I was asked a question last night over at tumblr that I'd like to share here. I've included my own tidbits of advice that I posted as my answer there, but my real hope is that some of this blog's readers might have further advice . . .
Hi, I was wondering if you know any type one diabetics who are in the scene too, and how they cope with being a diabetic during play time. I personally am a type one and my master and I were just curious about others and how they might go about it.
AnonymousI am diabetic but Type II and only mildly, well controlled as long as diet is reasonable. Serafina my slave/wife was severely diabetic during pregnancy. Neither of those, however, compares to living with Type I, and I don’t know a wide enough circle of people to have a good friend with experience here.
What I can say is that any scene, even the mildest, tends to have the same effect on blood sugar as pretty strenuous exercise. Before I was aware of my blood sugar problem, I was having issues with being a little bit shaky after serious play.
Now, I like to have some protein a little while before we play. In this case there’s even a tantric ritual - a small meal consisting of high quality fish, meat, parched grains, and wine to be consumed before a tantric encounter - that would seem to serve well here too. Staying well hydrated also seems to help.
Because this is such an important topic, it's especially important to me that it's answered properly. It turns out that I do "know" an experienced BDSM dominant who is a Type I diabetic. Omega, a dominant for whom I have great respect from reading (at the Power Exchange) and a little personal correspondence, is a Type I diabetic.
Here's the comment left here by mouse - his sweet, kind, and lovely submissive . . .
Omega and mouse Mar 19, 2012 02:32 PM
Dear Sir,
Omega is a type one diabetic, has been all his life. What he does is monitor his blood sugar frequently during play. He would often plan the day around the insulin injection. He would often, now that mouse considers it, take a short play break at appropriate times to eat something, check blood sugar or whatever. He always kept things he might need, candy, juice or cookies along with cheese or other types of fruit handy in our playroom. He would always eat good protein before and sometimes after play.
We never had too many issues during prolong hard play -- or at least that mouse would notice. After hard play or heavy use, he often would need time to rest...often that was while mouse was in the cage (when we used it).
Safety always did come first, mouse was never bound in a way that she truly couldn't escape from if needed.
Hugs,
mouse
Dear Sir,
ReplyDeleteOmega is a type one diabetic, has been all his life. What he does is monitor his blood sugar frequently during play. He would often plan the day around the insulin injection. He would often, now that mouse considers it, take a short play break at appropriate times to eat something, check blood sugar or whatever. He always kept things he might need, candy, juice or cookies along with cheese or other types of fruit handy in our playroom. He would always eat good protein before and sometimes after play.
We never had too many issues during prolong hard play -- or at least that mouse would notice. After hard play or heavy use, he often would need time to rest...often that was while mouse was in the cage (when we used it).
Safety always did come first, mouse was never bound in a way that she truly couldn't escape from if needed.
Hugs,
mouse