Hello everyone,
I am new here and i would like to share my experience with Diabetes Type 1 with you and hopefully get some advise.
Since I was diagnosed i never had any friends or any acquaintance really that also has diabetes so I never spoke with anyone on a regular basis that had the same experiences and day to day routine and struggles that come with the condition.
I believe that never being able to really express my feelings and thoughts with someone that lives like me and faces diabetes like me has set me up for failure.
I understand that possibly a lot of you don't have family or friends with diabetes and manage it well however, I believe that for me that is not the case.
I was diagnosed when I was 17, getting ready to finish high school and go to university and was presented with a condition that i knew very little about and although I knew it was going to affect my daily life, I could never imagine what I had coming.
Basically, what I am trying to say is that the fact that I never shared my questions about what my life is going to be like when I grow older, my fears and uncertainties, this drove my to a path of anxiety and depression.
The more I think about the possibilities of getting ill and end up with other health problems related to poor management of diabetes, the harder it is to control is.
I would like to know if this has happened to any of you and if you have any tips and advice for me.
Thank you,
Catarina
I am new here and i would like to share my experience with Diabetes Type 1 with you and hopefully get some advise.
Since I was diagnosed i never had any friends or any acquaintance really that also has diabetes so I never spoke with anyone on a regular basis that had the same experiences and day to day routine and struggles that come with the condition.
I believe that never being able to really express my feelings and thoughts with someone that lives like me and faces diabetes like me has set me up for failure.
I understand that possibly a lot of you don't have family or friends with diabetes and manage it well however, I believe that for me that is not the case.
I was diagnosed when I was 17, getting ready to finish high school and go to university and was presented with a condition that i knew very little about and although I knew it was going to affect my daily life, I could never imagine what I had coming.
Basically, what I am trying to say is that the fact that I never shared my questions about what my life is going to be like when I grow older, my fears and uncertainties, this drove my to a path of anxiety and depression.
The more I think about the possibilities of getting ill and end up with other health problems related to poor management of diabetes, the harder it is to control is.
I would like to know if this has happened to any of you and if you have any tips and advice for me.
Thank you,
Catarina