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<blockquote data-quote="LooperCat" data-source="post: 2034539" data-attributes="member: 468055"><p>Welcome, [USER=445499]@ruby_jane26[/USER] - it’s a club none of us wanted to join! Can I be rude and ask how old you are? I was diagnosed at 23, back in 1998, so if you’re old enough to leave home but haven’t, we may have been similar ages at diagnosis. I’m sorry to hear about your friend, it’s not surprising you have anxiety about it all. What do you use to manage things? Pump/injections? Blood tests or Libre/CGM? The more you can tell us, the more we can help. </p><p></p><p>The problems with mums is that WE ALWAYS KNOW BEST and it’s very hard to change our thinking on things once we’re convinced we’re right <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I’m the mum of a teenager, so can see both sides of that one, hehehe. Just keep holding your ground. </p><p></p><p>It’s quite normal to gain weight when you’re diagnosed and start taking insulin, as your body is actually using the food you’re eating, rather than peeing it all out and eating itself. But I understand your frustration, I went through similar myself. </p><p></p><p>Not many type ones decide to drop carbs to help manage their condition - however, I do, and so does [USER=468714]@kitedoc[/USER] - if it’s the route you want to go down, I’d thoroughly recommend Dr Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution - <a href="https://amzn.to/2HR4Yy5" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2HR4Yy5</a> - it’s kind of the bible for low carbing. A fair bit isn’t relevant to the U.K. as it talks about where to buy supplies, but there’s a lot of useful stuff to pull out of it. Having said that, most of the type ones here eat plenty of carbs and dose appropriately (tagging [USER=181361]@helensaramay[/USER] [USER=503998]@Knikki[/USER] [USER=374531]@Scott-C[/USER] ), but I could never make that work for me. </p><p></p><p>If it’s any consolation, I had no idea what I was doing for years, in fact it’s only recently I found a way that works for me. Everyone’s mileage varies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LooperCat, post: 2034539, member: 468055"] Welcome, [USER=445499]@ruby_jane26[/USER] - it’s a club none of us wanted to join! Can I be rude and ask how old you are? I was diagnosed at 23, back in 1998, so if you’re old enough to leave home but haven’t, we may have been similar ages at diagnosis. I’m sorry to hear about your friend, it’s not surprising you have anxiety about it all. What do you use to manage things? Pump/injections? Blood tests or Libre/CGM? The more you can tell us, the more we can help. The problems with mums is that WE ALWAYS KNOW BEST and it’s very hard to change our thinking on things once we’re convinced we’re right :D I’m the mum of a teenager, so can see both sides of that one, hehehe. Just keep holding your ground. It’s quite normal to gain weight when you’re diagnosed and start taking insulin, as your body is actually using the food you’re eating, rather than peeing it all out and eating itself. But I understand your frustration, I went through similar myself. Not many type ones decide to drop carbs to help manage their condition - however, I do, and so does [USER=468714]@kitedoc[/USER] - if it’s the route you want to go down, I’d thoroughly recommend Dr Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution - [URL]https://amzn.to/2HR4Yy5[/URL] - it’s kind of the bible for low carbing. A fair bit isn’t relevant to the U.K. as it talks about where to buy supplies, but there’s a lot of useful stuff to pull out of it. Having said that, most of the type ones here eat plenty of carbs and dose appropriately (tagging [USER=181361]@helensaramay[/USER] [USER=503998]@Knikki[/USER] [USER=374531]@Scott-C[/USER] ), but I could never make that work for me. If it’s any consolation, I had no idea what I was doing for years, in fact it’s only recently I found a way that works for me. Everyone’s mileage varies. [/QUOTE]
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