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Originally Posted by brunosmom  My hubby is a diabetic. It took awhile to get his under control. But once we got it under control things got better. he just has to watch what he eats and check his blood a few times a day. As frustrating as it can be it will get better. I do however get annoyed with him because he knows he is supposed to watch what he eats and not drink beer. He at times doesn't care and will eat what he wants and get a 6 pack. |
I stopped drinking not long after. Common sense never told me that drinking would be a bad idea and a few months after my diagnosis I went out for a friend's bday and had a good time. I didn't drink enough to get my drunk but I drank enough to where there was something noticeably wrong. People had to get me out of the bar and then when I went to the doctor after that he told me to limit the drinking. Limiting it, in my mind, meant no alcohol at all. I am absolutely terrified of drinking the stuff now. Probably a good thing
Another problem I had for a while was driving. I would drive and not notice the simplest symptoms right away and would keep going until I had no choice but to pull over. I was found by cops a couple times either because they saw a car with their lights on in a parking lot somewhere at night, or they pulled me over. Now my car is stocked with crackers, juice, glucose gel and glucose tablets. I bought one of those organizers you can put on the back of the front passenger seat, but instead of books that's where I put the crackers, glucose supplies, etc. And now I make sure to check my sugar before every single time I drive. And if I notice the slightest symptom, I pull over where I can. Luckily, that hasn't happened in a LONG time!