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<blockquote data-quote="Levy" data-source="post: 178546" data-attributes="member: 31447"><p>Hi Pheebs welcome to the forum! I know EXACTLY what you mean. I was the same as you for a long time. I was diagnosed 8 years ago and have only recently (admittedly after joining this forum) started taking proper care of myself. I was 14 when I was diagnosed, just a stubborn teenager who just wanted to be like everyone else. I always ate what I wanted and regularly forgot to inject myself. My HBa1C results have never been the worst either (the highest I've ever been after my diagnose is 10.5 and the lowest 7.6) but definitely not good. Especially when I was at uni, living away from home, I just went on and pretended that I was normal, like everyone else. I've just never really learned to accept it or to talk to anyone about it. I've never had any friends who also had diabetes, so I've never had anyone else to talk about it. </p><p></p><p>A few months ago I decided it was enough, and started to confront it. Things have been going quite well for me, especially since I joined this forum and met a few really nice people to talk to. I will also be given a pump next month, so hopefully my control will be a lot better! </p><p></p><p>It used to make me really frustrated and depressed when I started thinking about my diabetes and my future, but now I'm seeing things a lot more positive! I have my can do attitude back and it's definitely me in control now! </p><p></p><p>You're certainly not alone Pheebs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Levy, post: 178546, member: 31447"] Hi Pheebs welcome to the forum! I know EXACTLY what you mean. I was the same as you for a long time. I was diagnosed 8 years ago and have only recently (admittedly after joining this forum) started taking proper care of myself. I was 14 when I was diagnosed, just a stubborn teenager who just wanted to be like everyone else. I always ate what I wanted and regularly forgot to inject myself. My HBa1C results have never been the worst either (the highest I've ever been after my diagnose is 10.5 and the lowest 7.6) but definitely not good. Especially when I was at uni, living away from home, I just went on and pretended that I was normal, like everyone else. I've just never really learned to accept it or to talk to anyone about it. I've never had any friends who also had diabetes, so I've never had anyone else to talk about it. A few months ago I decided it was enough, and started to confront it. Things have been going quite well for me, especially since I joined this forum and met a few really nice people to talk to. I will also be given a pump next month, so hopefully my control will be a lot better! It used to make me really frustrated and depressed when I started thinking about my diabetes and my future, but now I'm seeing things a lot more positive! I have my can do attitude back and it's definitely me in control now! You're certainly not alone Pheebs! [/QUOTE]
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