Should i feel so tired?

Hi,

I'm Type 1, diagnosed almost exactly 1 year ago at the age of 44.

To be completely honest, for now at least, despite some pretty scary and often rather negative reading around the internet and forums like this one, I've found adjusting to this new life relatively comfortable, it is a life changing ailment though.. from my own point of view carb counting is 100% the way to go, I can't honestly see how I would manage without it and whilst initially it seems a little daunting you'll soon get the hang of it and find just how essential it is to maintaining your glucose levels. I managed a HBA1c reading of 5.3 recently which is almost normal levels, I was dead chuffed.. it has taken some self control and focus though but I've never come across anything in my life that's given me more focus!!

Get yourself an "Aviva Expert" glucose meter, this helps you determine how much insulin you need based on your carb intake, make sure your Diabetes support team help you to set it up and explain how it works. If you put the effort in I'm sure you'll find things improve, it's all about staying positive and making the life changes needed to ensure you can live the rest of your life to its fullest

BTW.. I lost 1.5 stone in just over a week when first diagnosed, back to my normal weight now and working on getting back fully to my favourite hobby of hillwalking, it's proving quite a challenge but I'm getting there and have absolutely no intention of this bl**dy diabetes thing stopping me!!

Simon