Oh I hear you. When I was in those teenage years? It. was. HARD. So hard. Please please know that (I think at least) this is VERY NORMAL. You have so much going on and diabetes is more than any of us should have to deal with- but especially at your age and state in life. I had a really rough time throughout my teenage years, but on the other side of those years I've really been able to change my ways and feel more upbeat and positive and control my sugars sooooo much better. Please please know, you are not alone, and your attitude of wanting to get on track is AMAZING! And not easy!!! You can do this, please believe in yourself, because I believe in you and know that it's possible! Thinking of you my friend!

Thank you so much for being vulnerable and sharing this Tony. I COMPLETELY feel where you're coming from - COMPLETELY. Well done to you for being strong and continuing to fight. You are awesome!!!

We all dealing take easy and make sure you have enough protien😍😍😍

I realize it's kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good place to stream new movies online ?

@Eugene Brian i watch on Flixzone. Just google for it =)

@Sarah Just seen your request. Sure, shoot me an email. Got some good ideas on how to stay alive. arusso602@comcast.net

That’s an extremely nice thing to say - thank you so so much!!

Thank you so so much!! Your words mean a lot to me!!! ♥️

I HEAR YOU. Every singe aspect of what you've written above I hear and can relate to. ESPECIALLY in these covid times...please please please know you are not alone. I've personally found that with burnout sometimes it's just doing the most simple, smallest thing. Like sometimes - I kid you not, just putting cream on my dry legs is a step towards getting out of it. It's s small action of self care (especially because my shins can get really dry from my diabetes) and it just somehow makes me feel like I'm on a different path and helps me slowly turn the ship around. But sometimes it's a SLOW turn!! That's for sure!! I sincerely hope you're able to feel a little less burnt out, slowly but surely, and if not, please know that you are not alone and it will not last forever. You are strong my friend. Please know this. I'm thinking of you sweet Anna!! 💙💙💙

I'm so sorry to hear this. You will get through this. I hope maybe you even are through the worst of it at this point. Please just know you are not alone and I completely feel for you my friend and am sending you healing wishes and relief from this overwhelm 💙🙏🏻

WOW! What a FANTASTIC comment and life you are living!!! This is just music to my ears and so SO inspiring!!! I never had a doctor introduce me to the concept of burnout - it was something I heard more friend to friend, or on the streets as they say. I too wish doctors would be more open about this and not let us just wonder on our own. Well done to you for doing everything you've ever wanted to and to not letting diabetes hold you back! BRAVO! Thank you for sharing your story! You are AWESOME!!!

Oh my gosh you are so so welcome! Thank you for your kind words and good for you for working your way through burnout and out of it - it's tough but you're strong and you've got this, promise you!!! ❤️

Please know - I'm not always perfect (goodness me - FAR FROM IT!!) when it comes to framing things positively!! I actually have to do a gratitude journal every single day to keep this muscle going in a positive one rather than a negative one - but I do find it helpful when I'm able to flip into that mindset for sure! Just know - you're not alone at all when it comes to finding it tricky - I'm RIGHT THERE WITH YOU!!

@@ShesDiabetic Nevertheless, your positivity is infectious. Glad I found your channel 🙂

Chris I'm so sorry to hear of your recent hospitalisation - that must have been NO FUN AT ALL (to put it lightly, I'm sure). I'm so sorry to hear you went through that - but perhaps it was a blessing in disguise as it sounds like you're killing it now! Don't worry about the fluctuations, they will close in, I'm sure, and you'll get to know this beast better and better and be able to deal with it more and more effectively. Plus - I have swings like that too! It's just the reality of being T1D sometimes! You should really be so so proud of yourself. For taking these steps. This is such a complex condition and it's so understandable that you felt alone - it happens to all of us I think at least at one point, sometimes several times. You have to know though, you are not alone, and I'm sure you have a LOT of people in your life who care tremendously about you. And what's more - it sounds like you're now wanting the best for yourself - which is so SO inspiring. You are strong, you can do this, you are not alone, and your message has inspired me. Thank you for being so candid in sharing. Keep up the amazing work!!!

I'm so sorry to hear this. Burnout is so so hard to deal with and know how to tackle. Please know that you are not alone. Sending you strength my fellow diabuddy ❤️

Agreed, Agreed, Agreed!!

