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<blockquote data-quote="Scardoc" data-source="post: 285684" data-attributes="member: 44692"><p><strong>How did you feel about your diagnosis?</strong></p><p></p><p>Relieved - I thought my weight loss and thirst was due to running lots but when I stopped through injury I wasn't drinking as much but needed to pee all the time. I was so certain I had a urine infection or something else going on down there. The actual words coming out of the docs mouth meant little to me as I was pretty ignorant of diabetes. I was just relieved it had been caught.</p><p></p><p><strong>Did certain emotions come through?</strong></p><p></p><p>Aside from the relief I was naturally very anxious, mostly for my Wife and kids and how they would react.</p><p></p><p><strong>Was your diagnosis handled well by your health team?</strong></p><p></p><p>Brilliantly. 15mins with the doc and half an hour later I was in hospital. My consultant stopped me in a corridor and said "you must be Stuart the new diabetic, I can always tell with skinny body and worried face". I was gobsmacked but he put me right at ease within mins. I then rewarded him by passing out when they took blood <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> A pretty intense day followed of information, advice and support but I had contact with the DSN daily for the next month. The only bad thing I can think of was when the doc looked at the strip that he'd just dipped into my urine and went "ooohhhh" - nothing like telling you you're in trouble without words!!</p><p></p><p><strong>How did your family react to your diagnosis and how did that you make you feel?</strong></p><p></p><p>All very supportive and concerned which was reassuring. My Wife was, and still is, a rock. She was as interested in knowing everything to do with diabetes as me and has always been the one to make sure I am looking after myself. I know I would be doing so if she wasn't there but it's great to have support like that. </p><p></p><p><strong>Did your diagnosis make you feel different in any way?</strong></p><p></p><p>Yes and no. It's business as usual in my eyes and from day one I wanted the diabetes to live with me as opposed to me living with it. However, it really made me realise that health, even when you are healthy, is fragile and your life can change in an instant. I sometimes worry about the future and whether I'll be in an early grave but use this as an incentive to keep looking after myself.</p><p></p><p><strong>Has your diagnosis affected your work in any way?</strong></p><p></p><p>It gets me out of work every now and then for appointments <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I'm lucky, however, as I don't suffer financially and my employer has always been very understanding. Other than that, no, but I don't have a physical job. I think the biggest thing is that it influences what jobs you can apply for - for some reason I couldn't apply to be an air traffic controller?</p><p></p><p>All in all, I was gutted to be diagnosed with T1 but I consider myself supremely lucky to have an illness that can be controlled, and can be controlled by me. I attented the funeral the other year of a 21yr old who fought terminal cancer for 7 years and relied on being a guinea pig for new treatments to extend her life. If me being diabetic is the bad luck for my family, and my Wife and kids continue to be fit and healthy then I'll never complain, not even if I don't last as long as I should.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scardoc, post: 285684, member: 44692"] [b]How did you feel about your diagnosis?[/b] Relieved - I thought my weight loss and thirst was due to running lots but when I stopped through injury I wasn't drinking as much but needed to pee all the time. I was so certain I had a urine infection or something else going on down there. The actual words coming out of the docs mouth meant little to me as I was pretty ignorant of diabetes. I was just relieved it had been caught. [b]Did certain emotions come through?[/b] Aside from the relief I was naturally very anxious, mostly for my Wife and kids and how they would react. [b]Was your diagnosis handled well by your health team?[/b] Brilliantly. 15mins with the doc and half an hour later I was in hospital. My consultant stopped me in a corridor and said "you must be Stuart the new diabetic, I can always tell with skinny body and worried face". I was gobsmacked but he put me right at ease within mins. I then rewarded him by passing out when they took blood :) A pretty intense day followed of information, advice and support but I had contact with the DSN daily for the next month. The only bad thing I can think of was when the doc looked at the strip that he'd just dipped into my urine and went "ooohhhh" - nothing like telling you you're in trouble without words!! [b]How did your family react to your diagnosis and how did that you make you feel?[/b] All very supportive and concerned which was reassuring. My Wife was, and still is, a rock. She was as interested in knowing everything to do with diabetes as me and has always been the one to make sure I am looking after myself. I know I would be doing so if she wasn't there but it's great to have support like that. [b]Did your diagnosis make you feel different in any way?[/b] Yes and no. It's business as usual in my eyes and from day one I wanted the diabetes to live with me as opposed to me living with it. However, it really made me realise that health, even when you are healthy, is fragile and your life can change in an instant. I sometimes worry about the future and whether I'll be in an early grave but use this as an incentive to keep looking after myself. [b]Has your diagnosis affected your work in any way?[/b] It gets me out of work every now and then for appointments :) I'm lucky, however, as I don't suffer financially and my employer has always been very understanding. Other than that, no, but I don't have a physical job. I think the biggest thing is that it influences what jobs you can apply for - for some reason I couldn't apply to be an air traffic controller? All in all, I was gutted to be diagnosed with T1 but I consider myself supremely lucky to have an illness that can be controlled, and can be controlled by me. I attented the funeral the other year of a 21yr old who fought terminal cancer for 7 years and relied on being a guinea pig for new treatments to extend her life. If me being diabetic is the bad luck for my family, and my Wife and kids continue to be fit and healthy then I'll never complain, not even if I don't last as long as I should. [/QUOTE]
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