our breakfast before touching the presents under the tree, mum would always let us have something light though like weatabix which are full of the carbohydrates that you need to start the day but are also very quick to eat so the more time you can have opening your gifts.
When it comes to lunch time and you see that beautiful spread of food on the table or the mountain on your plate, you will probably be thinking “What do I give for that?” And the answer is simple, in this situation what I do is calculate enough for 6 units and give it in stages that way you are not committed to eating the whole thing and you will not end up making yourself sick and you will not end up ruining the rest of your day.
Now, when it comes to the night time (this is more for the adults) when you are having a drink be it wine or beer make sure you have some thing with carbohydrates in so that everything will balance out to give a less likely chance of your blood sugars going out of control and you can enjoy yourself more.
Lastly from me have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, my next post will be in 2 weeks as it is the holidays and my next post will be on something no one looks forward to and that is being ill and how to handel your blood sugar levels and how to have fun when you are really ill.
Christmas has always been a fun time for me and my family, but the first thing we always had to think of growing up was my diabetes, for as far back as I can remember my mum has always tried to make a game of christmas morning even when I was very little. For example as diabetics have to eat frequently we all always had our breakfast before touching the presents under the tree, mum would always let us have something light though like weatabix which are full of the carbohydrates that you need to start the day but are also very quick to eat so the more time you can have opening your gifts.
When it comes to lunch time and you see that beautiful spread of food on the table or the mountain on your plate, you will probably be thinking “What do I give for that?” And the answer is simple, in this situation what I do is calculate enough for 6 units and give it in stages that way you are not committed to eating the whole thing and you will not end up making yourself sick and you will not end up ruining the rest of your day.
Now, when it comes to the night time (this is more for the adults) when you are having a drink be it wine or beer make sure you have some thing with carbohydrates in so that everything will balance out to give a less likely chance of your blood sugars going out of control and you can enjoy yourself more.
Lastly from me have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, my next post will be in 2 weeks as it is the holidays and my next post will be on something no one looks forward to and that is being ill and how to handel your blood sugar levels and how to have fun when you are really ill.
Saturday 18 December 2010
Hypo's
This post is about when you have a Hypo and the best way to cope with it in different situations.
For example, if you are out with you friends and you feel low and you have done your BM and you are low, even if you have told them about your self but you still feel uncomfortable with sorting your self out in front of them in case of what they might think,then the best way to deal with this scenario is to carry a sugared drink around with you that looks like something your friends might have. This way you would look just like them and hopefully no questions should arise but if they do then you should explain what is happening.
Another situation is when you are at school and if you are in year 11 then it is vital you stay in your class but the problem is that you are not allowed anything but water in lesson so what I would suggest is that in the morning or the night before depending on when you have more time is to mix some hot water with sugar in, with this though I would not put just a little bit in but about the same as what there is in a bottle of you normal sugared drink has in it that way you will not have the worry about over/under doing it and making things worse for your self.
I have noticed that in my Blog I only seem to address those of you who are in school of college, so this is a paragraph for my grown up viewers out there. If you are at work and you go Hypo and you do not have time for you to have a drink and let it take effect then I would suggest that you carry some Hypo stop with you it is a gel like substance that you can get from you local pharmacy or your local doctor, it works a lot quicker on adults. The reason why I have not suggested it for younger people is because as I was growing up it worked too much and would send me back up high again.
Although I have said these things to you I would just go for the first drink you find or the first dose of sugar you think of. It takes time for your body to get used to something new but I would defiantly do little tests to see which one works better for you because that is something I can not tell you.
You could even do the tests when you are not Hypo and see how long it takes, BUT please do it whilst someone is there with you who can also keep a check on you.
For example, if you are out with you friends and you feel low and you have done your BM and you are low, even if you have told them about your self but you still feel uncomfortable with sorting your self out in front of them in case of what they might think,then the best way to deal with this scenario is to carry a sugared drink around with you that looks like something your friends might have. This way you would look just like them and hopefully no questions should arise but if they do then you should explain what is happening.
