Katrina5664
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
Hi,
I was diagnosed with T1 in August of last year after an operation on a badly infected insect bite on my back - I haTd been feeling tired etc for a couple of weeks. When I came round and realised I was going to live I was told about the T1 and that my blood sugar level had been 40 and my Ha(whatever) had been 113. Anyway I spent 3 weeks in hospital and once discharged I expect I had similar experiences to those who have gone before me. I have spent the last few months getting to grip with both the healing wound on my back - original size 14cm by 7cm now down to 5cm by 2.5cm - and trying to get my head round controlling my T1 with which has come a couple of complications the worst being bowel issues. That is the background to my story.
The reason for this post is that about 25 years ago my brother was diagnosed T1 and I am afraid right from the start his attitude has been to ignore it and really not control it that is his right and he wants no pity for his current situation but it scares the hell out of me AM I GOING DOWN THE SAME ROAD. He has had two strokes the second of which has left him paralysed down his right hand side. Before having his strokes he had an ulcer on his right foot which they were unable to treat and having the strokes which affected that side meant that he had to have first his foot and then his lower leg amputated. He now has an infection in his left foot and things are not looking good. I am trying really, really hard to control things but I am still terrified that genetics will come into play and I will go the same way. He is two years younger than me. I know it is not inevitable that the same will happen to me but I am still concerned.
Reading this back it is a right muddle but even if no-one reads this I feel so much better for writing this down.
Katrina
I was diagnosed with T1 in August of last year after an operation on a badly infected insect bite on my back - I haTd been feeling tired etc for a couple of weeks. When I came round and realised I was going to live I was told about the T1 and that my blood sugar level had been 40 and my Ha(whatever) had been 113. Anyway I spent 3 weeks in hospital and once discharged I expect I had similar experiences to those who have gone before me. I have spent the last few months getting to grip with both the healing wound on my back - original size 14cm by 7cm now down to 5cm by 2.5cm - and trying to get my head round controlling my T1 with which has come a couple of complications the worst being bowel issues. That is the background to my story.
The reason for this post is that about 25 years ago my brother was diagnosed T1 and I am afraid right from the start his attitude has been to ignore it and really not control it that is his right and he wants no pity for his current situation but it scares the hell out of me AM I GOING DOWN THE SAME ROAD. He has had two strokes the second of which has left him paralysed down his right hand side. Before having his strokes he had an ulcer on his right foot which they were unable to treat and having the strokes which affected that side meant that he had to have first his foot and then his lower leg amputated. He now has an infection in his left foot and things are not looking good. I am trying really, really hard to control things but I am still terrified that genetics will come into play and I will go the same way. He is two years younger than me. I know it is not inevitable that the same will happen to me but I am still concerned.
Reading this back it is a right muddle but even if no-one reads this I feel so much better for writing this down.
Katrina