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I've been reading people's responses to your sister's situation.
Dhe definitely needs to find a strong endocrinologist ... will help you navigate type 1 diabetes
you'll need to get an insulin pump to help deal with the blood sugar swings as she eats.
I think she'll need to get a Dexcom system to read her blood sugar movements every 5 minutes to her phone.
This will help sensitize her to the impact of the different foods she eats & the impact on her blood sugars. It is a life saver ... helps you feel more in control.
I would suggest her to get a physical therapist & exercise program (start out slow and strengthen it over time).
I recommend getting a food-service program for diabetes for Monday thru Friday & get a feel for the types of food you can eat & the portion size. They aren't too expensive & they'll ease you into a daily mode.
I would take away all of the anxiety & move forward with her life. I think Diabetes is a curve ball especially being type 1 diabetic. My endricinologist calls me a type 1.5 diabetic (my body kills some of the insulin my body manufactures. I have a compromised immune system.
Best of luck to your sister. She shouldn't focus on the evils of diabetes; she needs to start taking control of the things she can control.
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@davidyapp Thank you for your thoughts and suggestions. This is so new right now, and she's heard of some of the things you've mentioned, like the Dexcom system, which she will be looking into. While she's always been one to exercise, she's limited right now because of the after effects of 20 aggressive chemo treatments. As those ease, she'll get back to doing more exercise. What makes her situation particularly difficult is her level of anxiety since she's bi-polar, and has been in a state of deep depression (under psychiatric care) since her cancer diagnosis last November. In her case, the struggle is real. Mental illness such as hers is a chemical imbalance that is out of her control. Sadly, it's been a collision course with everything happening at once. I'm encouraging her as you said, to do the things she CAN control.