Another situation is when you are at school and if you are in year 11 then it is vital you stay in your class but the problem is that you are not allowed anything but water in lesson so what I would suggest is that in the morning or the night before depending on when you have more time is to mix some hot water with sugar in, with this though I would not put just a little bit in but about the same as what there is in a bottle of you normal sugared drink has in it that way you will not have the worry about over/under doing it and making things worse for your self.
I have noticed that in my Blog I only seem to address those of you who are in school of college, so this is a paragraph for my grown up viewers out there. If you are at work and you go Hypo and you do not have time for you to have a drink and let it take effect then I would suggest that you carry some Hypo stop with you it is a gel like substance that you can get from you local pharmacy or your local doctor, it works a lot quicker on adults. The reason why I have not suggested it for younger people is because as I was growing up it worked too much and would send me back up high again.
Although I have said these things to you I would just go for the first drink you find or the first dose of sugar you think of. It takes time for your body to get used to something new but I would defiantly do little tests to see which one works better for you because that is something I can not tell you.
You could even do the tests when you are not Hypo and see how long it takes, BUT please do it whilst someone is there with you who can also keep a check on you.
Tuesday 14 December 2010
going out with friends
This post is about when you are out and about with friends and how it would be easier to handle and how to help you friends to understand a little better.
I have had two different experiences with going out with my own friends, one was a very bad because of the way I was treat and the other was ok but I just wish I explained it before it happened.
The first experience was when I was in a shopping centre with friends from my high school, we were looking around the shops and I did the wrong thing of not having anything to eat or drink, which was a bad idea as during walking around I went Hypo and they decided that because I was acting “stupid“ they left me and told me to handle it myself, I did tell them about myself and about what happens to me and that I will be fine after I have had the things I need.
The second experience was with my boyfriend it was ok but it took me to go Hypo and go my normal silly self for me to then explain what happens and tat I will be ok once I had some sugar of any kind and that it takes ten minutes to get into my system and bring me back up I will be ok. I decided that I would not tell him about what happens to me in case it put him off me and he got scared for me. After the event had happened he said that he was ok with it but he was thankful that I told him what happens.
As a result of both of these experiences I am now more aware of what I do and who I go out with shopping with and I am now very open with them about my Diabetes and told them that if they ever wanted to know anything they could just ask me and I would be happy to answer and I think that is the way it should be and if there is anything that you can not explain to them try to get your hands on some information about your Diabetes that you can give to them.
Finally I would like to apologise for my recent weeks of not writing on my blog, but I have been setting up a video blog, which will have videos of me doing thing to do with my diabetes this will start next Monday and will be a weekly event that will have the links on here to get to it or you can find it on Youtube.
I have had two different experiences with going out with my own friends, one was a very bad because of the way I was treat and the other was ok but I just wish I explained it before it happened.
The first experience was when I was in a shopping centre with friends from my high school, we were looking around the shops and I did the wrong thing of not having anything to eat or drink, which was a bad idea as during walking around I went Hypo and they decided that because I was acting “stupid“ they left me and told me to handle it myself, I did tell them about myself and about what happens to me and that I will be fine after I have had the things I need.
The second experience was with my boyfriend it was ok but it took me to go Hypo and go my normal silly self for me to then explain what happens and tat I will be ok once I had some sugar of any kind and that it takes ten minutes to get into my system and bring me back up I will be ok. I decided that I would not tell him about what happens to me in case it put him off me and he got scared for me. After the event had happened he said that he was ok with it but he was thankful that I told him what happens.
As a result of both of these experiences I am now more aware of what I do and who I go out with shopping with and I am now very open with them about my Diabetes and told them that if they ever wanted to know anything they could just ask me and I would be happy to answer and I think that is the way it should be and if there is anything that you can not explain to them try to get your hands on some information about your Diabetes that you can give to them.
Finally I would like to apologise for my recent weeks of not writing on my blog, but I have been setting up a video blog, which will have videos of me doing thing to do with my diabetes this will start next Monday and will be a weekly event that will have the links on here to get to it or you can find it on Youtube.
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