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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1875830" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>Hi, [USER=490039]@AJB9341[/USER] , I was dx'd at 21, more or less the same age as you, and yes, it is perfectly normal to go through all that you're experiencing just now.</p><p></p><p>That'll carry on for a while - fear, uncertainty, anger, how unfair it all seems, all sort of emotions. </p><p></p><p>Parents and docs telling you it'll all be fine sometimes actually makes it feel worse, but let them do it - it makes them feel better - and just nod politely.</p><p></p><p>I went through all that in the months after my dx, we all have.</p><p></p><p>But then it settles down. It's not so new anymore, we get back on our horse, we start to understand the complex relationship between insulin, food, exercise, and a few other things and we get on with it.</p><p></p><p>I thought that my life was going to be really restricted when I was dx'd, special diabetic food and all that.</p><p></p><p>Didn't happen. I had to spend a few months learning the basic rules of how insulin and food work together, and it's right that your docs will have you on a relatively tight regime for a while till you get used to a few of the basics, but, after that, once you learn some rules, it's surprisingly unrestricted. </p><p></p><p>A few adjustments need to be made, and a bit of planning ahead, but it is do-able. </p><p></p><p>For example, if I go to the movies, I'll have the salted popcorn, not the sweet. One of those overpriced tubs of icecream in the foyer is still an option because I know how many carbs are in it, I know that the fat in it will slow down the absorption of the sugar into my bloodstream, so I can figure out how much insulin is needed for that and how to time it. The full fat sugary coke to go with it is out, but that's no biggy because diet coke no longer tastes like TCP (believe me, the early diet drinks were yeuch).</p><p></p><p>You will still be able to walk into any restaurant on the planet and choose anything from the menu, but you might find out, with experience, that some options are best left out - white rice and potatoes can be really unpredictable, for example.</p><p></p><p>You will still be able to go out for a few drinks - I'm propping up a bar in a pub at the moment - but you might find that sugared Red Bull and fruit based cocktails ain't a good choice, and decide on other options.</p><p></p><p>I've been away backpacking for months on end in Asia. I've been ski-ing in whiteouts in the Scottish mountains. I've had to think in advance about how to do those things safely but that really just involves making sure I've got my insulin and some sweets handy. My life didn't crumble, it just had another thing to think about added to it.</p><p></p><p>There's some amazing technology now which makes the whole gig a lot easier - ask your dsn about freestyle libre. It's starting to become available on the NHS, but still a postcode lottery. It lets you see your blood glucose levels all the time so that you can tweak them with small adjustments, instead of strips which just give you a small snapshot.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1875830, member: 374531"] Hi, [USER=490039]@AJB9341[/USER] , I was dx'd at 21, more or less the same age as you, and yes, it is perfectly normal to go through all that you're experiencing just now. That'll carry on for a while - fear, uncertainty, anger, how unfair it all seems, all sort of emotions. Parents and docs telling you it'll all be fine sometimes actually makes it feel worse, but let them do it - it makes them feel better - and just nod politely. I went through all that in the months after my dx, we all have. But then it settles down. It's not so new anymore, we get back on our horse, we start to understand the complex relationship between insulin, food, exercise, and a few other things and we get on with it. I thought that my life was going to be really restricted when I was dx'd, special diabetic food and all that. Didn't happen. I had to spend a few months learning the basic rules of how insulin and food work together, and it's right that your docs will have you on a relatively tight regime for a while till you get used to a few of the basics, but, after that, once you learn some rules, it's surprisingly unrestricted. A few adjustments need to be made, and a bit of planning ahead, but it is do-able. For example, if I go to the movies, I'll have the salted popcorn, not the sweet. One of those overpriced tubs of icecream in the foyer is still an option because I know how many carbs are in it, I know that the fat in it will slow down the absorption of the sugar into my bloodstream, so I can figure out how much insulin is needed for that and how to time it. The full fat sugary coke to go with it is out, but that's no biggy because diet coke no longer tastes like TCP (believe me, the early diet drinks were yeuch). You will still be able to walk into any restaurant on the planet and choose anything from the menu, but you might find out, with experience, that some options are best left out - white rice and potatoes can be really unpredictable, for example. You will still be able to go out for a few drinks - I'm propping up a bar in a pub at the moment - but you might find that sugared Red Bull and fruit based cocktails ain't a good choice, and decide on other options. I've been away backpacking for months on end in Asia. I've been ski-ing in whiteouts in the Scottish mountains. I've had to think in advance about how to do those things safely but that really just involves making sure I've got my insulin and some sweets handy. My life didn't crumble, it just had another thing to think about added to it. There's some amazing technology now which makes the whole gig a lot easier - ask your dsn about freestyle libre. It's starting to become available on the NHS, but still a postcode lottery. It lets you see your blood glucose levels all the time so that you can tweak them with small adjustments, instead of strips which just give you a small snapshot. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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