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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
Hi, I'm Amy, I'm 19 and I have had Type 1 diabetes for 17 years. I struggle with my management intensely. Being a young adult, I have just kind of left my rebellious teen years of ignoring my diabetes. Last year I had a minimum of 11 hospital admissions. My HBA1C is massively high and I need ideas and help on trying to bring it down (any tips would be appreciated). Basically, I am looking for a "buddy", someone who understands. All of my friends and family don't understand the struggles of living with diabetes. I had been through all of the motions, ignoring my health, depression, getting to grips, losing the tiny bit of control I manage to gain. I now have blood glucose diaries and food journals to try and get me on track. I have also just found out I am starting to suffer with eye problems for the first time as well as having lumps in my injection site which are now painful.