Q. My husband has diabetes type 1 and when his blood sugar is too low or way too high he gets angry even at stupid little things. He ends up complaining alot and blamming me for things I didn't do. Later he acts like I started it all in the first place. Sometimes he says he's sorry. How do you cope with mood swings when you are the spouse?
A. My sister has type one diabetes, and has had it since she was an infant. I have had to deal with her mood swings when she is having a high/low BG. This is normal activity for when they have these kinds of low or high bloodsugars. Diabetics may become irritable or fussy when they have these bloodsugars because of the unnatural levels. When this happens, you simply wait until this is over, making sure they have been treated for their bloodsugar with insulin if they have a high bloodsugar, and carbohydrates if they have a low bloodsugar.
I am 27 and have a mental illness and diabetes ( type 1)do i qualify for social security benefits?
Q. I am 27 and have a mental illness and diabetes ( type 1)do i qualify for social security benefits. It impedes me from working even though I finished college my symptoms keep progressing with the hyper anxiety. I dont have medical insurance and keep seeing these people with free medicine and such how do I get the same help in Los Angeles County???
A. I'm going to give you my standard answer to this question that I wrote up:
You should contact your county social services offices and see what help may be available. I know in my area, a guy needed SSI, and a local church plus general welfare helped pay his bills until the social workers could get his SSI paperwork thru. He has schizophrenia or something, I'm not sure (don't like him, so I don't ask.) The mental health problem has to be very severe, or if you have another condition like low vision or hearing loss, the two disabilities together may be very severe. You have to be unable to work at ANY job where you could earn about $800 a month or more. So if you can flip burgers, you don't qualify. Not being able to work consistently is where many disabilities fit in. It's not realistic to hold a job if you will miss work 50 days a year, obviously. Some states have a program you pay into while you work that will pay for short term disability (that's what it's called, there is short term and long term disability). I know California had that, I used that program. I am pretty sure that Massachusetts does too. You can look at pay stubs and see if there is some state plan you have been paying into. Your employer may have been offering short term and long term disability. Long term disability covers mental illnesses only 2 years, usually (discrimination) but that will get you over to SSI/SSA. In CA and Arkansas, the more genetically based mental illnesses may be covered the same as any other illness tho.
Get the book "Social Security Disability" from Nolo Press, at nolo.com, or see if you can get it at your library (maybe even through an interlibrary loan?) It will give you a lot of background on how to apply, what criteria are used, and how to fill out the forms.
You have to be profoundly disabled to get disability, and if you are relatively young and educated, it will be harder. But if you really can't hold down a job, and you can document that, you should get it eventually. You will almost certainly be rejected the first time, and the process takes awhile, so somehow you have to manage your finances in the meantime.
Keep in mind that once you go on disability, you will never get off of it, no one does. You will be in poverty the rest of your life unless you marry out of it or a miracle cures you. The ways the rules are make you dependent on the system, so keep that in mind when you are deciding if you want to do this. A lot of people have no choice, because they can't work at all, or they can't keep a job with insurance to get their pills. but it's still humiliating in America to have no job-people always ask when you are being introduced,"Oh hello, what do YOU do for a living?" which ends up being a very nosy question without meaning to. If you can get supportive help from social services (in my state, they will pay for support groups and a social worker to visit and help with paperwork) or tweak your meds some more, or from a local consumer group (google the words consumer, mental, and your state. Consumer=person getting mental health services) then maybe you won't have to go on disability.
I'm on SSA myself, and need the Medicare, so I'm not being judgmental, I just want you to know what you're getting into. For me, there was no other way. I know a lot of people in the same boat. **Get the book I recommended, it will give you all the legal and inside information to see if you qualify.**
All the best to you! I hope you feel better soon!
