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<blockquote data-quote="smidge" data-source="post: 313787" data-attributes="member: 29301"><p>Hi Jamie and welcome!</p><p></p><p>It is a lot to get your head around at first. I was diagnosed with LADA (a slow onset form of Type 1 - which is probably what you actually have) about 3 years ago. I was 42 and it came as a complete shock! Anyway, taking insulin's a bit of a pain sometimes, but nowhere near as bad as you probably think at the moment. Your life will have to change a bit, but you will learn how to manage things and will be able to balance your everyday life with the diabetes management.</p><p></p><p>You will need to learn how to count the carbohydrates in your food so that you can tke the correct insulin doses - the sooner you start learning that the better really. You will also need to learn how to deal with hypos (low blood sugars) - this is an occupational hazard of being on insulin, but they are generally easy to correct - buy a stash of jelly babies for this purpose :lol:</p><p></p><p>Take it easy and ask as many questions as you need - there are many very experienced insulin-takers around here and they are always willing to give advice and support.</p><p></p><p>Take care</p><p></p><p>Smidge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smidge, post: 313787, member: 29301"] Hi Jamie and welcome! It is a lot to get your head around at first. I was diagnosed with LADA (a slow onset form of Type 1 - which is probably what you actually have) about 3 years ago. I was 42 and it came as a complete shock! Anyway, taking insulin's a bit of a pain sometimes, but nowhere near as bad as you probably think at the moment. Your life will have to change a bit, but you will learn how to manage things and will be able to balance your everyday life with the diabetes management. You will need to learn how to count the carbohydrates in your food so that you can tke the correct insulin doses - the sooner you start learning that the better really. You will also need to learn how to deal with hypos (low blood sugars) - this is an occupational hazard of being on insulin, but they are generally easy to correct - buy a stash of jelly babies for this purpose :lol: Take it easy and ask as many questions as you need - there are many very experienced insulin-takers around here and they are always willing to give advice and support. Take care Smidge [/QUOTE]
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