Type 1 Diabetes help?

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I'm really so frustrated. my blood sugar numbers have been really high lately or really low. i cant get them to be average. its driving me crazy. every time i try to change my dose with my doctor, my numbers change!  they are literally all over the place i will be high at dinner then low at dinner the next day. i have to admit i don't exercise as much as i should, but where i live it is extremely hot from like 8am to 5pm. so i really cant do much outside for that long without getting overheated. i don't have like a treadmill or anything i can use inside really. but as son as its cool enough outside i do a lot of things for my horse, that is supposed to burning energy but doesn't. i also have to say i do not have a good diet, i mean no cookies or cakes or stuff, mostly carbs :/. but i am not sure what to eat. i like a lot of different stuff, but all the things that are healthy i don't know how to make! (i'm 14 btw) my dad isnt a chef either lol. and my mom would usually make stuff but she has a lot of different medical problems lately, i really don't wanna be a bother to ask her. and also i'm not sure what good combinations are. i used to kind of count carbs, but i feel like all the labels are lying because they never work write with my insulin. my endo says i should eat like 60 carbs per meal. but that is way to much. if i did that i would be like over 400 all the time. i test 4 times a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner, bedtime snack) and i get 2 injections a day. which by the way hurt so much!!! i have a really tiny needle and they still hurt! i am really skinny, so i dont have a lot of fat. if i try to do an injection in my arms, they bruise! literally they will turn black. i already do them in my stomach, and my thighs. i did my hip for a while but that began to hurt. everywhere hurts all the time. when i put the needle in, when i push the insulin in, and when i take it out, THEY ALL HURT! i have a feeling my endocrinologist, will make me start doing them in my butt, but i would gladly much avoid that. my breakfast is the same everyday. which i dont mind. but my lunch varies as well as my dinner. but i have had to skip meals sometimes because my numbers where so high. and i know that isn't good to do, but its either not eat now, or later. i try to avoid "boluses" or extra shots, because of the pain they cause me, and a lot of the times they don't work anyway. i feel like the extra shot gets lost or something in my body lol, and it doesn't make it to my blood. do you have any advice at all? about anything? diet? exercise? painful needles? i would appreciate no criticism, this is hard enough already.

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you should have your insulin doses and insulin to carb ratio evaluated by your endocrinologist.  It sounds as though you aren't getting sufficient insulin for the amount of carbs that you're eating.  YOu could also speak with a CDE or dietitian.  They can give you ideas as far as what to eat and activities that you can do.  If injections really hurt that much, which seems strange, maybe you should look into getting an insulin pump.  It would give you tighter control of your blood sugars and you wouldn't have to have several shots a day.

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It is a mistake to think that all type 2 diabetics are overweight as they are not about 10% or more may be normal weight. The main differences are Type 1: Most suffers tend to be young ie under 20ish It is sometimes called Juvenile Diabetes. In this type the pancreas produces little or no Insulin and the only treatment for this type would include some kind of insulin injected (several) times a day. Symptoms would tend to be quite fast onset Type 2: Normally occurs in older people Late onset diabetes but younger people are being diagnosed with this type now. The pancreas in this type tends to produce the insulin that is needed but the cells are unable to use it to control the blood glucose levels. This type has several ways to treat it depending on how severe the symptoms are they can be any or all of the following diet, exercise, tablets or insulin. Symptoms for this type may be slow in onset and take months or years to develop Again a lot of people say if you take insulin you are type 1 this is not true you can be a type 2 on insulin. Sorry but you will have to wait for the blood results to come back because you could be either type and the only way to find out is to do blood tests

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Sheanna · Answer

I am a medical technologist and deals with people with diabetes, be it Type 1 DM, Type 2 DM or Diabetes Insipidus.

My patients who are in a good condition suggest exercise and proper diet as their best medication aside of the insulin and other drugs.

Exercise really helps diabetics, and even any person, as a whole. You do not necessarily need treadmills or whatsoever, even just by walking a lot or doing push-ups and sit-ups do. It helps you flush away unnecessary stuffs and lower sugar level.

Proper diet helps a lot too because it may not trigger the fluctuation of your sugar levels.

Herewith is a video of a singer from the Philippines who has Type 1 DM too since he was 14 years old. His testimonies may help. Also attached here is an article regarding exercise and how it helps fight diabetes.

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Anonymous · Answer

Hi, My name is Sky, uff, I have type 1 too... Mine are all over the place as well... What i would suggest is that you give yourself more for what you're eating... like if its 30 carbs, change it to 40? It will make it a lot easier to keep the sugars down, and, give your bolus 15 minutes before you eat, that will assure that when your bloodsugar is spiking due to the carbs in food (carbs in general) the insulin will meet the bg spike and bring it down automatically! Well, I hope i helped... if you have any personal problems email me, skylovesyouxoxo@gmail.com

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