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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sandra Peppa" data-source="post: 2676624" data-attributes="member: 579906">Hi MarkevYes you are some way on from me, and I do hope that you get some help soon and they realise the journey you are going through.  I was lucky to be able to be diagnose at an early stage, however I am nearly at the stage of starting insulin now and upping my carbs.  Strangly enough my journey started with a bloated stomach and feeling unconfortable most of the time.  I also have an underactive thyroid and Vitiligo, which are both immune conditions.  I suppose all is linked together.I do hope that you get help going forward and give you the training you need to understand how to manage the condition easily.  My role model is my brother who when diagnosed at the age of 57, in the same way that you were, sraight into hospital and absolutely petrified of needles.  Now he enjoys his food and eats a lot of what he wants, enjoys a drink and can manage the lows with a kebab before he goes to bed (his nurses instructions to him).  He can also eat sweet things and walk them off if he plans things correctly.  It takes time to get to this point, and he was very nervous of everything in the first year.  His journey really gives me confidence and hopefully will help you.</blockquote>

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