well mine is a new diagnosis - I got type 1 for christmas :lol: :roll:
However BEFORE I was diagnosed I had spotted the symptoms, and bought a blood testing kit.... then I googled and googled, and found this place. So before anything was confirmed I had already put in a post here :shock: . After diagnosis I was admitted to hospital for the day (not sure what for actually - I just bluddy sat there all day :thumbdown: ) and eventually came home with my first set of insulin and a crash course in injecting. Since then I have seen my DSN twice, and will eventually be seeing a consultant in the near future... however this is the place I come with questions and queries.
Only twice have I been tearful, the first after reading about the shortened life expectancy for type 1's, and the 2nd when the frustration of not being able to blinking see (fat lenses due to high sugars - which take a while to subside - wearing some fetching reading glasses right now, another suggestion from the lovely people here). I have a history of depression (post natal and ptsd after son was born at 26 wks), so I am keeping a VERY close eye on my moods and am ready to start shouting for help if/when I need it.
As for how I actually feel.... well like i say, i expected it... but its still a HUGE shock and I dont think its actually sunk in yet. At the moment my life is a rollercoaster of information intake and learning to control my condition.
I imagine my low point will come in a few months, when things have "settled" and I find myself in this monotony of injections and testing day in day out...having learned the basic tricks of the trade, whats left is the routine.... thats when it will be my turn to crumble (if I do).