Living with Diabetes: The Fear of the Unknown

DKA 7 times in two years…my most recent hospitalization was last week. I’ve been a diabetic for 15 years and keeping up with medication is just so tiring. I don’t see a bright future with my condition..I’m trying to find hope in my situation but I just don’t want to do it anymore

Thoughts of future complications are really scary to me too. I was diagnosed with Type 1 22 years ago as well. I don't have a lot of advice for dealing with the fear of complications, but I can definitely empathize with you there

I’ve only had DKA once and it was during my junior year of high school, I’ve been diabetic basically all my life. I was diagnosed when I was about 2, and im 20 now. The highest a1c I’ve had was a 13.5. The lowest I’ve ever had is an 8.6, and that’s not that great from what my family’s told me. So I get it

Ive been in dka 4 times in the 11 years ive been a diabetic(im 27 this year) my diabetes got so bad when i had gotten pregnant, that at like 25 weeks the hospital told my parents they might have to choose between me or my son. It was a definite wake up call. At that point my A1c was at like 13.7. Its been 3 years since then and ive got my a1c back down to roughly 7.8. I totallly know where youre coming from

i've been in dka at least once or twice every year since i've been diagnosed and while it is rough a lot of the time, i haven't gotten any long-term side effects yet either. what kinds of foods do you usually go for and how often do you exercise? that can have a lot to do with it.