DM 1...and you live alone.

How many of us with DM1 live alone?...it doesn't seem like there's anything special about this...but it seems interesting to me, (and today I don't need care of any kind)...Would anyone have any qualms about living alone?...

Hello @Javierlandez

I also live alone and, honestly, I understand very well what you are saying.From the outside it may seem like there is nothing special, but when you live with DM1 there are nuances that only those of us in this situation understand.

It is not so much needing care, as you say, but rather this constant awareness thatthe responsibility lies 100% with you.You learn to know yourself better, to anticipate, to be more organized... and also to trust your own decisions.Sometimes it gives respect, especially at the beginning or in specific moments (a nocturnal hypoglycemia, a strange day), but over time you gain confidence.

For me, living alone has not been an impediment, but it has made me value things much more like:

• have clear routines

• tell someone you trust “just in case”

• and, above all,know that a community like this exists, where you can read, ask questions or simply feel accompanied even if you are physically alone.

I don't think this is talked about enough, so thanks for opening the topic.Surely there are more DM1 living alone who identify with you, although we don't always say it out loud.

A hug, and we are here for whatever you need.

THANK YOU Fer for your words, it would be very good to open this melon to be able to see the problems and satisfactions that occur in these circumstances, whether we like it or not, we take care of ourselves all our lives without breaks or vacations from your DM1... and as the years go by, yes, we know each other, and with more years we gradually lose faculties and that is when the "terra incognita" begins... do we take care of ourselves until the last day?... who is prepared to supervise our controls every time?a while if we are no longer "the best caregiver"?

Thanks to you, Javier, for going one step further and putting words to something that many of us feel but is difficult to verbalize.

What you say strikes a very deep chord.Because it's true: living with DM1 has no breaks, no weekends, no vacations... and for many years we are our best caregiver.We know every sign, every strange sensation, every deviation.But it is also true that time passes for everyone and that “terra incognita” that you mention appears, and that gives respect just by naming it.

I believe that the question you ask—do we take care of ourselves until the last day?—does not have a closed answer, but it does have something important: we should not face it alone.Just as we learned to take care of ourselves, we also have to learn to let ourselves be cared for, to anticipate, to talk calmly with doctors, family, friends... and, why not, with the community.

Perhaps it is not about having someone supervise us “every time”, but rather about building networks, support, tools and trust before it is necessary.And there the forum has a huge role: sharing experiences, fears, real solutions, and also reminding us that asking for help is not losing autonomy, but protecting it.

Opening this melon is necessary, even if it is uncomfortable.Because thinking about the future is not giving up, it is taking care of yourself today.

Thank you really for starting this conversation.It will surely help many more than we imagine.

A big hug ♥️

I lived alone when I debuted, in a chalet, meaning zero neighbors.And without problems, I was more aware of my glucose and I didn't have any problems.

I have been living as a couple for years and my partner doesn't know anything about my diabetes, in the sense of taking care of me or giving me insulin, so it's as if I lived alone in this regard.Of course, I'm sure that if something happens to me, my partner and my neighbors would call 112.

The theme of sensations, strange days, stress, tears, etc.all for me, I only share them with you, "my community."

My conclusion is that you can live alone with diabetes