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Re: New to Diabetes--please help
Re: New to Diabetes--please help -- Posted by Alan Mackenzie on 08-14-03 02:56
Lisa wrote on Thu, 14 Aug 2003 01:57:36 GMT:
> I'm writing for a co-worker friend of mine who is new to Diabetes and
> doesn't own a computer. Bear with me, since I know little about the
> disease and she seems to know even less...
> Today "Jane" had a breakdown at work, where she was shaking and
> nauseous, and started crying.
This sounds like a "hypo" (hypoglycaemia = low blood sugar). We've all
had them. They're not fun. :-(
> Our boss let her go home, we got her OJ and stuff so she felt good
> enough to leave. She doesn't drive, so it wasn't a concern that she'd
> be unable or unsafe to drive. (she busses) She was involved with a
> local support group, but because she doesn't have a car and no
> computer, she feels very isolated and alone. She is not coping very
> well right now, and told me "I just don't want this--I don't want to
> deal with it."(not sounding very healthy or smart to me, but she is
> very fragile right now.)
It sounds to me that her isolation could be the real problem, and the
diabetes is merely the thing which has given this problem expression.
Why doesn't she have a computer? Surely she could get one, somehow - if
money's a problem, you don't need the latest Pentium 4 monster to use
Usenet and the rest of the Internet. Pick up ANY second hand computer
which works. (I'm doing just fine with a 6 year old 166Mhz machine.)
Does she have a telephone?
> Details: she was DX a year ago, started on injectable insulin (Lamsent?
> sounded like thats what she said), then went to pills to be taken with
> each meal, and within the last month or so, the Dr put her on a 1x
> daily pill (Gluberite, 2.5mg). She is 37, the diabetes is hereditary in
> her family, she is not overweight and seems in normal health otherwise.
> Obviously, the pill isn't working or she's not eating right or
> something. She is going back to her doctor on Friday. She doesn't want
> the injectable insulin, which is just awful and terrifying for her.
I know this won't help much, but injections as such really aren't that
big a deal. They don't hurt. Really. (I'm speaking from 38 years
experience here). Probably the bodily invasion, volations of boundaries
and so on is more the dynamic. Maybe a psychologist, or some sort of
therapist, could sort this out. But it sounds like she doesn't really
need insulin, at least not yet.
> Does anyone have any suggestions for her? Better coping/managemnet
> skills, books, support info, dietary recommendations..anything? It's
> really hard with her not on a computer and no car, but I'd like to be
> able to help her take better control of this thing and learn to deal
> with it better. Obviously, with so many people having diabetes, there
> have to answers out there...
Print out the articles in this thread, and give her them to read. In
fact, skim through recent threads and print out a few other relevant
articles too. See if there's any way you can help her get fixed up with
a computer, then teach her how to get into this newsgroup.
Depending on how close the two of you are, maybe you could invite her
round for a meal every now and then, or even let her stay overnight once
in a while.
> Thanks SO MUCH for your time,
> Lisa (and Jane.)
--
Alan Mackenzie (Munich, Germany)
Email: aacm@muuc.dee; to decode, wherever there is a repeated letter
(like "aa"), remove half of them (leaving, say, "a").
Re: New to Diabetes--please help -- Posted by tim kettring on 08-14-03 08:09
It is Far Cheaper and Better to just buy a used Web-Tv ( Immune to
Viruses )
They want 2/3 the price of a new comp ( discontinued-closeout ) for a
piece of Somebody-Elses-Problem .
I wish I had a Web-TV for me or mom , but you can not buy them new
LocaLLy Anymore !!!
I just had a friend quit-E-mail contact Blaiming for Not Doing
something about a Virus-Worm that I HAD ABSOULTELY NO - WAY OF
KNOWING ABOUT AT ALL AT THE TIME !!!
( ESPECIALLY BY HER !!!( OH YEAH , she told me and blamed-me WELL
AFTER THE FACT!!!) :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(
Sorry Venting .
Tim
Alan Mackenzie wrote in message news:...
> It sounds to me that her isolation could be the real problem, and the
> diabetes is merely the thing which has given this problem expression.
> Why doesn't she have a computer? Surely she could get one, somehow - if
> money's a problem, you don't need the latest Pentium 4 monster to use
> Usenet and the rest of the Internet. Pick up ANY second hand computer
> which works. (I'm doing just fine with a 6 year old 166Mhz machine.)
> Does she have a telephone?
>
Re: New to Diabetes--please help -- Posted by Beav on 08-14-03 15:10
"tim kettring" wrote in message
news:834f3ccd.0308140709.2356e0ec@posting.google.com...
> It is Far Cheaper and Better to just buy a used Web-Tv ( Immune to
> Viruses )
>
> They want 2/3 the price of a new comp ( discontinued-closeout ) for a
> piece of Somebody-Elses-Problem .
>
> I wish I had a Web-TV for me or mom , but you can not buy them new
> LocaLLy Anymore !!!
>
> I just had a friend quit-E-mail contact Blaiming for Not Doing
> something about a Virus-Worm that I HAD ABSOULTELY NO - WAY OF
> KNOWING ABOUT AT ALL AT THE TIME !!!
> ( ESPECIALLY BY HER !!!( OH YEAH , she told me and blamed-me WELL
> AFTER THE FACT!!!) :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(
There's wimmin for you? Can't live without 'em, can't pleae 'em :-)
Beav
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