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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I've been type 1 diabetic for nearly 6 years now, I was diagnosed when I was 13 so being a rebellious teenager I didn't really care about it after a couple of months and I got extremely tired of feeling different from my friends. It took me a long long time to come to terms with my diabetes and to realise it's not worth being so unwell for, as I've got my whole life ahead of me, I've been taken into hospital numerous times with being in DKA and have been in very dangerous situations where I was very lucky to come out okay and recover quickly. But even still now every now and then I get so fed up and stop taking my injections to where I start to feel unwell and before things get too dangerous I eventually get the motivation to take my insulin again, then I go on fine for a couple days till I feel better then I let everything slip and it's back to square one again. Does anyone have advice how to stop this vicious cycle? I just want to get this sorted and be as healthy as I can be.