Periods

Hello everyone I know that this blog has been long time waiting, it is just that I have had a lot of technical difficulties but hopefully everything is up and running smoothly now and at the bottom of this post will be my facebook name so that you can talk to me that way and I can give you more updates that way and you can share some ideas that you want to know about if you wish to.

Now to get to business. Periods are most common to women but I would like the lads to read this as it would be good to hear what is going on with your partner. This is only something that comes along once a month but for some diabetics like me it can come around more frequently and can not be very pleasant.

These monthly events will affect your life as a diabetic as it will affect your sugars and will affect how you feel in yourself. From the diabetic side you sugar levels can either go one of two ways that need to be treated differently and they are as follows:

• If your sugars increase then you should increase your insulin by 20% after you meals, this will mean that you will be able to still eat normally and you will be able to reduce the sickness feeling significantly which might make it more bearable to have.
• If your sugars drop regularly then I would switch to a low sugar drink instead of your usual this means that your sugars may level out and you can carry on as normal.

If this fails to work after three days for either suggestions then I would consult your doctor as there might be something else going on. Also never keep what you are feeling inside you must talk to someone about what you are feeling as if you keep it bottled in then you are going to feel a lot worse even if you keep a period journal, anything is better then nothing.

In terms of the bleed its self, if you are unsure about what is normal and what it not but you must remember that the blood will always look like more when on a pad because of the gravitational pull but if you are really concerned then I would get in contact with someone as soon as possible because if you are bleeding a lot and that is what is causing your sugars to go out of control then it might be at your best health interest to go see someone about a contraceptive to use to slow the bleeding of to regulate it.

Please remember if you are thinking this is not right, then go see someone do not hesitate. Go see someone!

Next week I should have my videos connected so that you can see what happens when my blood sugars rise and what happens when my sugars are low. REMEMBER I AM DOING THIS IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT DO NOT DO IT FOR FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

My facebook name in Nick Taylor it is a picture of me in a red t-shirt. I hope to hear from you soon.