Hey all

Am in the need of a good rant and thought others out there might relate to it too.
My partner and I have always had an extremely active sex life and before diagnosis it was not unusual for us to have sex three or four times a day.
We really enjoyed spontanous sex however now due to being on the two a day (grrr blooming nurse gonna have to think about swords as a plan b - see new confused and melting for plan a!) spontinaity is totally out of the window.

I have been very lucky that my sex drive is still there however, "Scuse me darling thats a lovely idea however I have to check my bloods "  does alot to spoil the moment. (I mean blood monitors are never going to be a popular choice of sex toy are they!) Especially when as last night it was 4.3 and its hold everything love I need to eat.  I have been told to eat before and after exercise and that sex is no different. I really miss the falling alseep snuggled up afterwards. There is nothing romantic about leaving him in bed to snore whilst I go to the kitchen to eat. (Crumbs in bed also as sexy as bg monitor!) I have been going hypo so much that I am really paranoid about waking up hypo again. My partner is also really worried about me going hypo and this means he is not approaching me where as before it would have been no challenge at all.

We got engaged 3 weeks  before I was diagnosed and we were in that lovely fluffy place of new engagement (finally after 4 years he asked ) things are getting so blooming practical now romance seems to have gone right out of the window. We just don't have time My partner is being lovely and understanding. And we are both very very frustrated.

I know the answer to this is going to be forward planning and to get onto the Basal Bolus regime and mean that spontinaiety can come back to a certain degree but right now I am having a rant and would love to go outside and hit a few shields with an axe however as I went hypo 10 mins ago that will have to wait. (grr mumble mumble).

feel alot better for getting it all off my chest though and am going to tackle stp daughter's (to be) bedroom (joy!) and pack to go to scotland.

Thanks for listening

a grumpy gelfling
xxxxx

Oh dear - am afraid you've answered your own questions, but you certainly have my sympathies!

Gelfling

I do think you need to strangle your nurse, or see someone else and bypass her.  You are a young, active woman and you do NOT need the constrictions of mixed insulin.  Meantime, is there anything you could incorporate which would give you the opportunity of having some carbs in a "fun" way with your fiance.  Something you can both enjoy.... er... melted chocolate and honey come to mind as two possible "aids to a bit of fun".

You are so energetic !  

Have you seen the film "9 and a half weeks"?

In brief, Mickey Rourke blindfolds Kim Basinger and feeds her little nibbles from the fridge eg strawberry jam, grapes etc.

A quick swig of lucozade could do the trick too.

Ask Kate about carton of orange juice at the side of her bed

i have a tetra pack juice box beside my bed at ALL times

it's emergency hypo treatment for type 1's who go hypo while in bed or asleep

Quoted from gelfling

There is nothing romantic about leaving him in bed to snore whilst I go to the kitchen to eat.

I don't see any problems in this at all!

LOL!

I can remember times that I would rather snore than participate!  

Hello Dave, for a moment there I thought I was on that other diabetes site.  

Blimey Richard, you had to go back some way to ressurect this thread !

hitachi wand is your friend, oops that's for if your other half isn't in the mood, nothing to do with diabetes at all,

I know they are really boring but dextrsol tablets next to bed/bedside table very handy.  You only need one or 2!  No crumbs...gone in seconds and discreet