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<blockquote data-quote="Dillinger" data-source="post: 659324" data-attributes="member: 13582"><p>Hello Charlotte,</p><p></p><p>It is a hell of a shock so I'm not surprised that you are feeling a bit overwhelmed.</p><p></p><p>You are on a steep learning curve.</p><p></p><p>I would say do the following (not necessarily in this order or all at once);</p><p></p><p>Read as much as you can about diabetes; start on here and then get the book 'Think Like A Pancreas' (I've forgotten the author's name) and 'Blood Sugar 101' by Jenny Ruhl at the very least. The best book I read about diabetes was The Diabetic Solution by Richard Bernstein.</p><p></p><p>Scream fight and kick to get on a DAFNE course; that will show you the very basics but it's outrageous how many people don't even get that.</p><p></p><p>Get your GP to refer you to the best local diabetes clinic that they can find; do not accept whichever is the closest. Ideally you want a large teaching hospital. Get an appointment as soon as you can.</p><p></p><p>Get off mixed insulin and onto basal/bolus - that means that you take insulin to match what you eat and not eat to match your insulin.</p><p></p><p>Keep taking the insulin! You really do need it and if you don't take it you can get very ill very quickly.</p><p></p><p>Keep testing your blood sugars.</p><p></p><p>Last but not least don't panic - it seems overwhelming but it is manageable and you will be able to do pretty much everything that you did before.</p><p></p><p>Best</p><p></p><p>Dillinger</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dillinger, post: 659324, member: 13582"] Hello Charlotte, It is a hell of a shock so I'm not surprised that you are feeling a bit overwhelmed. You are on a steep learning curve. I would say do the following (not necessarily in this order or all at once); Read as much as you can about diabetes; start on here and then get the book 'Think Like A Pancreas' (I've forgotten the author's name) and 'Blood Sugar 101' by Jenny Ruhl at the very least. The best book I read about diabetes was The Diabetic Solution by Richard Bernstein. Scream fight and kick to get on a DAFNE course; that will show you the very basics but it's outrageous how many people don't even get that. Get your GP to refer you to the best local diabetes clinic that they can find; do not accept whichever is the closest. Ideally you want a large teaching hospital. Get an appointment as soon as you can. Get off mixed insulin and onto basal/bolus - that means that you take insulin to match what you eat and not eat to match your insulin. Keep taking the insulin! You really do need it and if you don't take it you can get very ill very quickly. Keep testing your blood sugars. Last but not least don't panic - it seems overwhelming but it is manageable and you will be able to do pretty much everything that you did before. Best Dillinger [/QUOTE]
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