|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:42 am
well yea my sister is now 15 and being a teen she wants to do other things and never keeps track of her blood sugar so it sky rockets all the time like last month she had to go into ICU because it was so bad. And recently her A1C was 10.7 which for people who don't know what that is, is VERY bad.
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:10 am
A1C is a very reliable measure of whether or not her diabetes is under control. A person can make their sugar be in the right range for a dr's appointment, but their A1C doesn't lie. I am sorry to hear that she is doing that. cry Unfortunately, nothing anyone says to her is going to make her change until she's ready. It's extremely hard to keep strict control when none of your friends have to, and you just want to be "normal" like everybody else. I wish I could show her some of the patients I take care of-maybe scare her with some reality checks, but it probably wouldn't work, either. (Not to mention HIPA makes it illegal!)
For those who care: HIPA is the Health Information Portability Act- makes it against the law to share private information (i.e. health info, etc) with anyone that does not have a "need to know".
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:50 am
ouch thats a bad a1c. the highest mines ever been was 15.7, when I was diagnosed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:45 am
Ouch is right! 15.7! gonk
I assume you keep your diabetes under good control now!? I hope!!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:49 pm
YOU BET! Ill let you guys know what it is soon, Ive got an appointment with my endocrinologist soon.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:10 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:07 am
6.4, the lowest its ever been!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:02 am
biggrin YAY!!! biggrin *claps*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:41 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:53 pm
Woookaaa ouch thats a bad a1c. the highest mines ever been was 15.7, when I was diagnosed. DUDE!! 15.7? that is CRAZY!! idk how low my sisters has been
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:24 pm
I actually have bad news now. My sister just got an update on her A1C. Its 11.4 And rising. My mom is a wreck. We all know she is slowly killing herself. She just dosen't want to take care of it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:41 pm
My aunt has diabetes, but I'm not sure which type.
You're sister is at 11.4 and she isn't doing anything? Why? It doesn't make sense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:07 am
Actually, unfortunately, it makes perfect sense..... to some people. I have taken care of literally hundreds of type I diabetics in their teens... Wookas is more an exception than the rule.
Most teens have enough trouble without feeling like an "outcast" or a "freak" due to a medical condition. (Those were patient descriptions, not mine, as are all quotes in this text)
Most go through a period of time where they "try to self destruct" -- partly because they feel like they "can't have a normal life", and partly because they feel like everyone thinks they're "different", "inferior", "contagious", I've heard alot of reasons. Most are figuring they will never be able to have fun, be spontaneous, hang out with the "normal" people, and one even told me that "since I will probably die young from this anyway, why not let it just get it over with".
Add to those stresses the fact that high and/or low blood sugars disrupt thinking processes, and it makes it worse. She may even feel like she's "a burden on the family" and either "want to not be", or use it to "punish the family" for her "anger" at herself. ---Both reactions I've seen more than once.
The sad truth is that we can educate people, give them the tools they need to combat the disease process, and give them moral, emotional, and family support, but people are stubborn, and if they CHOOSE to not deal with the problem you cannot force them. The harder someone pushes, the harder they push back!
Most work through it before much damage is done. Some do not. I have taken care of 25-30 year olds that have already lost sight, limbs, kidney function, because they continue to refuse to combat the disease. Some people do fight but lose. That's not the ones I'm talking about.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:17 pm
i couldn't have said it better. Thats exactly how she is acting
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:44 pm
I've been a nurse a long time......
Has anyone showed her pics of what can happen to her? If not, I can see if some of my patients will give me permission to show her....they would be pretty graphic....If you want, I will work on it, but not 'til I hear, since I will have to get special permissions for the photos.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