Ah! Thank you so so much Michelle! You have no idea how much your kind words mean to me! I too really hope we can meet one day - that would be just awesome! I'm right there with you with the burnout as a result of chaotic life happenings combo - TOTALLY AND UTTERLY SAME FOR ME! Whenever I've started a new job or have moved house/country, burnout is sure to rear its' little head! Hope post wedding planning the burnout has calmed down for you!

Oh thank you so so much!! That means a lot to me. I am certainly not a therapist, but I just feel very strongly about the struggles with a Type 1's go through. Thank you for your kind words!

Thank you so so much for your kind words Nicole! I totally know what you mean in terms of knowing they’re good for you but also just feeling sad for a day. I get that too! I’m so glad this video makes you feel less alone and gives you a desire to take action - making them actually does the same for me. Thank you so much for watching ♥️

I'm so sorry you're in a burnout stage...I went through another one a few months ago and it was BRUTAL. But I always seem to find a way out...one way or another. But oh, I'm just so sorry you're in it at the moment. It will pass. Please know you are not alone, and I'm so so glad if this video can help in some small way! 💙

You are so welcome. Man, oh man, burnout is SO REAL and SO THE WORST!!!!! You've got this my friend. You are so so so not alone 💙

I'm so sorry to hear you're going through a period of burnout at the moment, Jay. Truly - I understand what it's like and thought it's different for all of us, please know that so many of us are right there with you and your feelings of overwhelm and burnout are completely legitimate and normal. Please be kind to yourself and know that you are not alone, ever 💙

I seriously thank you so much for writing what you have - not only do I completely agree with you 1000%, but also you put it so perfectly and eloquently. THANK YOU. I actually thing this is a huge component in bringing burnout on and having it sustained through the developed OCD behaviour (like you said - SO TRUE). Thank you for articulating this and adding it into the conversation, so valuable!

@@ShesDiabetic You're welcome :) I also want to add this: I've observed that in many many T1s, some form of BG related anxiety develops. In some, it is anxiety about _high_ blood sugars, in others, it's about _low_ blood sugars. Which one of the two appears seems to depend a whole lot on what you get told right at time of diagnosis and shortly afterwards. That's the "incubation period" for such anxiety. Me, I developed anxiety about high BG. Result is that while my BG control is amazing, I stress a lot about even mildly elevated BG, like 130 mg/dL postprandial, which, on a rational level, is just crazy. It has gotten better, but sometimes it still returns, and it significantly diminishes quality of life & increases likelihood of burnout. But I also know of others who are deathly afraid of bolusing at a BG below 140 or so. I think this is one reason for high HbA1cs that gets ignored too often.

@@ShesDiabetic I'm suffering from T1D since one year and on insulin pump since 5 months and using glucometer finger pricking. So actually I'm suffering from two chronic conditions: Type 1 diabetes and Epilepsy(idiopathic epilepsy). I have Epilepsy since Nov.2019. I got three episodes of seizures, so my Neurologist has said that if I got another seizure there will be some permanent damage to the brain which might result in adverse results like death. For that reasons, My Neurologist and Endocrinologist told me that I need to control my glucose levels because glucose levels less than 70 mg/dL hypoglycemia or more than 180 mg/dL hyperglycemia can take me into trouble of increasing the chances that I can get a seizure. In worst hypoglycemia below 50 mg/dL the risk is highest and in worst hyperglycemia vice versa. I'm under stress every time I check my BG, because I need to stay in range or else I have to worry if I have not checked time to time. I think of t1d for almost every 5-10 mins... Like I'm not able to stop the stress of losing myself. Sometimes I go under depression and mood changes to agression due to hyperglycemia. Though I have good control over my BG but this constant look of thinking over BG is just killing my mental health. Please advice !!

Thank you for watching! 🙏🏻

Thank you so much Izzy! I have to say - that word grounding really means a lot to me, and when I read that it made me feel so warm. I just wanted to say that, because it really struck a chord with me, and for that I am so grateful for your words! :)

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words Justin!

Thank you for your kind words, Daniel! And thank you for watching!! I am doing well, and I hope the same for you!

Yay! I'm so glad you agree!! Thank you for watching! :-)

I'm so thankful you found me too! I totally know the feeling of being off and struggling and just really want you to know that it's not easy to even find the desire to turn that ship around when it's headed in that direction so GOOD FOR YOU!!! You're on the path to more health and I'm really proud of your friend!! You've got this and we're all here to support you!! 💙💙💙

Me too!

