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Diabetes affecting daily life

I'm answering this as a T2 as I have no experience of T1

In the beginning it can become all consuming, yes you feel "different" from others - that's because you are getting used to the new normal - for a little while no matter how clued up you are you are on a massive learning curve and grieving for your lost lifestyle (even if it wasn't good for you) BUT after a while you settle into it, become more confident in your choices and actions, a realisation that looking after yourself properly give you a real fighting chance of living a long, happy, healthy life. Then things become second nature and you realise that yes it can be a bit of a pain sometimes but "I'm doing ok at this!"

You are very newly diagnosed and feeling a bit adrift is perfectly normal, give yourself time to discover the new you- you are doing amazingly well and taking this thing by both horns so it will soon get a little easier to navigate things like eating out, being with friends, etc, etc

My personal changes are 10 fold all for the good - if you continue on the path you are on now yours will be too - be kind to yourself none of this is your fault
 
Apart from jabbing myself multiple times a day and stabbing my finger and having to ensure I have my blood testing kit and insulin with me when I go out, day to day life is not really affected!
 
porl69 said:
Apart from jabbing myself multiple times a day and stabbing my finger and having to ensure I have my blood testing kit and insulin with me when I go out, day to day life is not really affected!
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Type 1 has affected my health because I was diagnosed when my Ex left me and our two children in 1989.
6 years ago, when my daughter's dad was dying, I became Coeliac, I was ill during that time and also kept the fact that he was dying from my daughter, even though she knew he was ill and in hospital, then 3 months after Coeliac diagnosis, I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis. So yes, I have been autoimmune affected.
 
OK - since diagnosis - try not to be shocked - I have taken up the melodeon.
I know.
It means going to folk clubs, to tune sessions, teaching longsword and May pole dancing, oh - and then there's the dressing up and going out to the morris.
I have a bowler hat and black jacket, for general purpose morris and a brightly decorated top hat and tatter jacket for Border morris - the team colour is Cadbury purple.
For some of the dances, however - I play a snare drum.
 
Being diagnosed T1 28 yrs ago was a massive turning point in my life.
The best thing that could have happened to me. A reason to get my ar*e in gear, had a reason to do stuff the right way, made me more understanding.
Diabetes has made me far stronger than I ever could have imagined, both mentally and physically.
Would I want a cure tomorrow? Hard one, but the thought of living without my closest friend and foe, continually driving me forward and be a survivor is a scary thought.
Do I blame anyone? Only Mother Nature. But she is very clever, what she has took in one hand she has given back with the other ten fold.
 
I am in my 70s having Type 2 for 10 years, last two on 1 s.r. Metformin. I can’t say that diabetes has had any effect on my life except for the good, getting 6 monthly check etc. I still swim 3times a week cycle and walk distances completed long distance walks of 100 miles in 10 Days. Admittedly I can no longer go up Mountains. I think there is a lot of help and information out there you just have to get on with life and make the best of it. I rarely tell people I’m a diabetic, what’s the point
 
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