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Welcome to the forum! Everyone here is super friendly and helpful, I feel like I am always talking to friends here. It's a shock for sure, but hopefully talking about it here will make you feel a bit better, even if it's just a little!

Welcome to the forums! There's so many people here who are super super helpful and I'm sure you'll make lots of friends!

Ah thanks guys, I'm glad to hear that I am not the only one here who has been 'naughty' with my diabetes, haha. I've actually managed to keep my BS within normal range for 5 days straight now which... doesn't sound that impressive, but to me it's the first time. I do feel that I want to look...

I was dianosed with graves one year after my diabetes. It was noticed by a doctor whilst I was in the hospital for ketoacidosis actually. He noticed I would move my feet a lot, 'wagging' it. Plus my heart rate was so high the doctor actually called over the nurses to look at it and they were all...

Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 16, diagnosed with severe depression at 17.... so yeah, I feel like they are linked. Also I've been suicidal in the past and even tried committing suicide multiple times by purposely taking too much insulin and such. I'm not suicidal any more, but yeah.

Dark chocolate works well for me, I feel it gives my body something to work on for a while! I get the 75% moser roth one from Aldi.

Hey all, So I've had bad teeth since I was a little kid. I did eat a lot of sweets but when I was diagnosed with type 1 at 16 they said a lot of it was to do with diabetes. I've always had bleeding gums too. I do brush my teeth twice a day and also use mouthwash (sugar free). My teeth were so...

I'll have a look for that book, thanks! And yeah, I'm trying and so far.... well, it's easier than I thought! That's true... I need to let the past go and focus on the now. I will try read up all I can. I feel a little better, I just needed to get this post off my chest. I will make sure to...

So I was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 13 years ago. I can't believe it, it seems like such a long time ago but it feels like nothing. I remember the initial shock, denial and well, I guess I never got out of that. I was basically told 'you are diabetic', stuck into a hospital for a week and...

Welcome to the forum! It's great that you are here so soon after your diagnosis. I wish there was somewhere like this when I was first diagnosed, it would have made a world of difference for me! I'm sure you'll do great! The initial shock is always really daunting!

Hey Lucy, nice to meet you. I was diagnosed when I was 16 and it was pretty hard. It sounds like you are getting the right help you need and such, which is great! I would expect that your doctors will keep a close eye on your diabetes over the next few months and will adjust your doses...

The milk theory is really interesting - I certainly drank a LOT of milk as a kid. We didn't have soda and such so much so I tended to drink a pint glass of milk instead. Will be interesting if it is ever proven correct though.

Still waiting to be referred haha

Yeah, infections can make your sugars spike something awful. I get that problem a lot when I have colds and such

Thanks guys! I've been trying to really pay attention to carb counting and stuff the last few days but there is just SO much information, I'm really overwhelmed. I basically need to start from scratch I think!

That's a really good idea! I didn't even think it would read something that's not blood! I'm curious about milk now too...! I have tea/coffee with semi-skimmed milk but never thought it would affect diabetes, but then again my control is really bad...

I think right now the thing I need the most help with is getting my sugars to a normal level. I am in that cycle of hypo-hyper constantly, all day. If I could somehow reset it to 4-8 and work from that, I would. I'm really struggling and I'm debating on going to the A+E but I'm not even sure...

Also I forgot to mention that I have moved to Leicester this year, hence trying to find new resources and such. Your words have literally brought me to tears, I am so so grateful

Hi guys, I relapsed into awful control, smoking and general unwellness. I'm replying to this thread to say that I'm still alive and well, I really need to go through all the info on here. Thanks so much for everyone's kind words.

Hey all, My name is Matthew, I'm 29 and from North Wales. I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was 16 and bang in the middle of my exams. I never dealt with it. The care in Wales was horrible at the time and I was quickly taken to hospital, shot up with insulin and told I had type 1 diabetes...