That’s awesome Richard! I’m so happy for you!!! 👏🏻

Thank you Courtney! XXX

Thank you Christine, and so great to hear from you! I know it can all be so overwhelming. So glad this could help you! ♥️

Oh my goodness, what a meaningful and generous comment, thank you so so so much. I really can't tell you how much your words mean to me and inspire me too. I'm so sorry to hear of your recent diagnosis and I really hope all is well with you and that you're managing as best as possible in what I'm sure is a really challenging time. And also - I want to say - well done to you for reaching out and finding the online diabetic community!! It seriously has virtually saved my life and sanity more than once and I really think it's a awesome resource to have especially as a newly diagnosed t1d. Thank you again and sending you so much positivity and light! You've got this!!

Thank you so much!! It’s great to be back!! 😍. I will work on getting that interview at Christmas when I see him!!! He’s a much requested interview and I will deliver - promise!! Thank you for reminding me!

Thank you so much for your kind words, Andrew. I’m so sorry you had to deal burnout too. Well done to you for going and getting help - takes a lot of strength to do that - and I’m so glad to hear you feel so much better now!!! 👏🏻

Oh my goodness, I'm so so sorry for your loss. I can only imagine what you must be going through. Diabetes is tough enough as it is and then add the stress of grief and loss, wow. My thoughts are with you. I'm so glad this video could help you, in just some small way. Sending you strength and relief from and through this difficulty ♥️

Ah, I'm so sorry to hear that you're in a period of burnout! I'm so glad to hear that you found the video helpful! Thank you so much for watching and know that I'm wishing you success with breaking out of your burnout XOX

Thank you! That’s why I wanted to share the video- because I know a lot of people don’t have that experience! I’m so happy to hear you found it interesting! Remember - you are not alone!

Oh I’m so glad that video helped you!! You are so very welcome!! Thank you for watching and telling me this! It sounds like you’re doing an awesome job and should be so very proud of yourself!!!

@@ShesDiabetic thanks a lot for the information 🥰

Thank you so so much Maarten! I'm so sorry about your son's diagnosis. Being the parents of a Type 1 Diabetic is a whole challenge in and of itself - so well done to you too! Thank you for your kind words and for watching - I really appreciate it!

@@ShesDiabetic He's coping really well, but as a parent, you fear the future. Seeing you live your life, makes that a lot easier, as did the video with you father, 60years diabetic. thank you for that!

Thank you so much Gaz! Great to hear from you and hope you’re very well!!! X

@@ShesDiabetic I'm doing great thank you Andrea, I have been closed looping for around 3 month or so now (maybe even 4 month) and it is going amazing. Hope all is good with you too x

That's awesome! I'm so glad to hear it's going so well for you!!!

Thank you so much for your kind words, and for watching, Rex! I'm right there with you - my periods of burnout absolutely tend to coincide with periods of chaotic numbers. I'm glad to hear your have people around you that can relate and that you find forums like this helpful too - so important!

Thank you! Great to be back!!

Thank you for your kind words Jensen! And I'm so glad that you found this helpful!! It doesn't matter if you're type 1 or 2 we can all relate to a lot of the same stuff I think!! I hope all is well with you and that you're focusing more on what you love and what brings you happiness this day and everyday! :)

AMEN Saxon! Great point about us being the ones in charge - sometimes that’s the overwhelming aspect, but other times that’s actually empowering. Glad to hear you’re feeling a bit better and well done to you for cracking on!

Thank you so much Christiana! I totally know what you mean about bumps and high blood sugar - I only finally got mine sorted after spending a bit of money and going to see a dermatologist 😬 - but for sure I can make a video about my skincare routine! It’s very specific and it works for me, so maybe it could help others! Thanks for the suggestion, and for watching! ♥️

Thank you - That's such a kind thing to say! Thank you for watching! X

Oh I hope your surgery went well Matthew! I hope your healing is swift and painless too! Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching! XXX

