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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1702254" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>Jade, it's not the end of the world. </p><p></p><p>It's a different world but it's one you'll be able to figure out once you learn a bit more about it.</p><p></p><p>To begin with, while you're still learning the basic rules of T1, It will be messy, you'll make a lot of mistakes, you'll learn from those how not to make the same mistakes again, you'll have some bat-sh*t crazy hypos.</p><p></p><p>But then you pull through and you'll soon be teaching newly dx'd how to deal with this.</p><p></p><p>I was dx'd at 21, thought my life was over, but it really didn't turn out that way. Took a few weeks to recover from the horrors of DKA at dx, but after that, I've spent hours on ski-slopes, hacking around in racing dinghies, doing 300 mile cycling trips home and abroad, been backpacking for months on end. </p><p></p><p>Sure, I have to pay a bit more attention to things like my blood sugar levels and making sure I've got some sweets to hand when I've been doing those things, but it sure as hell hasn't stopped me doing them.</p><p></p><p>I've been doing it now for 30 years, I've no complications, because I've spent a bit of time making sure I stay kinda in range most of the time. </p><p></p><p>It takes a little more effort than your average Joe, but it's worth it in the long run. I can still go the pub at the weekend, and eat chocolate.</p><p></p><p>There is absolutely no reason why you can't live a full life with this. I've done so for 30 years now, and I'm planning on carrying on for at least another 30.</p><p></p><p>I can still remember how scary it seemed in the first few weeks, you're probably feeling that way too, but take it from an old hand, it becomes much less so as time goes by. You'll do this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1702254, member: 374531"] Jade, it's not the end of the world. It's a different world but it's one you'll be able to figure out once you learn a bit more about it. To begin with, while you're still learning the basic rules of T1, It will be messy, you'll make a lot of mistakes, you'll learn from those how not to make the same mistakes again, you'll have some bat-sh*t crazy hypos. But then you pull through and you'll soon be teaching newly dx'd how to deal with this. I was dx'd at 21, thought my life was over, but it really didn't turn out that way. Took a few weeks to recover from the horrors of DKA at dx, but after that, I've spent hours on ski-slopes, hacking around in racing dinghies, doing 300 mile cycling trips home and abroad, been backpacking for months on end. Sure, I have to pay a bit more attention to things like my blood sugar levels and making sure I've got some sweets to hand when I've been doing those things, but it sure as hell hasn't stopped me doing them. I've been doing it now for 30 years, I've no complications, because I've spent a bit of time making sure I stay kinda in range most of the time. It takes a little more effort than your average Joe, but it's worth it in the long run. I can still go the pub at the weekend, and eat chocolate. There is absolutely no reason why you can't live a full life with this. I've done so for 30 years now, and I'm planning on carrying on for at least another 30. I can still remember how scary it seemed in the first few weeks, you're probably feeling that way too, but take it from an old hand, it becomes much less so as time goes by. You'll do this. [/QUOTE]
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