Newly diagnosed Type 1

[bushbri]

Hi All,

Went into hospital a couple of weeks ago (on Tuesday) with a racing heart. After a number of tests it was discovered I am a Type 1 diabetic. I spent the following 3 days in Intensive Care and another 5 in a ward. All a massive shock to me, but also when you add everything up (thirst, urination, feeling down, tired etc etc), all the signs have been there that I have had this for the best part of a year or two...

Came out of hospital on Tuesday, bursting with the want for knowledge and need to get this under control as soon as I can. I am registered for the DAFNE course in September of next year and have purchased the book (Think Like a Pancreas). I am trying to count my carbs to Insulin ratio and so on, am back with my dietician on Tuesday afternoon.

So many questions, so many things I need clarifying and reasoning behind:

Why am I higher in the evenings?
Whats the best amount of carbs for me?
Is there too much Insulin in a day?
Can I live a normal life, eating normally, socially, relationships etc?
Should I really go low carb, or can I stick with eating up to 50-60-70 carbs a meal, 20-30 carbs for snacks etc...
How do people go with restaurants etc
I love food, is this it now?
Is it possible my ratios will be different from morning to evening?
Why me?...

Obviously these questions can't be answered here. I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a little scared by it all, despite trying to fight that urge to be scared.

Little about me:
5ft 8"
72kg
Active gym goer
Professional Test Engineer
Love Food

Thanks for reading.

Joe

Joe

Nice to virtually meet you and welcome to the club.

I was newly diagnosed last July at 50 years old and as a fit and active guy it was a total shock. 15 months on I have become accustomed to life with Diabetes and whilst I would never choose it is what it is.

You need to ensure you balance your diet well and don’t eat too much ****. I have managed a low carb diet (successfully) and having been advised to increase my carbs, by my health team and gained weight, am back to a reduced carb diet.

I am now picking up my fitness routine again as diabetes will not control me, I will control it.

Be aware of the risks, as there are a few, and live your life. If you are sensible and have a balanced approach and keep yourself active you will most likely be fine

Keep in touch

 

[Scott-C]

Libre ordered. It's not available on Long Term Illness yet in Ireland, so I am just forking out for now and will look at hopefully the sensors being covered when it is available.

Trial and error seems like it's the way to go, I guess once I know how much I jump/drop in the first meal, i'll take note and adjust for the next time. As you said, conservatively will be how I approach this, rather than going with too much insulin. Carbs and Cals/My fitness pal are really good, anyone use anything else?

Libre is great, makes life much easier. There's a good book, Sugar Surfing by Stephen Ponder, which covers cgm in detail. Worth a read for how to get the most out of cgm.