Hello everyone

Hi, I'm Tom--I live in London with my wife and two children and work for Wellcome Collection, part of Wellcome (a biomedical charity) doing digital things.

I've recently i.e. last month developed Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 47 (harumph!) following a stomach bug of some sort I picked up from swimming in a river on a camping trip. I ended up in hospital for 4 days with DKA, which fwiw is something to be avoided.

I'm now getting use to my new normal.

Hi @Diakat, thanks for the links and good to hear we were able to help with your work . Getting my hands on some of that tech is on my todo list! At least Freestyle Libre's look like a good idea... before that I also need to work out what to do about my insulin when travelling across time zones (but that's probably another thread).

hi @therower, yeah I'm trying to stay positive--I reckon that I can't do much about being T1 so I might as well get on with what I can control even if that does mean I can't drink orange juice (and coffee) for breakfast

hi @Robinredbreast

hi @Juicyj it seems like a nice community here.