When I was at my appointment the other day, my specialist nurse told me that to be in a relationship (as I am now), is often helpful for diabetics in control of blood sugars. I think I understand why now.
Yesterday, they taught my boyfriend all about diabetes, and how to make me better if I drop or go too high ect, and then I taught him later how to work out the carbohydrate counting thing. He's doing really really well with it, he knows a lot in the space of a day which I am impressed by and he said hes going to leave things in the car in preparation in case anything does happen (bless him).
But even more than that. My blood sugars have been better in the past week, because he makes sure I do my injections before I eat (I have a tendancy to do them after which apparently is not as effective as doing them before). He consistently asks about my blood sugar levels (and knows now what is too high and what is too low). When it is low, he opens my lucozade and stays with me until it is better again. He genuinely cares and I love him for it and can understand now why ones blood sugars will be better in a partnership, because I've been finding myself more attentive to them because I dont want to worry him because I know that he loves me and I love him :-)
I would say that it is important that your partner knows about your diabetes, just in case you do get into a sticky spot with it and then they can help you. My partner actually now knows more about it than my parents, but thats okay because I spend more time with him than I do my parents.
I'm very very lucky, because mine takes me just as I am, with all my oddities and imperfections, and he sorts me out when I drop low, and deals with my moods if I get too high, he's just all round wonderful :-)
Keep smiling :)
Love, Tutti-Frutti.
xxx
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