1. Welcome to NoFap! We have disabled new forum accounts from being registered for the time being. In the meantime, you can join our weekly accountability groups.
    Dismiss Notice

Any other Diabetic fapstronauts out there?

Discussion in 'Self Improvement' started by Gentleman WriterDreamer, Apr 21, 2015.

  1. Hello I have type 1 Diabetes which was partly why I ended up using PMO as a means of diversion from the problems that come with managing my blood sugar. In my teens I was what some call a "fragile Diabetic" meaning that any exercise or even strong feelings or moods that I experienced could have dangerous and unpredictable effects on my blood sugar. Luckily things have mellowed now that I am older but it is still a daily challenge sometimes. And now that I am trying to get PMO addiction out of my life I am finding that the feelings of frustration and guilt that come with diabetes are returning.

    So just out of curiosity I was wondering if there were any other Diabetic Fapstronauts out there and hoping that maybe you could share anything that you have found helpful or even just vent about the problems that you are facing.
     
  2. My ex-wife was type-1 diabetic. Except when we were dating she made out like she was type 2, and when we were in London on a school trip she developed this huge infected sore. When she got back home she almost died before she made it to the hospital... didn't have insurance so it was always a fight to get her some insulin, and I always had to be on her about taking her shot because she was always trying to conserve because we never had enough. She has insurance now, thank God, but she just went to Urgent Care about a month ago to take care of another infection. Even though we're separated, I worry about her a lot and wonder if she remembers to take her shot if I'm not there to get on her case. She doesn't eat very healthy; lots of grains and pasta. I kept telling her she needs to eat a diet with low glycemic index foods, but she never listens.

    So while I'm not diabetic myself, I am very closely acquainted with the disease and its horrors. I don't have any advice except take care of yourself, eat low glycemic foods, and keep track of your blood sugar. You seem to have all that down. I wish you the best of luck!

    Oh, and for any nursing mothers out there, try not to feed your baby cow's milk, it's been linked with an infant auto-immune disease that causes type-1 diabetes by mistaking the milk proteins for diseases and destroying the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. Your own milk is best for your little baby!
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 21, 2015
    Lazarus Shuttlesworth likes this.
  3. IGY

    IGY Guest

    Hello Gentleman WriterDreamer, I hope you are well. :)

    Yes, I have diabetes, type II but I am not a fapstronaut (I hate the word fap and I hate the word fapstronaut even more). I inject 200 units of Lantus (background insulin) every morning and 45-90 units of Novorapid (quick acting insulin) with food. It is a pain in the proverbial backside but I have much worse health problems to be perfectly honest.
     
  4. Immor

    Immor Fapstronaut

    454
    132
    43
  5. Grichnoch

    Grichnoch Fapstronaut

    16
    11
    3
    I'm a Type I diabetic also. I've had the disease since I was 7 years old, and have been PMOing since I was 13. Ever since I started PMO, I've had terrible control over my diabetes and health in general. Now that I've been NoFap I have gained a huge amount of control back! Partly due to the fact that when you're saying no to one form of self-indulgence, it's easier to do it across the board, so I am eating much better. But also just having clarity and motivation to test my blood sugar and take my insulin when I should has helped a lot.

    My A1C is coming down after years of being high and I am finally losing some of that stubborn weight/fat that I've never been able to get rid of.

    Also, the exercising. I had a doc recently tell me that exercise is just as important a medication as insulin itself. I've been more motivated to exercise than ever and it has been doing wonders to my diabetes. The important thing to remember is that even though we have this disease, we can actually live healthier/longer lives than 80% of most people who live relatively "normal" lives.

    Just remember to keep trying and never give up. Diabetes SUCKS, but it doesn't have to dominate your life in a negative way. Let it be your path to healthier, more successful living (and use it along with NoFap to conquer your entire life!). Learn to master it, and never let it master you. In a lot of ways diabetic control is like NoFap.

    Just a note: don't let diabetes stop you from exercise/athletic activity! It can be super hard to start, and the low blood sugars are the worst, but give it a few weeks and keep dialing in your doses and eating and before long you will be able to engage in anything without losing control!
     
  6. Grichnoch

    Grichnoch Fapstronaut

    16
    11
    3
    Btw, I'm also a huge Dr Who fan! ;)
     
  7. That is really beautiful and brought a few tears to my eyes. I am still struggling with living my life instead of just living to manage my diabetes. And it is hard sometimes to believe that diabetics are capable of living healthy lives when doctors are always telling you that you are at a high risk for this and in danger of that and basically giving you hints that it might not be a good idea for you to plan on being able to enjoy growing old. But these are mostly doubts and regrets talking and I know there is hope it is just hard to see sometimes. Thank you that was very inspiring. :)

    I was having the "not exercising because of low blood sugars" problem but I am trying to get out for walks more and work out with push ups sit ups and such. I am also eating better now then I have been in years and yet I know that I am still doing a pretty bad job of eating as healthy as I could. My family's situation of living away out of town and having trouble getting to the store to get certain foods does not help, but I am eating a few helpings of salad each day and cutting out drinking soda all togeter.

    I have seen this program before and must admit it looks pretty good, hopefully I can try to work in better habits like this.

    Agreed I also do not like the word "Fap" either but I am growing to like the title "fapstronaut" just because it feels more positive then "porn addict" because it speaks of trying to get clean rather then being trapped in addiction.

