hi, i am a 19 year old diabetic and was accepted into a lvn program , i am currently in a medical assistant program but would probably drop it to do nursing.. mine goes from one extreme to another... im just wondering if anyone out there would warn otherwise on nursing or if your doing ok with it? im trying to decide either to stay in this program or do nursing.. any advice etc would help 0 Likes
Jules A, MSN Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner. May 24, 2009 If you are interested in being a nurse I'd say go for it! 0 Likes
truern Specializes in Telemetry & Obs. May 24, 2009 I'm also diabetic...I just watch what I eat at work (snacking is soooo contagious!!), monitor my BGs, and take my insulin as needed. You can do it!! 0 Likes
talaxandra Specializes in Medical. May 24, 2009 I work with a couple of nurses who have T1 diabetes. As long as you make sure you eat regularly you should be fine :) 0 Likes
VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych. Has 20 years experience. May 24, 2009 In my class, there was a young Type I man who was the best diabetes educator we could have had. He had battled his disease since the age of three, and he taught us so much about life with diabetes that we'd probably never have learned from textbooks. During the course of our program, he was hospitalized once for DKA; we visited him and got real-life lessons in how insulin drips worked. He shared with us his daily struggles in managing his wayward blood sugars. Then, toward the end of our last semester he got an insulin pump and gave us a demo in class.........what a great teacher!So YES, I say "go for it"---you may have a tougher time managing the demands of nursing school and nursing itself than the average person, but it can be done, and as my classmate so aptly demonstrated, it can even be used to further the education of your fellow students. Take care of yourself, and best of luck to you! 0 Likes
www.angel29 May 26, 2009 Y should being diabetic stop u go for ur goal and dream. My grandmother is an rn and she is diabetic and that hasn't stopped her. She's been a nurse for years since my father was a baby go for it u won't regret it good luck 0 Likes
frann Specializes in medical/telemetry/IR. May 28, 2009 my dd is also type 1I very much prefer seeing a type 1 as a CDE-certified diabetes educatorsomehow they can motivate her much better if they know more than the text book diabetes.I won't lie to you nursing is hard. there have been days when I don't get lunch until 2pmbut if your on a pump you can eat whenever 0 Likes
newbiepnp Specializes in Pediatrics. Jul 14, 2010 I just got into nursing school on my way to become a Certified Diabetes Educator and I've been Type 1 for 27 years! Absolutely you can do it. The first adult Type 1 I ever met was my friend's mom who was a pediatric nurse and had been Type 1 since the age of 12. Diabetes shouldn't limit you on anything! Just take of yourself and test, test, test. 0 Likes