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The first thing you Googled after your diagnosis ???

KK123 said:
For 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.
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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...:wideyed:

Stay well @KK123
 
I was given a 1930s book, I was told there would be a cure in 10 years and was told so many bad things that would happen to me, I decided to enjoy what time I had left, I did start to look after myself after 8 years thank goodness,so still here after being diabetic for 52 years, I wish there had been Google back then
 
The 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.
 
Fairygodmother said:
The 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.
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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 welldone
 
jjraak said:
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...:wideyed:

Stay well @KK123
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To be fair jjraak, I suppose there's not much else they can practically do at the hospital. They did supply a telephone number for the Diabetes team after release (which was a bit hit & miss as to whether they got back to you). I'm not really moaning about them as such, it's just that so many of us do not know what has hit us on diagnosis and it's sometimes treated very casually. We are in shock, we are surrounded by Consultants, pens and insulin and pointy things are thrust at you and off you go. I know diabetes can be managed (now) but it is still a serious, lifelong disease and I'm sure if a person was suddenly diagnosed with some other serious condition they would get more psychological help at the start. Diabetes seems to be treated as a 'normal' thing.
 
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.
 
Ryhia said:
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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Yes, I did that too.
 
Never googled anything, but on being told I was starting on insulin my only thought was how do I get all this stuff through the airport. Strangely I never worried about injections.
 
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