Newbie / 20 / Diabetic T1 12yrs

Cloe-1992 said:

Sorry my fault not asking properly
Oh dear lol ! It's good it's going in the right direction now though , you've done well considering what they used to be ! Wow that's amazing that they seem to be ok bet your happy with the outcome there , I have to wear contacts / glasses but not diabetes related lol . What made you change your mind and start controlling your bloods ect ?

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Yes, I just pray every day that my reckless ways haven't caused too much damage for the future!

As silly as it sounds, I just woke up one morning & thought "I don't want to die blind, with no feet & organ failure". It was like a light just went on in my head, I was sick of feeling rubbish all the time & realised it was all down to me to change that

zoze_j said:

Yes, I just pray every day that my reckless ways haven't caused too much damage for the future!

As silly as it sounds, I just woke up one morning & thought "I don't want to die blind, with no feet & organ failure". It was like a light just went on in my head, I was sick of feeling rubbish all the time & realised it was all down to me to change that

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Yeah must be a worry but at least you have changed it all around now so things will keep improving . It's great that you done everything off of your own back and kicked yourself up the bum.
I'm been pretty lucky can't say I've gone through that neglected stage as such , I always want to know whats happening with my diabetes bit of a control freak really when it comes to my diabetes lol

Hi there!
Just dropping a few people a note of encouragement for having diabetes! I know it can be hard at times but once systems are in place that work it takes the strain off alot! I am 26 and had diabetes since I was 4 and a half years old! Crazy how times flown by!
Hopefully hear from you soon and stuff! Oh and I used to live in Derby until I got married and now live in loughborough! Still visit derby to see my folks though haha
Take care
David

Hey I'm 20 in august and this September would be my the 14th year of having type one. Very poor control but recently I've been getting a grips on it. I'm in Londonn and don't know anyone with type one, surprisingly lol

Hey I'm 19 and I've only been diagnosed 2 and a bit months! I live in London too