Hi there everyone I am really excited to post the link to my new and improved blog. http://copingwithdiabetesblog.wordpress.com/
There is going to be all the old stories and some new ones. I am super excited, I would also like to let everyone know that after a month this blog will be shut down and will no longer be up and running.
Saturday, 29 September 2012
Sunday, 16 September 2012
Little Harry <3
This post is a little different to my usual. I always talk about diabetes in humans. But it isn't just us that get it.
There is a lovely little dog that lives near my mum and his name his Harry. He is a beautiful little white dog. The breed that he is, is a Caesar dog from the adverts.
He hasn't been diabetic long and he is coping really well. I was talking with his owner and she told me that he has two injections a day to keep him under control. I admire this because I spoke to some people and they stated something completely different. My own friend stated that she loved me put if it was me that was the dog she would have had me put to sleep, which is really wrong. Why shouldn't animals have a chance to live a full happy life too. So I take my hat off to you Harry's owner.
He has the same troubles that humans do. When his sugars are running a little high he will urinate more that usual and when he is low he acts differently. You would have to watch him more closely as he can't tell you something is wrong. Something that we spoke about was that they don't have sugar contents on food packets... Strange I know to have brought this up bit when you have an animal with this kind of condition, wouldn't you want to know that you are doing the best for them?
It hasn't changed him much, he still likes to bark at people as they walk pat his house and still enjoys his walks.
I just wanted to tell you about little Harry because he makes me smile and he makes me realise that you can't let things knock you back.
Talk to you all again soon.
There is a lovely little dog that lives near my mum and his name his Harry. He is a beautiful little white dog. The breed that he is, is a Caesar dog from the adverts.
He hasn't been diabetic long and he is coping really well. I was talking with his owner and she told me that he has two injections a day to keep him under control. I admire this because I spoke to some people and they stated something completely different. My own friend stated that she loved me put if it was me that was the dog she would have had me put to sleep, which is really wrong. Why shouldn't animals have a chance to live a full happy life too. So I take my hat off to you Harry's owner.
He has the same troubles that humans do. When his sugars are running a little high he will urinate more that usual and when he is low he acts differently. You would have to watch him more closely as he can't tell you something is wrong. Something that we spoke about was that they don't have sugar contents on food packets... Strange I know to have brought this up bit when you have an animal with this kind of condition, wouldn't you want to know that you are doing the best for them?
It hasn't changed him much, he still likes to bark at people as they walk pat his house and still enjoys his walks.
I just wanted to tell you about little Harry because he makes me smile and he makes me realise that you can't let things knock you back.
Talk to you all again soon.
Saturday, 8 September 2012
Believe.
Have you ever been told that you cannot do something? Ever been told that you cannot make it?
For once this isn't to do with work. This is to do with having a long distance relationship. You might be thinking what in earth has this got to do with my diabetes, well a lot. The stress is unreal and I have to admit that I have been afraid to do my sugars just Incase they have been high. This has let me down a lot, if your wondering why I am scared its because I don't like the of letting people down. I don't like doing that either.
I have learnt over the past few weeks that if you want something so badly you can push yourself for it and you can do anything you want. It's like I know I can make this work and although I have had a few downfalls over the past couple of months I can pick myself up and carry on. There is no use crying over spilt milk no use crying over what has happened that you can't change. What's done is done.
Sorry went off on a rant then. Anyway when someone tells you that you can't do it. Just say ok. No I am not mad it just means that you can prove them all wrong.
Talk to you next time.
For once this isn't to do with work. This is to do with having a long distance relationship. You might be thinking what in earth has this got to do with my diabetes, well a lot. The stress is unreal and I have to admit that I have been afraid to do my sugars just Incase they have been high. This has let me down a lot, if your wondering why I am scared its because I don't like the of letting people down. I don't like doing that either.
I have learnt over the past few weeks that if you want something so badly you can push yourself for it and you can do anything you want. It's like I know I can make this work and although I have had a few downfalls over the past couple of months I can pick myself up and carry on. There is no use crying over spilt milk no use crying over what has happened that you can't change. What's done is done.
Sorry went off on a rant then. Anyway when someone tells you that you can't do it. Just say ok. No I am not mad it just means that you can prove them all wrong.
Talk to you next time.
Monday, 13 August 2012
New Job.
This post is about how to deal with a new job which I have recently done, and I am loving it.
Basically what I do is door to door and I know some people think that this is a rubbish job and it's a dangerous job. But I don't it's the same level of dangerous as working on a till or been a bus driver as they take some stick like my dad he got stabbed on a bus and he now has a big scar on his face.
Well that a little about my feelings about my new job. My new job is brilliant I am on my feet all day always walking and I have lost loads of weight :-), dotty that deserved a smiley. But been on my feet all day comes at a price I have to check my sugars a lot more then what I used to do. Which is no big deal as I love the job.
That's all I can say really. If you are starting any new job be sure to find out what it involves and BE SAFE I cannot stress that enough, remember every job or school trip has its dangers but as long as you are smart and know what you are doing you will be ok.
I do want to know if anyone has been through anything like this in any new job an I want to know how you handled it.
This is how you do it:
Post a comment on here
Email me at: diabeticnick@gmail.co.uk
Tweet me: @nick_taylor1
Or if you are in England text me on: 07730777544.
Thank you for reading.
Basically what I do is door to door and I know some people think that this is a rubbish job and it's a dangerous job. But I don't it's the same level of dangerous as working on a till or been a bus driver as they take some stick like my dad he got stabbed on a bus and he now has a big scar on his face.
