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<blockquote data-quote="Solestar" data-source="post: 422457" data-attributes="member: 56439"><p>Hi Laura</p><p></p><p>Your post inspired me to finally activate this account so I could reply! I'm 47 and have been Type 1 for 27 years. I never really got to grips with it and carried on my life, as normal. I partied hard, took my injections when I felt like it, suffered from diabulimia (although I didn't know the word for it, then) and generally didn't look after myself very well. All this whilst raising a daughter! She saw me in some states that i'm not proud of and had to call 999 on a couple of occasions due to DKA.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to now and I still wouldn't say I've nailed it. It's a daily struggle to achieve anything like near normal readings but I keep trying. I've got pre-proliferative retinopathy (but thankfully nothing worse has developed), I've got quite bad peripheral neuropathy, as well as autonomic neuropathy, (again, never heard of this until I got it!), I've had partial foot amputations on both feet and have spent far too much time in hospital!</p><p></p><p>I always had HbA1c's in the mid-teens but was complacent about it. As i'm getting older, the reality is striking home. At my last test i'd got my HbA1C down to 8.6, still high but moving in the right direction. I try to educate myself about the condition and the physiology of my own body as much as possible and am currently interested in the low carb way. </p><p></p><p>My main point in this post is to say, yes, I messed up and the damage's done. But, by taking charge of it now, I can slow down or arrest any further complications. It's never too late. No-one else can do it for you. You decide whether to have a jab or not. Decide to! And don't beat yourself up if you don't, that only adds to the downward spiral. I wish you all the best and really hope you find a path to better management.</p><p></p><p>Julie</p><p>Julie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Solestar, post: 422457, member: 56439"] Hi Laura Your post inspired me to finally activate this account so I could reply! I'm 47 and have been Type 1 for 27 years. I never really got to grips with it and carried on my life, as normal. I partied hard, took my injections when I felt like it, suffered from diabulimia (although I didn't know the word for it, then) and generally didn't look after myself very well. All this whilst raising a daughter! She saw me in some states that i'm not proud of and had to call 999 on a couple of occasions due to DKA. Fast forward to now and I still wouldn't say I've nailed it. It's a daily struggle to achieve anything like near normal readings but I keep trying. I've got pre-proliferative retinopathy (but thankfully nothing worse has developed), I've got quite bad peripheral neuropathy, as well as autonomic neuropathy, (again, never heard of this until I got it!), I've had partial foot amputations on both feet and have spent far too much time in hospital! I always had HbA1c's in the mid-teens but was complacent about it. As i'm getting older, the reality is striking home. At my last test i'd got my HbA1C down to 8.6, still high but moving in the right direction. I try to educate myself about the condition and the physiology of my own body as much as possible and am currently interested in the low carb way. My main point in this post is to say, yes, I messed up and the damage's done. But, by taking charge of it now, I can slow down or arrest any further complications. It's never too late. No-one else can do it for you. You decide whether to have a jab or not. Decide to! And don't beat yourself up if you don't, that only adds to the downward spiral. I wish you all the best and really hope you find a path to better management. Julie Julie [/QUOTE]
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