I second Catherine and Harry,
I was diagnosed about 18 months ago too and the first 6 months were probably the worst.
The learning curve is insane but you can beat it and you will eventually find a system that works for you, just take it a day at a time for now.
Some useful resources that I found invaluable when I was still getting to grips.
- This forum, invaluable for realising I wasn't alone
- The Bournemouth Diabetes & Endocrine Centre website (
http://www.bdec-e-learning.com/) my wife found this for me and it set me down the path of carb counting. Worth a read since you can dip in and out.
- My DSN. I was lucky enough that my DSN is available via Email so I could ask questions easily enough.
Good luck Tracy, I promise it does get easier
Andy