I live alone, in a flat. I just don't take any risks. I check my blood sugar a lot, and just sort of remain constantly aware of it.
But you have to trust yourself a bit, or probably a lot, to believe that you can cope with the unexpected.
It's a long long long time since I had a hypo where I couldn't sort it out myself.
Because you are newly diagnosed there is a risk you experience a honeymoon period while your family is away, which might mess up your blood sugars. But as you are injecting regularly you aren't at risk of DKA, so in your situation, I might run just a little bit higher while they are away. Just lower the dose a unit or two, to keep in safe territory.
But it's just remaining aware, especially being aware of the times when you are most likely to have a hypo, and watch for those times.
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