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<blockquote data-quote="Eldorado" data-source="post: 911428" data-attributes="member: 184281"><p>Hi MattyO</p><p>Welcome to the forum. I only joined recently but I've received lots of useful advice, support and friendly, funny comments. I wish I'd found this forum years ago.</p><p>Anyway. Phew! It's a real ******* isn't it? I was diagnosed on 30th June 1980 when I was 30. It must have been even tougher for an eleven year old. I really feel for you. I can empathise with your experience of it over the years tho. Maintenance of it has changed and improved such a lot. One thing that has made such a difference to me is the Accuchek Aviva Expert meter. You input the amount of carbs you intend to eat. I rely on the MyFitnessPal app for that. The meter then calculates your bolus dose. So it does the maths for you and you avoid that insulin 'stacking' and the associated hypo. I'd not come across one if these meters before and I'd be lost without it now. I'm really expecting my HbA1c to be a nice surprise next time! Sorry if I'm preaching to the converted, but I tend to mention it at the slightest excuse as it's made things so much better for me. So, here's to the next 30. Although as someone else says, I've given up on the idea of a cure too. I'm sure back in 1980 one of the doctors told me 'oh there'll be a cure within 10 years!' Yeah, right!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eldorado, post: 911428, member: 184281"] Hi MattyO Welcome to the forum. I only joined recently but I've received lots of useful advice, support and friendly, funny comments. I wish I'd found this forum years ago. Anyway. Phew! It's a real ******* isn't it? I was diagnosed on 30th June 1980 when I was 30. It must have been even tougher for an eleven year old. I really feel for you. I can empathise with your experience of it over the years tho. Maintenance of it has changed and improved such a lot. One thing that has made such a difference to me is the Accuchek Aviva Expert meter. You input the amount of carbs you intend to eat. I rely on the MyFitnessPal app for that. The meter then calculates your bolus dose. So it does the maths for you and you avoid that insulin 'stacking' and the associated hypo. I'd not come across one if these meters before and I'd be lost without it now. I'm really expecting my HbA1c to be a nice surprise next time! Sorry if I'm preaching to the converted, but I tend to mention it at the slightest excuse as it's made things so much better for me. So, here's to the next 30. Although as someone else says, I've given up on the idea of a cure too. I'm sure back in 1980 one of the doctors told me 'oh there'll be a cure within 10 years!' Yeah, right! [/QUOTE]
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