Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Its not about drinking or learning tips on how to manage getting drunk and staying good to my blood sugars. Those are definately issues, but I have excellent friends who know that Im a diabetic and play by different rules. Im not about to let diabetes rule my life and take me out of the game as a young adult. Im still learning to live with it. Its proven more difficult than expected and Im just looking for others dealing with college and similiar issues. This group helps a lot. Just knowing that Im not the only one out there, even though it seems like EVERYONE is talking about diabetes and carbs. Type one or two, young or older...we all deal with some of the same issues and I truly appreicated all the support! ~ > > Hey, you didn't offend me at all! I'm sure you have, those little > things like going for pizza with friends just isn't the same, is it? I > can't image swimming on the swim team as I did while trying to keep my > glucose at optimal levels for those sprints. And having had > gestational diabetes with each of my 3 pregnancies I know the role > hormones play, I can't imagine going through puberty with the highs > and lows of glucose. > > Honestly, I went through a lush phase as a young adult. I remember > knowing a girl who was dxed with type 1 when she was 13. I remember > asking her once how on earth she got drunk. She told me about how she > would get drunk while keeping an eye on her sugar. Now I'm older and a > Christian, I'm abhorred to think that I ever had that mentality or > actually did some of the things I did, but truth is, these are real > issues a teen/young adult with diabetes must face and I don't envy > your choices before you at all! > > Debi > > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Its not about drinking or learning tips on how to manage getting drunk and staying good to my blood sugars. Those are definately issues, but I have excellent friends who know that Im a diabetic and play by different rules. Im not about to let diabetes rule my life and take me out of the game as a young adult. Im still learning to live with it. Its proven more difficult than expected and Im just looking for others dealing with college and similiar issues. This group helps a lot. Just knowing that Im not the only one out there, even though it seems like EVERYONE is talking about diabetes and carbs. Type one or two, young or older...we all deal with some of the same issues and I truly appreicated all the support! ~ > > Hey, you didn't offend me at all! I'm sure you have, those little > things like going for pizza with friends just isn't the same, is it? I > can't image swimming on the swim team as I did while trying to keep my > glucose at optimal levels for those sprints. And having had > gestational diabetes with each of my 3 pregnancies I know the role > hormones play, I can't imagine going through puberty with the highs > and lows of glucose. > > Honestly, I went through a lush phase as a young adult. I remember > knowing a girl who was dxed with type 1 when she was 13. I remember > asking her once how on earth she got drunk. She told me about how she > would get drunk while keeping an eye on her sugar. Now I'm older and a > Christian, I'm abhorred to think that I ever had that mentality or > actually did some of the things I did, but truth is, these are real > issues a teen/young adult with diabetes must face and I don't envy > your choices before you at all! > > Debi > > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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