I was diagnosed as type 1 diabetic just before my 18 birthday (1972 - so yes I am ancient
) Looking back now, I was very cavalier in my attitude towards it, and went a wee bit crazy for a few years, bearing in mind in those days the "prescribed diet" was appalling,the syringes were glass and had to be sterilised and kept In surgical spirit, and the needles were huge. It was one injection a day and urine testing which I hardly ever bothered with, so goodness knows how I have arrived here all these years later still alive and enjoying life. I am now on MDI, and to be honest in such a routine with it all, carb counting etc and blood testing, I hardly give it a thought. I don't restrict myself on high days and holidays, just maybe eat a smaller portion of birthday cake and adjust my dosage - not always successfully but diabetes is a strange thing, it affects everyone differently. What is good for one diabetic and works, is not so good for another. I try and mostly succeed not to think about it too much, there are many worse things to have. Also I don't obsess too much about it, easy maybe for me to say as a long termer, but I am just very grateful to be alive and enjoying life. I more or less eat what my family eats, and I also enjoy wine and the weekend gin and tonics. Everything in moderation. There are times when it gets me down, but I try to not get down about it, and live for today. I've not always been the best diabetic (who is?) but I've no complications - as yet, and try my best nowadays as I realise life is precious. I hope this doesn't come across as smug as I can appreciate totally that feeling when newly diagnosed ......it does get better, trust me......
️
️