Hi all, I'm reaching out for advice, because I feel I need to make a change and I know that i can't be the only one who's felt like this.
I've been a diagnosed type 1 for the past 3 years, the first year I was determined to not let it change my life, and control it, initially my diabetes care team were amazing. Having said that the next 2 years have been very different, I grew fed up my and my management lapsed, within the last 6 months I have received treatment for depression, however, this treatment was questionable, I don't feel that it was truly resolved, however I figured that the way I was feeling was directly linked to my diabetes management (through my own research) and am working actively to resolve.
I just feel at a complete loss as to where I turn for help with T1, my GP surgery won't touch me because I'm a T1 and they only deal with T2.
And I haven't seen my diabetes care team in a year because they keep cancelling my appointments - reading up, I seem to be missing out on a lot of things, I've never been on a "carb counting session" I learnt off the internet, how often should I have a Hba1c? It's been a year since my last one - please any advice to help me help myself. I know the NHS is under massive stress and I certainly don't want to be a burden, but I kind of feel forgotten and out of the loop, I'm responsible for my own motivation and care. I live on my own, am single. And my family are clueless about T1 so I don't even bother talking about it to them. Many thanks x
I've been a diagnosed type 1 for the past 3 years, the first year I was determined to not let it change my life, and control it, initially my diabetes care team were amazing. Having said that the next 2 years have been very different, I grew fed up my and my management lapsed, within the last 6 months I have received treatment for depression, however, this treatment was questionable, I don't feel that it was truly resolved, however I figured that the way I was feeling was directly linked to my diabetes management (through my own research) and am working actively to resolve.
I just feel at a complete loss as to where I turn for help with T1, my GP surgery won't touch me because I'm a T1 and they only deal with T2.
And I haven't seen my diabetes care team in a year because they keep cancelling my appointments - reading up, I seem to be missing out on a lot of things, I've never been on a "carb counting session" I learnt off the internet, how often should I have a Hba1c? It's been a year since my last one - please any advice to help me help myself. I know the NHS is under massive stress and I certainly don't want to be a burden, but I kind of feel forgotten and out of the loop, I'm responsible for my own motivation and care. I live on my own, am single. And my family are clueless about T1 so I don't even bother talking about it to them. Many thanks x