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.

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.

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.

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.

Hypos... What happens to you?

This is more of a questions post more then anything because I want to know what happens to everyone when you go hypo.

I have recently found out that my symptoms have changed from what they used to be. I still have the usuals like burning up and shaking but in more recent days I have found that I am hungry all the time and my food is going quicker and I am not chewing as much as I should. The only think that gets chewed properly is my gums which really hurts and I have to go to the doctors for.

I want to know what happens to you when you go Hypo. You write a comment on here or if you think it's personal then email me it and I will not mention your name as some of them will be going in my next video.

My email is diabeticnick@gmail.com and remember I am all ears you can also reach me on twitter my user name is nick_taylor1.

Thank you and I am sorry it took so long for me to write.

Depression with Diabetes.

This is something that both me and my sister have been through with our diabetes and it is a natural part of been diabetic it is one of the disadvantages of having this condition. I do not mind though because it is something that I will grow out of and everyone who gets it will grow out of it as well.

It is something that we all go through and it comes on with the stresses and strains of Diabetes. It can also be caused by if you are having stresses of everyday life on top of everything else. I know that depression is a big word and can sometimes be scary to think about, so here is a list of the symptomes that is assosiated with Diabetes:

Persistent sadness or anxiety, a feeling of hollowness

An overriding feeling of hopelessness and negativity

Feeling helpless and powerless to change your situation

Loss of interest in activities or pleasures

Lower energy and increased fatigue

Insomnia, oversleeping, awakening early in the morning

Concentration problems, memory problems and indecisiveness

Dwelling on death or suicide

Restlessness

Weight change and decreased or increased appetite

(http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-and-depression.html) I have put this here so that you can have a look everything.

I am still going though this and I have the stages where I feel amazing and I feel really good and then something happenes, like someone says something to me of I look in the mirror and I hate my self but when I talk to someone about it they say that is normal. But I don't think it is and I don't think that anyone should do it alone. If you need someone to talk to I have my usual contact details and I am happy to help.

I would like to take this oppertunity to say sorry, my blog is not as good as what it usually is because I have been very very ill and am getting better but I am not quite there yet.

Dealing with nasty people with good friends.

It has been a while since I last wrote, that is because I am getting ready to go to University and I am stoked. Anyway this post today is about an event that happened a few weeks back with a woman on the bus and what she said to which I am not going to lie, hurt more then having my teeth out but I got through it with my amazing friends.

What happened was that I was waiting for my bus as I usually do on a Wednesday morning on my way to college, when an elderly woman said to me that I could get on the bus before her as she was waiting for the 9:30am. I said "Thank you but I am wait for that one as well" in reply she said this "Why what have you got?" whilst saying this she looked me up and down. I decided to stand tall and say in a polite manner and say "I have Diabetes and Neuropathy of my legs" I was smiling because I am proud of having this.

What happened next was out of my control...

The elderly woman started to shake her head in disgust at me and said in a very angrily tone and said "what is this world coming to if teenagers have to steal and lie." She turned and turned back and said "well even if you have you don't look like it." It was these 10 words that ripped my heart out because it was the thought that if one person thinks what do the rest think of me the lier. I knew I wasn't lieing and I didn't know what to say I just lowered my head and carried on I never said a word to the woman but I wish that I had now.

I put what happened on Facebook and the mass response that I received was amazing my friends had my back and even people who didn't read it heard about it and gave me support. You see with everyone there for me it made me realise that that woman is one person with an opinion that yes other people may have but the people who's opinions that I care about are the people that I care about myself: my friends, my family and my boyfriend. they are the only people that matter to me know.

I want to thank my mum because I rang her after I got off the bus, it was the first time that she said that the next time I see this woman I was to tell my mum and she will say something to her because it is uncalled for.

If you have a story like mine even if you don't have the same condition as me please do tell me, just so you can have a hug from me like I say "a hug can't stop a war but it can stop the tears"