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  1. octoba

    Cannot stop losing weight.

    Hello everyone, I cant seem to gain any weight and even worse, I keep weighing less and less. I was diagnosed almost a year ago and since then I have been steadily loosing weight. I am now at my BMI limit and not sure how to gain it back. I stopped exercising after being diagnosed and am using...
  2. octoba

    I need a diabetic friend

    Hello Claire, I felt the same, I was diagnosed with 38. It took me some time to get through my anger issues. Everything annoyed me, speaking with people about it was unbearable. At some point life took over and now almost a year has passed.... PS:"It still isn't fair!!!" ;)
  3. octoba

    I need a diabetic friend

    Hello Sibyl, sorry for the late response, my work hours keep getting crazier.... I did not have much of a choice as I am the country manager for Portugal, being the only person at the moment here. After I came back they said they needed me 200% and there it hit me. If I started lowering my...
  4. octoba

    I need a diabetic friend

    Hello everyone, this is my first official post besides the formal presentation :) I have joined the T1 club in September 2014, can't think it is almost a year now... The worst struggle I had, was to make the people around you understand how f**** up diabetes can be. I have never met someone...
  5. octoba

    Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

    I was relieved on one side because the symptoms I had were pointing to Diabetes or Liver failure. Although when news struck me I had a few weeks of denial. After that I lost part of my sight for a few weeks due to the high sugar levels, over 800, and the fact that they had to turn it down to...
  6. octoba

    Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

    Hello everyone, My name is Oliver, 38 years old, half spanish, half german, living in Portugal at the moment. I have been "recently" diagnosed with type 1 "teen" diabetes after having several episodes while travelling in Italy for work. I am now insulin dependant both fast and long acting...