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<blockquote data-quote="vix107" data-source="post: 885199" data-attributes="member: 182555"><p>well my lovely all I can say is welcome to the diabetes community!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I don't like to beat about the bush so here goes...... been type 1 since I was 4 and I turn 30 this year, technology has come miles in this time so don't worry bout the variety of treatments available you will have to trial and error them to find the right one for you since we are ALL DIFFERENT!!! you will come across the odd medical professional who clearly takes all their knowledge straight from a textbook but most of them are good!! it is a hard adjustment to life because until you are used to it it will feel like you are 2nd thinking every decision you make but its not all bad, it will become 2nd nature to do these things and it wont bother you after a while and if you do feel like a moan or a ***** about well there are plenty of us in the same boat, never be afraid to ask advice whether it be from the community or your doc/nurse/specialist, its a life long learning curve for everyone!! I myself after 25 years am having a huge blip nothing seems to fix so far but there are still options its just working at it till I get it right again!! I strongly agree it is an excellent idea to get put on a carb counting course and to keep a blood sugar diary, also possibly as a new diagnosis to keep a food diary along side. again I know it seems like hard work but trust me it will aid you a great deal. this disease is a pain in the ass and it can affect so many things from your eyesight to food allergies to liver function etc etc etc but the harder you work at getting it right the better off the other things will be, I learned that the hard way so feel free to call me a hypocrite!! lol you will learn from mistakes but then if there were no mistakes we wouldn't truly learn anything!! do not be hard on yourself if its not perfect straight from the off no one is!! and don't think you cant treat yourself to the things you love as long as you have these things in moderation. I wish you the best of luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> xx p.s. as far as carb counting goes you can get an app for about £4 on playstore called carbs & cals its really good and I think it could benefit you greatly xx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vix107, post: 885199, member: 182555"] well my lovely all I can say is welcome to the diabetes community!!! ;) I don't like to beat about the bush so here goes...... been type 1 since I was 4 and I turn 30 this year, technology has come miles in this time so don't worry bout the variety of treatments available you will have to trial and error them to find the right one for you since we are ALL DIFFERENT!!! you will come across the odd medical professional who clearly takes all their knowledge straight from a textbook but most of them are good!! it is a hard adjustment to life because until you are used to it it will feel like you are 2nd thinking every decision you make but its not all bad, it will become 2nd nature to do these things and it wont bother you after a while and if you do feel like a moan or a ***** about well there are plenty of us in the same boat, never be afraid to ask advice whether it be from the community or your doc/nurse/specialist, its a life long learning curve for everyone!! I myself after 25 years am having a huge blip nothing seems to fix so far but there are still options its just working at it till I get it right again!! I strongly agree it is an excellent idea to get put on a carb counting course and to keep a blood sugar diary, also possibly as a new diagnosis to keep a food diary along side. again I know it seems like hard work but trust me it will aid you a great deal. this disease is a pain in the ass and it can affect so many things from your eyesight to food allergies to liver function etc etc etc but the harder you work at getting it right the better off the other things will be, I learned that the hard way so feel free to call me a hypocrite!! lol you will learn from mistakes but then if there were no mistakes we wouldn't truly learn anything!! do not be hard on yourself if its not perfect straight from the off no one is!! and don't think you cant treat yourself to the things you love as long as you have these things in moderation. I wish you the best of luck :) xx p.s. as far as carb counting goes you can get an app for about £4 on playstore called carbs & cals its really good and I think it could benefit you greatly xx [/QUOTE]
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