My Girlfriend Has Type 1 Diabetes. Can Someone Give Me Tips on How to Make Sure She Is Ok?
Monday, August 31st, 2009 at
11:52 pm
Rocker12894 asked:
I love this girl, so I do not want anything happening to her. Besides constantly reminding her to check her bloodsugar, is there anything else I can do to help her out in any way? I’ve read quite a bit about Diabetes, so I know some things about it. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I love this girl, so I do not want anything happening to her. Besides constantly reminding her to check her bloodsugar, is there anything else I can do to help her out in any way? I’ve read quite a bit about Diabetes, so I know some things about it. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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Unless she forgets to check her blood sugar, don’t remind her unless she’s asked you to. She is the one who has to live with her disease. It’s great that you care, but reminding someone to do something frequently comes across as nagging.
I’m diabetic, and I hate it when someone tells me I should check my blood sugar, or that I should eat this, or shouldn’t eat that. I can make my own choices. I want to make my own choices.
Now, if you think that she’s showing signs of high or low blood sugar, you can tell her that she seems to be having an episode. Otherwise, it’s better to just accept that she’s capable of making her own decisions about her health.
Hello. The best way to make sure she stays with you and is healthy is to relax, make sure you BOTH eat healthy and just love her. Cherish every moment with her and keep your love and her special to your heart. There are lots of sugar free foods, sodas, juices, ice creams, even cakes and biscuits/cookies that you can indulge her with. You eat them too, they don’t taste nasty anymore. It’s a life choice. Watch for things that might make her numbers go up, like hidden sugars in restaurant foods. You can find out what she might order when you take her to the place and then request reduced or no sugar be put in it before you get it served. If the diner/restaurant can’t or won’t serve their meals without sugar or sugar reduced, just choose not to dine there. Oh, and neither of you have to fore go dining out because she’s diabetic. Just be smart and ask for diabetic menu or special diet needs menu. Go for the gusto and love her all out!
OK so diet is important, meals have to be on time and they always need to include Protein, Veg or Fruit, Some Carb and that’s about it, if her sugar is high add more protein or drink a Fresca that will bring her sugar down too or go for a walk. If her sugar is low then she needs to adjust her intake a bit.
My brothers both have diabetes, one lost about 35 pounds and now he doesn’t need the insulin needle anymore he just takes pills.
Booze is a no go because it almost instantly turns into sugar in your body.
Have you asked her how you can help?
Signs of Low and High Blood Sugar can very from person to person so why don’t you just ask her…
She will be thankful that you car so much and I think it is kind a romantic when my boyfriend want to help out that is how I know he really cares
You need to ask her. I’d be really annoyed if someone kept trying to help me with my diabetes..maybe she doesnt even want help?
Basically all you can do is to encourage her to check her blood sugar regularly, and also to make sure that she gives her insulin to herself regularly, and also to keep a journal of what she is eating. Try and help her to pick out good food choices.
Just be there for her and provide support when needed, being a diabetic and out running around all day long make sure you have glucose tablets handy just in case like in the car, at your place, and an extra glucometer at your place in case she’s out and doesn’t have hers.
Don’t be a nag. Be her boyfriend not her nurse.
Be aware of high and low blood sugar symptoms, but that’s all you can do. If she doesn’t know when to test her sugar, then she has some issues that need to be addressed by her doctor. Don’t buy her sugar free treats because many are high in carbs any way.
If she doesn’t check her sugar without constant reminders, you need to talk to her about responsibility. It is a sign of significant immaturity if she can’t test her sugar when appropriate. You didnt mention her age, but if she’s old enough to have a boyfriend, she’s old enough to handle her diabetes issues without being told.
You seem like a really sweet guy. She is lucky to have someone like you that cares about her so much. Diabetes is a hard disease to live with, but it is made easier when you have people around you that care. Informing yourself about diabetes is great. Instead of just reading about it, why don’t you go to those meetings for people with diabetes. They are very informative, and you can learn a lot first hand. And it’s not just for people with diabetes, it’s for those close to diabetics as well. You can also take her to them sometimes, but only if she wants to! It’s good to understand her and her disease, but try not to treat her any different. It’s good to show her that you love her and appreciate her, but don’t go too far, as she may think you don’t feel comfortable around her and are treating her like a “freak”. Please don’t get offended, because I know that isn’t at all what you are intending to do, and most likely are far from doing it, I’m just saying so you know. My mom has diabetes, and it’s scary for all of us. What we have to do is know the signs when her sugar level drops. She goes kind of out of it, and is very distant. She doesn’t know what day of the week it is. So it is at these times that you have to be there to help your girlfriend. You have to learn how to ***** her and measure her blood level. If it is low, you have to learn the best way to give her a banana or some orange juice or sweets even if she is fighting against you and doesn’t want any. I’m not going to lie. It’s hard. But you both can, and have to, learn to live with it. It’s possible to have a normal life. My mom is depressed sometimes. Ashamed isn’t the right word, but she feels that she isn’t good enough to do some things because of her diabetes. Diabetes can make people more frustrated than usual. So you can’t get angry at her when she’s in a bad mood. This was hard for me and my siblings as we were still little when she got diabetes. We’re actually not that old now either, but you get used to it. It becomes a way of life to eat the things that she does and to support her every step of the way. If you love your girlfriend, really love her, it’ll be easy to take care of her. Just make sure you treat her normal, but still know when to kind of take charge. Don’t nag her to check her bloodsugar, but don’t be afraid to tell her to do it when she isn’t doing it herself. Overall, just talk to her about it. It’s a difficult disease, but it can be managed. There are many worse things in the world. You obviously love her, so just be sure to keep that love going no matter what. You can do it.