Ushthetaff
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- Type of diabetes
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Hi all, like to introduce myself my name is Mark I am a T1 diabetic of 37 years and have just joined this forum . I have read quite a number of posts and am glad but sad to see that people have been and are going through exactly what I have been through . I got diabetes when I was 16 , not a great time for a 16 year old too much testosterone too many hormones flying about too much beer culture ball blah blah. I, like the mature guy I was at the time decided to reject diabetes didn't want it couldn't be ***** with it, decided I'll just carry on as normal. I was very sporty coming from Wales rugby was a religion something I'd played since the age of 8 , I carried on playing til my mid 30s . Back in them days blood sugar monitoring was very much in its infancy so BS control was haphazard to say the least as was technology. However life went on as normal, or as normal as it could be . Various developments occurred ( introduction of Novopens new regimes) so life became a tad more normal, but still not normal. But years passed and experience in life was accrued. Marriage , children, grandchildren followed . Life became a tad more precious with the age and experience . However my past inadequecies with regards to my diabetes were soon at the age of 49 to catch up with me. I had a mild heart attack. I had a stent fitted and was fine. However in 2014 I lost my leg below the knee. A life changing thing to happen . But it made me a much stronger person . Whereas in the past I felt s bit sorry for myself now I realise that the little things we do make the most difference . I don't want this story to frighten people I walk as good as anyone I enjoy life but the one thing I do now which I didn't do before is I take my Bs regularly. If it is high don't stress about it just adjust your insulin to suit. It's not the end of the world . We are all individuals and one day is as different as the next. I Don't be frightened to move your insulin about. At the end of the day we are only trying to replicate what our pancreas is doing( all be it non automatically) . I know diabetes affects people in different ways and my attitude now won't suit everybody . I've had diabetes 37 years and my control for 34 years of that has been well **** to be honest .not through lack of knowledge but through . lack of respect. But I am still here in very good health. Technology these days is developing all the time, I am trailing the new Libre meter ( I've read varying options on this but must say for ease of use it's fantastic so helpful if you working I should imagine) but technology is only as good as the user. I was told when I first became diabetic the only thing I couldn't do was be a pilot or a long distance driver, times have changed but diabetes is something we live with , people without it don't understand.
To new diabetics out there , it is difficult it's a complete change of mind, change is difficult but it's jot the end . There are plenty of people to help you this forum is proof of that . Every emotion you are going through someone here has been through it and come out the other side. Diabetes doesn't have to control your life . If you have control of it you have life,There are 100s if not 1000s of people on here who are willing to help .
To new diabetics out there , it is difficult it's a complete change of mind, change is difficult but it's jot the end . There are plenty of people to help you this forum is proof of that . Every emotion you are going through someone here has been through it and come out the other side. Diabetes doesn't have to control your life . If you have control of it you have life,There are 100s if not 1000s of people on here who are willing to help .