Hi I'm Sarah
Im 17 almost 18, Just joined the site and i got diagonosed with type 1 Diabetes a few months back. To be honest i havent coped with it very well. I know that. My head is still buzzing with all the info they gave me and ive had cravings for things that I barely cared about eating before hand, and i must admit, dispite knowing i shouldnt i have given in. (just a few times). I know i shouldnt have but its more comfort eating than anything else. I have managed to control it a little at times
They told me that Diabetes is Heriditory, But no one else in my family has it. I only know one person besides myself who has type one diabetes (that i know about) and he goes to college with me. Hes had it for about 20 years (if im right). I still feel quite alone about it. I'm scared of it getting out of control. one of my sister makes me feel like i'm over reacting which i probably am. she's perhaps the only one that knows how stressed out im feeling. everyone else says i'm "brave" and "coping well". Thing is i know im not.
As for insulin goes, im no longer scared of needles, which cant be bad. I managed to get over it after about a day in hospital (i had a fear of them since i was about 5 or something). I still dont feel to good injecting myself if im out the house. it makes me feel like a druggie. I know i'm not nor anyone else is. i also know I have to take it. Its just i dont know.
Are all these reactions normal? does anyone have any tips, or gone through the same thing when they first got it??
Thanks for reading all of this you acturelly got this far... i kinda went mad there.... i just started and couldnt stop!
Im 17 almost 18, Just joined the site and i got diagonosed with type 1 Diabetes a few months back. To be honest i havent coped with it very well. I know that. My head is still buzzing with all the info they gave me and ive had cravings for things that I barely cared about eating before hand, and i must admit, dispite knowing i shouldnt i have given in. (just a few times). I know i shouldnt have but its more comfort eating than anything else. I have managed to control it a little at times
They told me that Diabetes is Heriditory, But no one else in my family has it. I only know one person besides myself who has type one diabetes (that i know about) and he goes to college with me. Hes had it for about 20 years (if im right). I still feel quite alone about it. I'm scared of it getting out of control. one of my sister makes me feel like i'm over reacting which i probably am. she's perhaps the only one that knows how stressed out im feeling. everyone else says i'm "brave" and "coping well". Thing is i know im not.
As for insulin goes, im no longer scared of needles, which cant be bad. I managed to get over it after about a day in hospital (i had a fear of them since i was about 5 or something). I still dont feel to good injecting myself if im out the house. it makes me feel like a druggie. I know i'm not nor anyone else is. i also know I have to take it. Its just i dont know.
Are all these reactions normal? does anyone have any tips, or gone through the same thing when they first got it??
Thanks for reading all of this you acturelly got this far... i kinda went mad there.... i just started and couldnt stop!