She's Diabetic I feel so alone with my T1D I have Adhd

How can we chat with out the world reading it ? X

Dmski, my heart is breaking reading this. Type 1 Diabetes is a lot and this past year has been A LOT...please know you are not alone. I know that really doesn't help because this condition can be so isolating, but I just want to say it. You've lived with type 1 diabetes for 14 years...that is not only a remarkable achievement but a heavy burden. Please be kind to yourself, recognize that the burden and burnout is a result of your caring for yourself - your effort which is clearly extraordinary but also remarkably taxing. To survive with t1d takes smarts, skills, patience and a huge exertion of strength and effort, you may not feel it - but you are EXTRAORDINARY - just by virtue of your being alive!!! Hardly anyone can say that! If you can, please please please try to speak to someone. A friend, a family member, a professional. Know that not everyone will know what to say, but humans by nature want to help, I believe at least. We live relying on insulin, we can't survive without it, but very rarely do people discuss the emotional burden, and how we shouldn't have to live with this condition without support and help from professionals to guide us though the dark times. There is no shame in this at all. I've gotten help several times (I'm on a waiting list right now to begin counseling once more) and every time it's been transformative and given me tools to see the world a little differently. It may not be counseling for you - it may be something else - I just urge you to speak out and ask for help from outside yourself. We're so self reliant as type 1 diabetics it's sometimes hard (I find) to reach outside ourselves - but when you do some of the most sweet and kind relief can occur. I hope you hear this and it speaks to you. I'm with you my friend. You are not alone. And your life is worth SO MUCH. YOU ARE LOVED. 💙

Thank you Andrea!!! ♥️

Oh Tom, firstly I’m so sorry to hear of all the battles you are flighting. Gosh you must be absolutely amazing in strength of mind and spirit to fight to fervently, you are clearly awesome!!! And you write so eloquently here - and are HEARD! So thank you for commenting and sharing your experience with me and all of us here in this community. I’m so sorry to hear of your experience with the doctor. That is absolutely HORRENDOUS. That doctor should be absolutely ashamed of his behavior. That is completely unacceptable. I’m just so sorry you had to go through that. How awful. Please know you are not alone and not visible. I, for one, can tell you I really appreciate your words - more than that - I’m completely touched by them! Please keep fighting and know that you are not invisible - it’s the people that treat you this way that are totally wrong, not you. Sending you strength and encouragement, and thank you so much for your kind words. ♥️

I absolutely LOVE all of these ideas Manal! They are such excellent coping strategies and I will definitely be borrowing some (ALL) of these for myself. Seriously thank you!! And well done for being T1D all your life - you’re an awesome warrior clearly! Thank you so much for sharing!

Thank you, Mike! :-)

I’m so glad! No, they haven’t- but what a lovely compliment- thank you!

Thank you so so much! ❤️😘

Thank you so much for sharing this very honest post Batoul. I completely understand where you're coming from and encourage you to know that you are not alone, and this is, be it for better or worse, quite normal. It's a huge step to recognize burnout is going on and happening, and therefore, you've already made a huge step towards doing something about it. You are so strong. I know this because you live with a condition that requires that strength of you. You can and will get through this. Thinking of you and sending you so much positivity buddy!!

@@ShesDiabetic Thank you. I shall and will! Xp

I'm so sorry to hear this Lexi...I feel you. I really hope you're able to come out the other side stronger...I know it's a real struggle. I'm thinking of you my diabuddy and sending love and strength 💙💙💙

Thank you Pat! And thank you for your tip, I really appreciate it! I have the Canon G6 ii and it's notorious for being noisy and terrible with it's focus, but I've still found it to be the best of the bunch in terms of the quality of the image. I will try the manual and see if it can keep up with me! Thank you so much for your recommendation - greatly appreciated! :-)

I get it. Totally and utterly. This disease is so so so SOOOOO HARD. You are not alone my friend 💙🙏🏻

Aw!! Thank you so much! Thank you for watching!!

Oh my gosh I can so relate to absolutely everything you’ve written above. It’s SO HARD. I totally get it. You want to do better but then it’s like you just can’t get out of the much of feeling so burnt out. I don’t know what the answers are but I do know you can vent here and I just want you to hear that you are most certainly not alone at all…I just can’t tell you how much I was reading your message and thinking “yep, yep, yep, me too, me too, me too” 🥺

Thank you so much for your kind words Paul. And I’m so glad you’ve never faced burnout - that’s fantastic! I think everyone is different and diabetes is SUCH a personal disease and therefore everything is normal! You make a great point about diabetics being good at bottling things up - that’s so true! Hope you’re very well and enjoying the benefits of your new CGM! 🌟

She's Diabetic I was watching a teenager speaking on TED today about being diagnosed as TD1 and got quite emotional (as much as a guy can get) when she related how school friends had congregated around her locker on her first day back to wish her well and show their compassion. Perhaps that is indicative of how much better people are educated about diabetes these days and what a huge challenge it represents. Of course it has not always been that way. I was in my second year at university when I was diagnosed decades ago but I do not recall anyone offering any comfort, whether they were family, friends or classmates. Perhaps the word just didn't get around but it was just business as usual. It could be that that non-event and my having to file it away in a corner of my mind for so long might explain my silly emotion now. Perhaps I am in fact just smouldering just beneath the surface rather than having a serious burnout! On the other hand, I'm on additional meds for hypertension today so it could be that that's messing with me. 😉 Again, thanks for your comments!

