jesshallett
Newbie
Hi there,
Here to learn from others and hopefully make life a little easier with the more knowledge under my belt.
A little about me...My name is Jess, 27 and was diagnosed last year and sometimes just feel a bit out of control when it comes to my diabetes. From when I was diagnosed I have struggled with the thought that this is something that I have to deal with for the rest of my life. The constant vigilance and not being independent from the insulin is something that I feel hanging over my head. I know it’s only early stages for me and being a diabetic isn’t the be all and end all, I won't let it stop me from moving up and on in the world.
April last year was the start of a huge adventure for me, I was heading to London! Every Australians right of passage you might say. But just before I was due to leave I started feeling out of sorts and headed to the doctor and with the simple prick of a finger I was told to head to hospital ASAP. From there, after being rushed through emergency, having various tests done, I was informed that I had Type 1 diabetes. And with no family history and no previous signs this came as a shock. One that reverberated through me and made me feel like my world was crashing down around me.
This being said it is over a year on and I am now in London! Perusing my dreams of travel but still struggling everyday with keeping healthy and having the right knowledge and information so I can improve on how I handle my diabetes. I hope that through this forum I will be able to gather information and ideas that I can apply to my own life as well as keeping me a little bit more honest.
Looking forward to chatting to you all.
Thanks
Jess
Here to learn from others and hopefully make life a little easier with the more knowledge under my belt.
A little about me...My name is Jess, 27 and was diagnosed last year and sometimes just feel a bit out of control when it comes to my diabetes. From when I was diagnosed I have struggled with the thought that this is something that I have to deal with for the rest of my life. The constant vigilance and not being independent from the insulin is something that I feel hanging over my head. I know it’s only early stages for me and being a diabetic isn’t the be all and end all, I won't let it stop me from moving up and on in the world.
April last year was the start of a huge adventure for me, I was heading to London! Every Australians right of passage you might say. But just before I was due to leave I started feeling out of sorts and headed to the doctor and with the simple prick of a finger I was told to head to hospital ASAP. From there, after being rushed through emergency, having various tests done, I was informed that I had Type 1 diabetes. And with no family history and no previous signs this came as a shock. One that reverberated through me and made me feel like my world was crashing down around me.
This being said it is over a year on and I am now in London! Perusing my dreams of travel but still struggling everyday with keeping healthy and having the right knowledge and information so I can improve on how I handle my diabetes. I hope that through this forum I will be able to gather information and ideas that I can apply to my own life as well as keeping me a little bit more honest.
Looking forward to chatting to you all.
Thanks
Jess