    Also mumchance I have had the insurance runaround as well but I think things are finally settled down at least for now so that is good. Hard to manage this disease with out lots of medical tech and that sadly is not cheap. I too hope that you friend is doing well and wish her all the best.

    It is an honor and a privilege to meet all of you and again thank you all so much, it is easy to feel like you are alone in your problems and it is good to hear form others that are in the same boat. There is a wonderful feeling of support and comradely in sharing the journey and all its good times and bad.
     
  8. A Fellow Whovian you say. Awesome! ^_^ Matt Smith's first episode introduced me to the show and after that I was hooked. Now I am trying to catch up on past seasons that I have missed. David Tennant is equally excellent but the 11th Doctor will always be my favorite. The reason the show resonates with me more then other sci fi programs is because it is most often not about technology or rubber mask aliens but about Hope and the human spirit.
     
  9. Sorry, I don't mean to hijack your thread Gentleman WD, but I'm a Whovian as well. Got hooked with David Tennant in college. How I miss him! SMith is good, but he just doesn't compare with Tennant to me. Of course I think our favorite doctor is always the one we started out on. Haven't seen Capella or whatever his name is yet.

    I complete agree with you about the themes of hope and spirit. My favorite Doctor Who episode of all time is "The Doctor's Daughter". I was amazed at the theme of reconciliation between enemies. That's something you don't see anywhere else in sci-fi, where it's always good guys versus bad guys. Buy the way, I wish they would bring Jenny back!

    Also a huge Torchwood fan!

    My wife is doing good. She told me once that she had read an article that diabetes wasn't really so much a disease as an evolutionary adaption to cold temperatures. Apparently people who had diabetes in the Ice Age lived longer. So if you live in the cold frigid north, you'll probably outlive everyone around you!
     
  10. Grichnoch

    Grichnoch Fapstronaut

    16
    11
    3
    Yeah, I'm a Tennant is my guy. But Smith and Capaldi are both awesome!

    @mumchance There is a huge difference between Type I and II. In fact they aren't even the same thing, they just have similar symptoms. The sad thing is everyone applies the same attributes and facts to each without researching further. With Type I my body's immune system literally attacked my pancreas and killed its ability to produce insulin because it though the pancreas was a threat. Not evolution or anything positive, just pure disease. I'm not as versed in my Type II knowledge. But a lot of people (even doctors, sadly) don't know the difference and just go talking about "diabetes" in general without making a distinction. It sounds like that article might have been guilty of that (or your wife misunderstood). Cold temps actually speed up diabetic neuropathy which causes long term damage.

    But @Gentleman WriterDreamer remember that our "risks" and such are just that: risks. I often think I'll be blessed to make it to 50, but then remember a few Type I diabetics I knew who had the disease for over 60 years. Don't let negative thoughts ruin your chances at long life! :)
     
  11. Yes I'm most familiar with Type 1 which is what my wife had. I understand Type 2 is more about "insulin resistance" where the insulin is there, but its ability to work is drastically reduced. Her brother had Type 2.

    It was Type 1 diabetes the article mentioned... apparently high blood sugar can act as a sort of anitfreeze. Here is an excerpt.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/18/health/18iht-sndia.html
     
  12. Very true. Honestly it is wonderful to be able to hear words of encouragement about diabetes from another diabetic. I had been getting pretty jaded and down on my self from only talking to doctors about it. I love your positive out look on this, I will certainly remember to try not to dwell on my old negative thoughts. :)

    And yep I think that Tennant has had some of the best stories and episodes in his run, and you got to love the Scotsman Capaldi with his epic eyebrows.
     
  13. Grichnoch

    Grichnoch Fapstronaut

    16
    11
    3
    @mumchance Gotcha. Sounds kind of like the "herpes protects you from the bubonic plague" claim. Neither one can claim to be beneficial to you, despite possible beneficial side-effects. I can't honestly see any cause and effect there, and even if the "benefit" (I'd hardly call it a benefit) is for real, it's basically saving you from dying a quick death right now to dying a slow, excruciating death later. I'd take freezing any day (if I lived thousands of years ago w/ Type I diabetes that is).
     
  14. Dang it :( It is one of those really bad nights again when I make mistake after mistake in trying to manage my blood sugar and now it is 10:30 am in the morning and I still have not gotten to bed yet. I try so hard to do the right thing and make the right call and yet somehow I fail, I do not even know if there was a right answer to pick but I just can not shake the feeling that it is all my fault for not doing good enough. On nights/mornings like this it is hard for me to believe that I will ever be able to get it right enough nights in a row to be able to live a normal life in the sunlight. Luckily I am too depressed to consider relapsing, it is just hard not to hate my self when I am a diabetic and I hate diabetes so much.
     
  15. Grichnoch

    Grichnoch Fapstronaut

    16
    11
    3
    @Gentleman WriterDreamer Hey PM me your email address and we can talk more about it. I feel your pain man. It's rough, real rough, but there is hope for this too!
     
  16. Thank you I would love that, I will take you up on that offer after I wake up in a few hours. It is noon here and my blood sugar is finally close enough that I am going to risk getting some sleep. Again truly thank you, it will be something to look forward to and will help me calm down enough to sleep. It really means a lot.
     
  17. Andrew Fryer

    Andrew Fryer New Fapstronaut

    3
    7
    3
    I was diagnosed as type 2 a few months ago. I would say it is one of the 5 factors that caused my ED. Learning to manage it and missing biscuits and gravy.
     

Share This Page