I HEAR YOU. Please please please know this - I completely and utterly hear you! Honestly, I wish there were something I could do to truly help you. But I know these things are just so unique and personal. I truly understand that feeling like you're just at the end of your rope and don't feel there's anywhere else to turn. I've have been there. Several times. I swear to you that this will pass and you will get better. I promise. Give it time and please have so much patience with yourself. You most certainly are not alone in your feeling - though I know it feels very lovely and isolating. I am here for you my friend. I'm thinking of you and sending you strength and the wish that the tide will turn for you 💙

I’m so sorry to hear this. Please know you are not alone and you will get through this. You are strong, and feeling burnt out is completely normal. ♥️

Hi Paul! Thanks so much for all this info - very interesting! With regards to feeling left out - yes, I know what you mean, and I do occasionally feel this way, however, I just think it's the nature of the numbers to be honest. If there are more Type 2's there's more money to be made from research, advertisements, etc, and therefore we are slightly "left out". However, I don't look at it as a competition really, and we can benefit from the research that is being done for T2's, so there's something to be said for that. I also just feel like the T1 community is even stronger in terms of peer to peer support because of the fact that we are so "rare" and I really value that, and am not sure it would be the same if the numbers were greater. So in short, I get it, completely! But I try not to worry about it too much - just my take though!

@@ShesDiabetic Andrea, as always, you're right, and it's nice to be rare - well not so rare that one can't chin wag with other birds of a similar feather - that would indeed be sad and I certainly don't want to drag your fantastic, upbeat, inspiring channel down a road of pessimism. Rarity does not imply elitism and I hope it didn't seem that is what I was suggesting. You're spot on that medical advances inevitably benefit diabetics as a whole. Keep us laughing!

Please please please I'd encourage you to speak to your doctor ASAP. I don't personally have any experience with Kidney Disease, but my Dad did, and actually he was on and then taken off of Dialysis. I just really encourage you to speak to is doctor ASAP, and maybe ask for a full blood workup? I'm not a doctor, just want to make sure you guys get the help you need! 💙

I hear you! I'm vegan and therefore don't do the whole low carb thing, but have found eating pant-based a really excellent way to up my insulin sensitivity and keep my weight stable. Might be worth looking into. It's such a hard disease to manage weight with...I completely understand and am so sorry you're struggling in this way.

Oh my goodness I'm so so sorry to hear of your daughter's diagnosis. Gosh - what an overwhelming time for you, as her mother, to see her go through this and deal with just general ins and outs of becoming a new Mom. Please know my thoughts and prayers are with you and I'm thinking of you and sending you and your daughter lots and lots of strength and love. 💙💙💙

I'm so sorry to hear this Josh - and let me tell you - you are 100% not alone! It's really really hard and tricky to deal with all of this and manage it all - and you're a warrior that's been doing it for many many years now!! How incredible!! Please be gentle and patient with yourself (and proud too!) - I'm sure you have a LOT to balance in your life, and will find a way that works for you, either by talking your doctor or a nutritionist of some kind. Please just be kind and loving with yourself. You are not alone, my friend!! Sending you strength!!

I started on the pump less than two years ago, so I never had that experience when I was super "young". However, I was very scared to do my injections (I was on syringes and then pens from diagnosis). I guess it's like anything, I just kept doing it and realizing it was far worse in my head than it was in reality. Also my doing my own shots was a very big step in my realizing it wasn't that bad, and also gave me confidence because I was in total control. I hope this helps and makes sense!

hey! i was 11 when i got my pump. see, people would often say "oh, yeah, you get used to it" but to be honest it was scary. like youre about to inject this bigass i dunno...tube into your body??? so it usually take a about 8 minutes to get over the panic and just click on the buttons. it always hurt afterwards but i just got over it.

I definitely need to read this one - thank you for sharing! :)

I hear you ❤️

Forgive my language. Pure frustration. Controlled diabetes is important. But not worth consuming your life. Be aware. Manage it best you can. But non diabetics will suffer amd cease with the passing of time also. ❤️ x