Well that a little about my feelings about my new job. My new job is brilliant I am on my feet all day always walking and I have lost loads of weight :-), dotty that deserved a smiley. But been on my feet all day comes at a price I have to check my sugars a lot more then what I used to do. Which is no big deal as I love the job.
That's all I can say really. If you are starting any new job be sure to find out what it involves and BE SAFE I cannot stress that enough, remember every job or school trip has its dangers but as long as you are smart and know what you are doing you will be ok.
I do want to know if anyone has been through anything like this in any new job an I want to know how you handled it.
This is how you do it:
Post a comment on here
Email me at: diabeticnick@gmail.co.uk
Tweet me: @nick_taylor1
Or if you are in England text me on: 07730777544.
Thank you for reading.
Saturday, 4 August 2012
Raising Awareness about Diabetes Medication Safety
The risks of medications vary based on
their chemical composition. In fact, any medication can cause a life-threatening
reaction if the person is highly allergic to the drug. Even if the person is
not allergic to a drug, it still may cause side effects that may be serious
enough to result in death.
Diabetes medications are one classification
of drug that consist of a few different types of drugs that are associated with
harmful effects. By raising awareness of the safety and concerns of these drugs,
patients may be able to make an informed decision with their physicians as to
whether the benefits outweigh the risks.
The diabetes medication Actos is one drug that has been linked with harmful side effects and
potentially deadly consequences. France has suspended the use of this diabetes
medication, and Germany also banned the drug, because of its connection to bladder cancer. In
the United States, the drug is still used, however, many physicians are
choosing alternatives.
According to several medical studies, Actos
can cause bladder cancer in patients who use Actos for more than a year which
has led to patients filing an actos bladder cancer lawsuit.
The drug also has been known to cause cardiovascular problems, such as
congestive heart failure. For patients who already have congestive heart
failure, the issue will worsen. Since congestive heart failure may lead to
death, patients who already have it should avoid using this particular diabetes
medication. Heart attack and stroke are other problems that may arise as a
result of taking Actos.
Actos is not the only diabetes drug to lead
to harmful complications. The drug Avandia is a thiazolidinedione — which is
the same drug classification as Actos — that causes harmful and potentially
deadly problems. As a safety precaution, physicians must go through a special
government program to prescribe Avandia.
A physician must enroll the patient in the
program, in order for him or her to be able to use the medication. During the
course of the program, the patient will receiving information on the risks of
the drug, in particular its ties with cardiovascular problems. The drug also
has been linked to liver problems and sometimes causes complete liver failure.
Patients and doctors should discuss
diabetes medications together, and decide which drug is the safest option for
the situation.
Author Bio: Elizabeth Carrollton writes about defective medical devices and medication safety for Drugwatch.com.
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Internet
Hello there this is just a quick post to let you all know that my Internet is down. But have no fear I will be back posting again when I have it up and running again.
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Ketones.
This morning was horrid, I woke up with a blood sugar at 23.3 and Ketones of the high variety.
This was due to my pump shutting down and failing to give me insulin, I don't know for how long this was happening as well but by the hight of my sugars it was quite a while.
The experience was not one that I wish to go though again any time soon, I felt sick all the time and I was sick at one point but because I had nothing to eat all I brought up was water and bile, which made my stomach pull and hurt. My mum was worried because I was upset and all I wanted to do was sleep. Which is very dangerous as I could have gone DKA which is very life threatening.
To resolve this situation I change the battery in my pump for a new one and had to give myself a lot of insulin, this was one of those occasions where I was saying to my mum "I wish I was normal" but with who I am this is normal for me and I can't change that.
The thing that saved my life today was my alarm clock because if I hadn't of hear "good morning it's the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1" I would not have woken up.
My sugars are coming down really nicely and are at 15 at this point in time. I know that this is still really high but I do not want to plummet where I go low.
Here are some things to remember if you go through this your self:
- always drink lots of water, to flush the Ketones out.
- keep very calm and do not panic.
- check your site to make sure you insulin has gone in.
- if you have injections make sure that the insulin is in date and the needle is a new one.
- before you start giving yourself insulin make sure you wash your hands and re test as you never know what could be on them.
If you have any enquiries email me on:
- diabeticnick@gmail.com
- Twitter: nick_taylor1
- or find me on Facebook
Remember you can always get me no matter the time, day or night.
This was due to my pump shutting down and failing to give me insulin, I don't know for how long this was happening as well but by the hight of my sugars it was quite a while.
The experience was not one that I wish to go though again any time soon, I felt sick all the time and I was sick at one point but because I had nothing to eat all I brought up was water and bile, which made my stomach pull and hurt. My mum was worried because I was upset and all I wanted to do was sleep. Which is very dangerous as I could have gone DKA which is very life threatening.
To resolve this situation I change the battery in my pump for a new one and had to give myself a lot of insulin, this was one of those occasions where I was saying to my mum "I wish I was normal" but with who I am this is normal for me and I can't change that.
The thing that saved my life today was my alarm clock because if I hadn't of hear "good morning it's the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1" I would not have woken up.
My sugars are coming down really nicely and are at 15 at this point in time. I know that this is still really high but I do not want to plummet where I go low.
Here are some things to remember if you go through this your self:
- always drink lots of water, to flush the Ketones out.
- keep very calm and do not panic.
- check your site to make sure you insulin has gone in.
- if you have injections make sure that the insulin is in date and the needle is a new one.
- before you start giving yourself insulin make sure you wash your hands and re test as you never know what could be on them.
If you have any enquiries email me on:
- diabeticnick@gmail.com
- Twitter: nick_taylor1
- or find me on Facebook
Remember you can always get me no matter the time, day or night.
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