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hello my names lee and im 38 just found out i got type1 on 14th feb :( im on 70/30 insulin this is 5th day but blood sugar still high i have 18dose in morning 20 at teatime.feeling really tired today heavy head just wondering if anyone knows what best thing to do is i mean stay at home get out and about or get back to work take my mind off things just worried about hypo if im out and about.whats the normal time before insulin levels out cause not much change in my levels at mo.sry to babble on but i dunno whats going on at mo.
cheers
lee :roll:
 
Hi Lee and welcome to the forum :) Hopefully a type 1 member will answer your specific questions very shortly. However some basic information in the meantime won't come amiss. Here is some information put together by the forum monitors which should be useful for you:

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Hiya Lee, i suspect your still in shock! Just know that everything will settle down and you will begin to understand diabetes and how to control it better very soon.

I was in hospital 5 days after i was diagnosed - and i felt the same. I look back now and wonder if the tiredness and heavy headiness was just down to how much infomation there is to take in in the first couple of days. Its defiantely infomation over load! I was 10 at the time, so i had my parents there to take it in for me and explain it to me over a period of time, so for you to take it all in alone, must be mad!

This forum is very helpful though, and ive had some really good pieces of advice from visiting here. Its the best thing that i have done joining this forum, it took me 11 years to join it, but now im so glad i did!

If your blood sugars are still high, that will explain the tiredness also - high blood sugars make me go very sleepy and feel basically - blurgh - no easier way to put it! Id suggest getting in touch with someone, maybe your DSN (Diabetic Specialist Nurse) and see what she says? Your current regime might not be right for you! Ive been diabetic 11 years and i still havent found a regime that works 100%!!

As for getting out and about - DO IT! Dont hide yourself away, diabetes is nothing to be ashamed of, and if people comment or pick at it, there just shallow minded! Do your normal things - just be prepared = take hypo correctives out with - i always carry some glucose in my bag if i ever need them and always have my blood testing kit with me.

Hope this has been some help, hope to hear back from you!

Laura
 
thx laura blurgh is exactly how i feel u got that spot on.I know what you say is true its nice to have someone in same position tell you its not the end of the world and things will get better.I will keep you posted if that ok and thx again i hope you are doing well and good luck.
cheers
lee
 
Feel free to PM me whenever you feel - im always glad of someone with diabetes to talk too - they understand me more than my parents who think i just moan alot of the time :)

Things will get better and it isnt the end of the world chick :)

Laura
 
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