Does anyone else just stop checking their sugar?

[Guest]

.. and stop wanting to take insulin because your just so tired of doing the same thing over and over again and do you ever get sick and tired of hearing “you’re this years old you know better” like yes I know better but you know what I don’t want to do it anymore.

[Bénie]

I can relate! Been with it for over 20 years and I still don’t want to do any of it -- I take care of myself but sometimes I wish I didn’t have to and it wasn’t that big of a deal. T1D burn-out is real and needs to be discussed more.

[Jordina]

i only check it if I feel low other than that I don’t really care what happens. I’ve had it since I was 6 I'm 20 now I am tiredddddddd. Nobody really understands. it’s you going through it not them

[Ashley]

I been dealing with diabetes burnout for years, I like to pretend I’m not diabetic. Unfortunately, I understand.

[Shannon]

There is a term for what you are feeling, it's called diabetes burnout and is very real.

Many diabetics have had to overcome it.

I do antidepressants with the odd therapy session thrown in.

Don't miss: Did we get the wrong insulin?

[Lana]

When I was a petulant teenager. But then I realized that it's not all about me. It was about my mother.

Who lived through the terror of losing me. I've had this condition (I don't like to think of it as a disease) for 48 years. Been living this way almost my entire life.

Now it's about my children and my husband. I keep complications away for them. So don't be so selfish that you think it's only you living with it.

It's every person who loves you and would die a little themselves every day if you were gone. Sorry if this sounds harsh but...pull up your big girl panties and check your sugars, take your insulin and enjoy life in spite of diabetes.

[Destini]

So sick of health care professionals showing no compassion or empathy for these daily struggles and I feel left like they were blaming me for developing this disease. Positive re-enforcement and feeling heard is all I ask. I don’t want to leave coming out of the office looked down on for being a failure.

Last line she said “just get back on that horse” as if I’ve ever left.

Explore these too: I’m in tears right now because my blood sugar is sky rocketing again even though I corrected for what I ate

[Steven]

Nope never why make it harder than it is and also it’s only as difficult as you make it nobody else is involved in your health but you deal with it as it comes realize it’s not going away it’s part of your life forever

[Krysta]

My teen daughter does, all the time. I try my best to take the burden as much as possible so she doesn’t stress. And I’ll tell you, lol I get irritated with the constant-ness of it lol.

[Alycia]

Yes. Yesterday, a week ago, all the time. I want to Chuck my shit across the room and forget it exists. Diabetic burnout is real and I’m only 18months into my diagnosis.

[Teri]

Coming up on my first diaversary and feeling this. I haven’t stopped and won’t but I am feeling angry and tired of it. I have hit it head on and done everything so right that my endo said I am to controlled and to relax some.

I try to sometimes but hate going high. I have only used my correction once. That controlled.

[Nikki]

Do you have a cgm and/or pump? This might help make the monitoring and managing a little less tedious feeling. My daughter is about 15 months post diagnosis just shy of her 11th birthday. We encourage her to take an active role in managing things so she is learning to do it on her own but also do it for her. Teamwork approach.

If you feel they would be receptive and it's safe explain to your family how you are feeling the burn out and ask for support when you have these moments. Express the desire for support is because you do know better than to not take your insulin and check your sugars and just feel overwhelmed by the constantness. It is a lot emotionally, mentally, and physically for one person to handle on their own.

[Nikki]

I think about this all the time. But only actually did it when I was thought to be type 2. And j didn't think I needed insulin. As topped taking it went into dka and then found out I was type 1.

Don't miss my insulin now but wish I could. Insulin is life now for the rest of my life....

[Janae]

No. I never do this. I get burned out, but I just keep on doing the best I can at that moment. It’s not my absolute best, but the best I can right then. It’s for you. You’re doing this for you.

The voices of people who drag you down need to be ignored in favor of your own sense of self preservation. Rage against the dying of the light.

And if nothing else, I keep going just to piss off the people I strongly get the impression would like me gone. It’s a petty satisfaction, but it’s mine.

[Alison]

Yes. We’re all different and our psychology plays a huge role. Some can cope day in, day out but others can become overwhelmed from time to time. Don’t beat yourself up, try to get to your therapist and just take it one day at a time. For me things have become easier as I’ve got older.

I’m 58 now and I’ve had some very fraught, black times with my health management.

[Brittany]

CT and X-ray are fine. With MRI they told me I had to take it out.