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<blockquote data-quote="Serendipity21" data-source="post: 947412" data-attributes="member: 39737"><p>I was diagnosed at 3 years and have always managed to hold a positive outlook on my life and have never let it stop me, on saying that... I still struggled immensely in my late teens and early twenties. That age is difficult for anyone without throwing Diabetes in the Mix too. I'm 27 now, but just over a year ago, I received and email in my junk mail from DiabetesUK (still not sure how it got there or why I checked it) asking for young adults with type 1 to get involved in running family days for children and teenagers. This was the first time I'd met other young diabetics my age, and I saw how great it was for young kids and teens to meet others who just have that understanding...that's not to say friends and family don't do their best to undertand, I really appreciate the love and support I get, but there is something to be said in meeting others who literally do just 'get it'... It really made me wish that I had got involved with DiabetesUK and met others a long time ago, which maybe might have prevented me feeling less isolated when I went through times of struggle. If there's one thing I've learnt is that good things happen when diabetics get together; I have met some of the most interesting, incredible and inspirational people through diabetes; people I now call my friends and speak and see regularly. #Type1Uncut has a YouTube channel with videos on different topics made by people living with type 1 for people with type 1 (I'm part of the #Type1uncut project) and there are specific ones on sport too. It can be daunting and when I was a teenager the last thing I wanted to do was do anything with my diabetes outside of clinic (that was bad enough) but if there was one thing I could tell my younger self was to get out there and get involved with other type 1s. Good Luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Serendipity21, post: 947412, member: 39737"] I was diagnosed at 3 years and have always managed to hold a positive outlook on my life and have never let it stop me, on saying that... I still struggled immensely in my late teens and early twenties. That age is difficult for anyone without throwing Diabetes in the Mix too. I'm 27 now, but just over a year ago, I received and email in my junk mail from DiabetesUK (still not sure how it got there or why I checked it) asking for young adults with type 1 to get involved in running family days for children and teenagers. This was the first time I'd met other young diabetics my age, and I saw how great it was for young kids and teens to meet others who just have that understanding...that's not to say friends and family don't do their best to undertand, I really appreciate the love and support I get, but there is something to be said in meeting others who literally do just 'get it'... It really made me wish that I had got involved with DiabetesUK and met others a long time ago, which maybe might have prevented me feeling less isolated when I went through times of struggle. If there's one thing I've learnt is that good things happen when diabetics get together; I have met some of the most interesting, incredible and inspirational people through diabetes; people I now call my friends and speak and see regularly. #Type1Uncut has a YouTube channel with videos on different topics made by people living with type 1 for people with type 1 (I'm part of the #Type1uncut project) and there are specific ones on sport too. It can be daunting and when I was a teenager the last thing I wanted to do was do anything with my diabetes outside of clinic (that was bad enough) but if there was one thing I could tell my younger self was to get out there and get involved with other type 1s. Good Luck. [/QUOTE]
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