OmgFor me it was 'How insulin works, what it does and how to use it'. Obviously I knew insulin lowered glucose levels but that was about it. Sent off from the hospital with life saving and equally dangerous 'medicine' without a clue how it really worked or why they were giving me two lots (shown one practice run on how to inject on an orange!), practically told 'use it or die in a week'. I soon learned that it really isn't a question of inject x amount, eat x amount and it'll all be hunky dory.
Yes the Pee tests I did quite a few, but have to admit I used to write lots down just before seeing the intern doctor never did see the consultant, I dread to think what he thought with all the results I wrote down I somehow thought he would not be happy if I said I have not done many, although I did eventually say I need help all my results in the past were made up my then doctor said now I can help you welldoneThe internet wasn’t around in 1969, when I was diagnosed, and there were very few books as far as I could see from library searches. Instead the hospital handed me a typed sheet of ‘exchange’ values for a short list of foods and a small leaflet that told me I could lead a normal life.
So I did, and I pushed it: the idea that life expectancy for T1’s was short meant I had to pack everything in. Later there were some leaflets in the pharmacies but the info in them was very limited. I muddled on with pee tests for years. It wasn’t until I had our first daughter and the Diabetes team in Bristol bought their knowledge to pregnant T1s that I really began to learn more.
This site, and the information sharing, including good books to read, has taken my understanding to new levels.
Omg
That's akin to malpractice surely
Any type one, has my respect for all the juggling and higher maths required for this.
But to start off with such a stark "good luck, you'll need it" from those you turn to for life saving help...
Stay well @KK123
Yes, I did that too.I'd just seen a programme on TV about reversing T2 diabetes with the Newcastle Diet. I foolishly thought "Reverse" actually meant Reverse as in actually reversing the diagnosis. I followed a VLCD faithfully for 8 weeks then was told to up the calories by my GP as my body had gone into starvation mode. Fortunately I had found this site by then, so swapped the VLCD to a low carb way of eating and my numbers reduced significantly. Staying low carb to hopefully keep them that way.
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