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Hello everyone! I am 22 and have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes yesterday and honestly when I got told the news, without sounding melodramatic I honestly thought my world was crumbling in front of my eyes. Please someone reassure me this is normal? I’ve never felt so up in space in my life. I was at the doctors at 8:20am and had been sent up to the hospital by 8:45am and by 10am it felt like 2:30pm. I’m guessing this due to the shock and upset?
I’ve stumbled across all you guys after reading up on lots of information and honestly, just from reading a few posts...I feel so much better and relaxed. I keep breaking down into floods of tears still getting used to the idea of having to learn how to live with diabetes and how much my lifestyle/diet has changed so rapidly in the space of 24 hours!
I’ve been told to eat at certain times, check my blood and take my insulin so today was the first day I had to eat alone because my parents would’ve been eating later on and again, I broke down crying like..is this how my life is now? I’m going have to sit down and eat by myself every night? I’m sure I’ll get things under control and learn how to time things correctly.
I’m soooo new to this I’m unsure of what I can eat, what I can’t eat? When can I eat, when can I not eat? I’m going to the hospital again on Monday to see a specialist to go through everything so I’ll have a wiser head on my shoulders on Monday afternoon. I had to text my mum earlier asking if it was okay to eat a banana as a snack! Like, it’s made me feel like 8 years old again. I feel so vulnerable. Luckily, my mum is a a diabetic nurse so I’m in the best care I could ask for!
Sorry the long post, I just wanted to join you all on this journey of diabetes and have constant reassurance that I will be okay and I will eventually get used to living this life and it be second nature!
Lots of love,
Alexandra, your newly diagnosed diabetic x
I’ve stumbled across all you guys after reading up on lots of information and honestly, just from reading a few posts...I feel so much better and relaxed. I keep breaking down into floods of tears still getting used to the idea of having to learn how to live with diabetes and how much my lifestyle/diet has changed so rapidly in the space of 24 hours!
I’ve been told to eat at certain times, check my blood and take my insulin so today was the first day I had to eat alone because my parents would’ve been eating later on and again, I broke down crying like..is this how my life is now? I’m going have to sit down and eat by myself every night? I’m sure I’ll get things under control and learn how to time things correctly.
I’m soooo new to this I’m unsure of what I can eat, what I can’t eat? When can I eat, when can I not eat? I’m going to the hospital again on Monday to see a specialist to go through everything so I’ll have a wiser head on my shoulders on Monday afternoon. I had to text my mum earlier asking if it was okay to eat a banana as a snack! Like, it’s made me feel like 8 years old again. I feel so vulnerable. Luckily, my mum is a a diabetic nurse so I’m in the best care I could ask for!
Sorry the long post, I just wanted to join you all on this journey of diabetes and have constant reassurance that I will be okay and I will eventually get used to living this life and it be second nature!
Lots of love,
Alexandra, your newly diagnosed diabetic x