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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 91981" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>Please slow down and don't get angry. I think I can see where both Pebbles and Jan are coming from.</p><p>Its a shock to be diagnosed with type 1 at an older age, I know that, I've been there. It can't help if other members of the family want to eat things that you have been warned against and you know in your heart are not healthy choices. However developing type 1 at an older age is not the end of the world, we have the maturity to make decisions and make healthy choices for ourselves. </p><p> As Pebble says , its a matter of balance, of food, insulin and exercise. Once you learn to use insulin (and it will take some time to gain the confidence to do so) you can eat almost anything without the immediate consequences of high blood glucose levels. It is not necessarily advisable to do this all the time, just as it isn't for anyone else whether they have diabetes or not. You have to decide where to draw your own line as to what is healthy and how many carbs (and insulin) is too much for you. </p><p>Personally, have no problem eating out in restaurants though I don't often eat puddings (I've gone off very sweet things) . I tend not to eat things like pizza which are harder to dose for. I probably wouldn't eat pie and chips, but I will occasionally eat steak or chicken and chips with veg or a large salad. I'll eat Christmas dinner except for the pudding and mince pies which I think would require far too much insulin, I replace it with a dark choc mousse .</p><p>In a weird way getting type 1 has given me a fresh impetus to live a healthy lifestyle, and for the most part I prefer what I feel are healthy balanced meals.</p><p>Type 1 certainly hasn't stopped me doing anything . I travel, I go on backpacking holidays and I run and walk long distances.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand I am eternally grateful that I or my children didn't get it at a younger age. For a young child the injections, blood testing and being more careful with diet are something being imposed by a parent or doctor . As children grow up they have to cope with peer pressure but behaving as other adolescents do can have disasterous consequences. For the parent there is the extra responsibility of 'doing it right' and fear for their childrens future, a pressure that must at times feel overwhelming.</p><p>Both of you have every reason to have worries, Hpefully, there are a wide enough variety of people on this forum to be able to offer support and help to both of you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 91981, member: 12578"] Please slow down and don't get angry. I think I can see where both Pebbles and Jan are coming from. Its a shock to be diagnosed with type 1 at an older age, I know that, I've been there. It can't help if other members of the family want to eat things that you have been warned against and you know in your heart are not healthy choices. However developing type 1 at an older age is not the end of the world, we have the maturity to make decisions and make healthy choices for ourselves. As Pebble says , its a matter of balance, of food, insulin and exercise. Once you learn to use insulin (and it will take some time to gain the confidence to do so) you can eat almost anything without the immediate consequences of high blood glucose levels. It is not necessarily advisable to do this all the time, just as it isn't for anyone else whether they have diabetes or not. You have to decide where to draw your own line as to what is healthy and how many carbs (and insulin) is too much for you. Personally, have no problem eating out in restaurants though I don't often eat puddings (I've gone off very sweet things) . I tend not to eat things like pizza which are harder to dose for. I probably wouldn't eat pie and chips, but I will occasionally eat steak or chicken and chips with veg or a large salad. I'll eat Christmas dinner except for the pudding and mince pies which I think would require far too much insulin, I replace it with a dark choc mousse . In a weird way getting type 1 has given me a fresh impetus to live a healthy lifestyle, and for the most part I prefer what I feel are healthy balanced meals. Type 1 certainly hasn't stopped me doing anything . I travel, I go on backpacking holidays and I run and walk long distances. On the other hand I am eternally grateful that I or my children didn't get it at a younger age. For a young child the injections, blood testing and being more careful with diet are something being imposed by a parent or doctor . As children grow up they have to cope with peer pressure but behaving as other adolescents do can have disasterous consequences. For the parent there is the extra responsibility of 'doing it right' and fear for their childrens future, a pressure that must at times feel overwhelming. Both of you have every reason to have worries, Hpefully, there are a wide enough variety of people on this forum to be able to offer support and help to both of you. [/QUOTE]
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