You should contact your county social services offices and see what help may be available. I know in my area, a guy needed SSI, and a local church plus general welfare helped pay his bills until the social workers could get his SSI paperwork thru. He has schizophrenia or something, I'm not sure (don't like him, so I don't ask.) The mental health problem has to be very severe, or if you have another condition like low vision or hearing loss, the two disabilities together may be very severe. You have to be unable to work at ANY job where you could earn about $800 a month or more. So if you can flip burgers, you don't qualify. Not being able to work consistently is where many disabilities fit in. It's not realistic to hold a job if you will miss work 50 days a year, obviously. Some states have a program you pay into while you work that will pay for short term disability (that's what it's called, there is short term and long term disability). I know California had that, I used that program. I am pretty sure that Massachusetts does too. You can look at pay stubs and see if there is some state plan you have been paying into. Your employer may have been offering short term and long term disability. Long term disability covers mental illnesses only 2 years, usually (discrimination) but that will get you over to SSI/SSA. In CA and Arkansas, the more genetically based mental illnesses may be covered the same as any other illness tho.
Get the book "Social Security Disability" from Nolo Press, at nolo.com, or see if you can get it at your library (maybe even through an interlibrary loan?) It will give you a lot of background on how to apply, what criteria are used, and how to fill out the forms.
You have to be profoundly disabled to get disability, and if you are relatively young and educated, it will be harder. But if you really can't hold down a job, and you can document that, you should get it eventually. You will almost certainly be rejected the first time, and the process takes awhile, so somehow you have to manage your finances in the meantime.
Keep in mind that once you go on disability, you will never get off of it, no one does. You will be in poverty the rest of your life unless you marry out of it or a miracle cures you. The ways the rules are make you dependent on the system, so keep that in mind when you are deciding if you want to do this. A lot of people have no choice, because they can't work at all, or they can't keep a job with insurance to get their pills. but it's still humiliating in America to have no job-people always ask when you are being introduced,"Oh hello, what do YOU do for a living?" which ends up being a very nosy question without meaning to. If you can get supportive help from social services (in my state, they will pay for support groups and a social worker to visit and help with paperwork) or tweak your meds some more, or from a local consumer group (google the words consumer, mental, and your state. Consumer=person getting mental health services) then maybe you won't have to go on disability.
I'm on SSA myself, and need the Medicare, so I'm not being judgmental, I just want you to know what you're getting into. For me, there was no other way. I know a lot of people in the same boat. **Get the book I recommended, it will give you all the legal and inside information to see if you qualify.**
All the best to you! I hope you feel better soon!
Is it possible to have diabetes type 1 but not losing wieght?
Q. Is it possible to have diabetes type 1 but not losing wieght because i have all the other symptoms but im not lossing any wieght
A. Type 1 diabetes is usually in childhood and type 2 usually develops in adulthood. Having diabetes alone does not cause weight loss. You can gain or loose or stay the same depending on your medication and diet and activity. You should see a Doctor ASAP if you suspect diabetes.
I am more concerned that you are focusing on the weight loss idea. Dieting too much whether you are diabetic or not is not healthy. If you are diabetic, not eating right could cause serious health issues or even death. Your health is far more important than worrying about being a small size.
I am more concerned that you are focusing on the weight loss idea. Dieting too much whether you are diabetic or not is not healthy. If you are diabetic, not eating right could cause serious health issues or even death. Your health is far more important than worrying about being a small size.
At what age does the risk of Type 1 diabetes die off?
Q. I was curious, at what age does diabetes type 1 eventually die off?
How do u prevent getting Type 1 diabetes?
How do u prevent getting Type 1 diabetes?
A. Type 1 diabetes is more common in those of younger ages (children, teenagers), but it can possibly occur at any age.
There is no known prevention or cure for Type 1 diabetes. It is understood to be a genetic condition, which means that the people who have Type 1 diabetes were born with it, even though they may only start to notice later in life.
There is no known prevention or cure for Type 1 diabetes. It is understood to be a genetic condition, which means that the people who have Type 1 diabetes were born with it, even though they may only start to notice later in life.
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