I found it by accident...I notice that almost everyone is type two...and I'm type one...not been diagnosed as diabetic too long maybe 2/3years and was totally shocked when the doctor told me,,,I couldn't understand why because previously I was verybood with my diet...I wasn't overweight I fact the practice nurse called me a skinny Minnie...
I'm now on insulin 4 times a day......I'm used to it now and doing OK.
Hello
@skinny minny , and welcome to the club,
There's a lot of T2's on here, as there's more of that going around than T1 (and it's variants) is, but there's plenty of your type on the forum. You're in a Type 2 subsection though, posting this in a dietary low carb discussion, which us T2's tend to love getting in to. So while there's a ridiculous lot of us, you're certainly not alone either, you just need to get your bearings a bit on a very busy, very full forum for a bunch of different types.
If you want, the mods can make your post an introductory one, rather than it being hidden away in a subsection and a thread that isn't relevant to your situation?
@EllieM (Who is both a moderator and T1!) I think is on, and might be able to help in that respect, if that's what you want.
In any case, welcome again,
@skinny minny , and maybe we can help you on your journey. Oh, and T1's are often slim or "normal" sized. It's the T2's where the majority is overweight due to insulin resistance, mostly... For a T1, the immune system attacks the pancreas, so... T2's have a lot of insulin but can't use it, T1's have little to none. It's a world of difference in treatment and cause, so nothing you ate or didn't eat will have had an effect on your becoming a Type 1. Luck of the genetic draw, most likely.
You hang in there eh,
Jo
