Eireannn
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 81
- Location
- Southport
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
- Dislikes
- Tomatoes, yuck
Hey guys, I'm new to this website so I don't know how it all works lol.
Here's a bit of info about myself.
My names Eireann and I'm 15 years old, turning 16 in March. Recently I was diagnosed Type 1 which came as a massive shock to me. My grandad sadly passed from a long fight of lung cancer which shocked myself and all my family. I didn't cry or feel terribly depressed, I was just shocked and silent. Because of this, my mum reckons this is what could've led to my diagnosis. The doctor in the hospital said it could be because of stress though I'm not entirely sure. Anyway, since May, I started losing a lot of weight. I thought this was because I was growing older and all the "puppy" fat would start going. Not only that, but my long thick hair slowly became thinner and thinner and eventually started falling out in the shower or whenever I brushed my hair. My mum still believed this was due to the stress that my grandads died. The signs became more clearer when I was drinking a lot and needing the toilet a lot during the night.
People were very shocked and confused about my sudden weight loss, etc, that my mum took me to the doctors. She told them that the family history is riddled with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and many other illnesses. All he did was check my blood pressure and ask if I was feeling sick at all. I wasn't feeling anything, I felt perfectly normal. He booked me in for blood tests the following Friday.
A few days after, my mum, sister and I went to Oxford for a family visit and saw my Mums friend who was a type 2 diabetic. My mum explained what was happening and my mums friend gave me a finger prick test which the doctor hadn't done. My blood sugars read around 33 and I had to see my mums friends GP who tested my ketones which were 5.5. I wasn't feeling sick at all which confused all the doctors. I wasn't referred to the hospital where they kept me over night and by then, my ketones had reached 6.5. They were all surprised I hadn't gone into DKA. I stayed for 2 days and was finally let out. I went back home and the doctors there gave me my prescriptions of medicines and my previous appointment there was deleted to prevent them from getting in trouble. My mum has the paper from when I was at the doctors so we're still figuring out on what to do about that.
I know this is a long post but I just wanted to tell my story. Life is so difficult, I haven't lived my life properly. Most of us should be out drinking with friends and family, eating whatever we want without worrying about what our blood sugars are doing. That's the reason I'm here as the thought of other diabetics brings me some comfort.
Thanks for reading
Here's a bit of info about myself.
My names Eireann and I'm 15 years old, turning 16 in March. Recently I was diagnosed Type 1 which came as a massive shock to me. My grandad sadly passed from a long fight of lung cancer which shocked myself and all my family. I didn't cry or feel terribly depressed, I was just shocked and silent. Because of this, my mum reckons this is what could've led to my diagnosis. The doctor in the hospital said it could be because of stress though I'm not entirely sure. Anyway, since May, I started losing a lot of weight. I thought this was because I was growing older and all the "puppy" fat would start going. Not only that, but my long thick hair slowly became thinner and thinner and eventually started falling out in the shower or whenever I brushed my hair. My mum still believed this was due to the stress that my grandads died. The signs became more clearer when I was drinking a lot and needing the toilet a lot during the night.
People were very shocked and confused about my sudden weight loss, etc, that my mum took me to the doctors. She told them that the family history is riddled with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and many other illnesses. All he did was check my blood pressure and ask if I was feeling sick at all. I wasn't feeling anything, I felt perfectly normal. He booked me in for blood tests the following Friday.
A few days after, my mum, sister and I went to Oxford for a family visit and saw my Mums friend who was a type 2 diabetic. My mum explained what was happening and my mums friend gave me a finger prick test which the doctor hadn't done. My blood sugars read around 33 and I had to see my mums friends GP who tested my ketones which were 5.5. I wasn't feeling sick at all which confused all the doctors. I wasn't referred to the hospital where they kept me over night and by then, my ketones had reached 6.5. They were all surprised I hadn't gone into DKA. I stayed for 2 days and was finally let out. I went back home and the doctors there gave me my prescriptions of medicines and my previous appointment there was deleted to prevent them from getting in trouble. My mum has the paper from when I was at the doctors so we're still figuring out on what to do about that.
I know this is a long post but I just wanted to tell my story. Life is so difficult, I haven't lived my life properly. Most of us should be out drinking with friends and family, eating whatever we want without worrying about what our blood sugars are doing. That's the reason I'm here as the thought of other diabetics brings me some comfort.
Thanks for reading
