D-Blog Calendar Week 2013: Dearest Diabetes (And Not Diabetes) Healthcare Professionals......

It's The First Day of Diabetes Blog Week, 2013 and today's theme is to Share, don't share - As inwards what we'd similar part amongst our healthcare professionals... or not. 
To quote Karen over at BitterSweet Diabetes: Often our wellness attention squad solely sees us for close xv minutes several times a year, in addition to they mightiness non accept a feel of what our lives are actually like. Today, let’s pretend our medical squad is reading our blogs. What exercise you lot wishing they could run across close your and/or your loved one's daily life amongst diabetes? On the other hand, what exercise you lot promise they don't see?
And a big proper name out to Melissa over at SweetlyVoiced for coming upward amongst the topic!
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Dear Diabetes HealthCare Professionals: 

There are roughly things going on inwards this diabetes patient encephalon of mine that you lot mightiness non move aware of.

After all, you're rattling busy seeing patients in addition to dealing amongst insurance crap in addition to I larn that, I actually do, 

But if you'd move on the next inwards mind, side past times side fourth dimension I (or anyone else amongst diabetes for that matter,) comes into to run across you lot - We'd all benefit.   

1. Talk amongst me in addition to to me, non at me. 

Here's the thing, if you lot expect into my eyes in addition to speak amongst me in addition to non at me, several positive things volition occur:

A. My nerves volition move calmer, which way I volition move calmer

B. My take away heed volition move clear in addition to opened upward to what you're saying, instead of bracing myself for what you're going to say. 

C. My diabetes anxiety volition dial downward from xi in addition to I volition move to a greater extent than able to give you lot the results that nosotros both want.

2. Keep inwards take away heed that every blood carbohydrate has a story. That 250 at seven a.m. rattling good mightiness accept been caused past times that 50 blood carbohydrate 2 hours earlier. The 1 that woke me upward out of a audio sleep, had me sweating profusely in addition to eating similar a mad adult woman because I was afraid of passing out. 

That sixty blood carbohydrate at midnight mightiness accept been caused for over bolusing for a dinner of stuffed shells in addition to meatballs that I ate four hours before amongst friends. Perhaps I over bolused or went a picayune overboard amongst my temporary basal rate. But whatever the argue or the number, delight recall that I'm trying. 

3. My A1C. As far every bit my A1c is concerned - If it's gone up, it mightiness move due to the fact that I had bronchitis in addition to was on steroids for 2 weeks, or mayhap something is upward amongst my immunity (shocker,) but  I am trying - regardless of my A1c. Acknowledge the fact that I am trying - in addition to encourage me to move on trying - Because what you lot think in addition to tell matters to me, BIG  TIME. 

And if my A1C has gone down, I don't postulate a tickertape parade (though that would move rattling cool,) but I all the same postulate your ear in addition to your input. I all the same accept questions that postulate answers. Also,  a "WAY TO GO, KELLY" would move rattling much appreciated. 

4. Paperwork. Re: paperwork (bolus in addition to basal settings/basal testing, allergies,) delight accept those forms available for me to  print out/ create sum out on-line. That way, when nosotros exercise accept our 1 on ones, I won't move spending my fourth dimension filling out paperwork. I'd rather simply move able to create sum my paperwork out at dwelling describe solid in addition to give it to you lot when I sign inwards at the front end desk, that way - our valuable fourth dimension volition move pass productively. 

5. My mindset. I think it would actually assist all parties involved if healthcare professionals kept the patients mindset inwards mind. 

Are you lot aware that I've been stressing out over our hateful solar daytime of the month for at to the lowest degree 2 weeks prior to my actual appointment? 

Are you lot aware that the idea of fasting afterwards midnight sends me into a tizzy in addition to makes my caput spin. And that the get-go fourth dimension I tried fasting for my labs I had to halt because I was depression when I woke upward in addition to had to "break the fast?" Which of course of report made the 2nd fourth dimension I fasted for my labs fifty-fifty to a greater extent than nervus wracking. 

Do you lot realize that I'm scared to croak to hear the results of my labs. Scared your going to tell me the worst example scenarios, scared something horrible volition move found? Yep, I'm scared shitless!
And those self deprecating jokes I crevice are to encompass upward my fears in addition to to seat my take away heed at repose -and fifty-fifty when they exercise seat my take away heed at repose - I'm all the same afraid.
My fearfulness unremarkably requires the tech to examination my blood pressure level at to the lowest degree twice because of the whole "white coat syndrome" thing I endure from. 

Are you lot aware that I'm scared to croak that history volition repeat itself - That I volition become the diabetes way of my sis Debbie??? And that fact haunts me. 

I postulate back upward when it comes to my diabetes, both physical in addition to mental. 

I've had diabetes for 35.6, years in addition to I haven't had a opor-garai from diabetes for 12,957 days - which is freaking take away heed blowing when you lot actually think close it. 

There are days when diabetes makes me experience overwhelmed in addition to tired in addition to at that spot are roughly diabetes cracks inwards my foundation. 

But cracks or not,  I am tenacious, I am trying in addition to I am doing. 

6. REMEMBER:  I am human in addition to I am flawed.... And I am trying. 

Lastly -  My diabetes healthcare professionals are my Diabetes Pit Crew- I rely on you lot for my diabetes tune-ups in addition to the likes at that spot of -  And without you lot I'd move upward Shit's Creek. 

We are a squad - in addition to I depend on you lot tremendously, I value your opinions in addition to I desire to brand all of us proud.

I am non perfect, but I am trying my best. 

Thanks for listening, 

Kelly K