It is sooo infuriating that these things take so long, meanwhile you are left hanging.
You could also try going to your doc, and asking for an urgent referral for counselling. That will take time too, but at least it would be a two pronged attack, as it were.
And then, for those awful late night black pits of despair, there is always The Samaritans. They offer a good non judgemental ear, even if they won’t be able to tackle insulin related stuff.
I hope you didn’t think that my post above was trying to bounce you out of the forum and into the slo mo arms of the NHS. I just re-read my post and thought it sounded a bit like I was. Not my intention! I was just trying to explain the limitations of a forum like this. It is a great place to connect, share experiences and not feel alone, but we can’t offer any professional, qualified advice, especially medical advice.
We have members from all over the world, but thinks do get quieter during the UK night, so please don’t worry if it takes a while for people to respond.
Something you may find the forum very useful for is seeing the discussions that insulin users have, with differents tricks and techniques they use to make the daily grind of testing, calculating doses, and injecting. If you have only been diagnosed a year, then there is probably still a lot to learn. We have members who have been living with it for years, who have experienced every stage from diagnosis to acceptance, with every degree of frustration, boredom, helplessness and rebellion in between. And back again.
I will tag in a few type 1s to see if they have anything to offer you.
@Diakat @Juicyj @himtoo @Jaylee @Scott-C @Mel dCP