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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 1639238" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Please be aware that though you feel like this now, once you're more used to your diabetes you should be able to enjoy all these things again. Yes, you have to be a little more careful about what you eat and drink and make sure you don't go hypo if you take more exercise but all these things can be part of your life if you want them to be. As a Type I diabetic since 1970 I have</p><p>1) been horribly horribly drunk (and on more than one occasion, though as I get older I do this much more rarely)</p><p>2) been on round the world trips and walking holidays</p><p>3) eaten inappropriate food (specially in my early twenties when I was in a bit of denial and there weren't any blood testing meters to tell me how naughty I was being!)</p><p>4) had (and have) plenty of fun and joy in my life</p><p>Yes, diabetes is a pain, (some times more so than others), but there are very few things that it stops you from doing (OK, being an astronaut is out). It may take time, but you will eventually learn to control your diabetes and resume all your normal activities. </p><p>Maybe I'm lucky because I don't really remember much before I became diabetic (aged 8), it was always a fact of life (though I do remember getting very upset a few months in when everything got too difficult and my Mum helped by doing my injections for me for several days). I still remember naively hoping that my result would be positive when I was first tested for diabetes, because my doctor told me I would have to have some more blood tests if the result was negative!</p><p></p><p>It's natural to be depressed and sad (and angry?) when faced with a life changing diagnosis like Type 1 diabetes. You're probably sick of being told that things will get better, but honestly, things will get better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 1639238, member: 372717"] Please be aware that though you feel like this now, once you're more used to your diabetes you should be able to enjoy all these things again. Yes, you have to be a little more careful about what you eat and drink and make sure you don't go hypo if you take more exercise but all these things can be part of your life if you want them to be. As a Type I diabetic since 1970 I have 1) been horribly horribly drunk (and on more than one occasion, though as I get older I do this much more rarely) 2) been on round the world trips and walking holidays 3) eaten inappropriate food (specially in my early twenties when I was in a bit of denial and there weren't any blood testing meters to tell me how naughty I was being!) 4) had (and have) plenty of fun and joy in my life Yes, diabetes is a pain, (some times more so than others), but there are very few things that it stops you from doing (OK, being an astronaut is out). It may take time, but you will eventually learn to control your diabetes and resume all your normal activities. Maybe I'm lucky because I don't really remember much before I became diabetic (aged 8), it was always a fact of life (though I do remember getting very upset a few months in when everything got too difficult and my Mum helped by doing my injections for me for several days). I still remember naively hoping that my result would be positive when I was first tested for diabetes, because my doctor told me I would have to have some more blood tests if the result was negative! It's natural to be depressed and sad (and angry?) when faced with a life changing diagnosis like Type 1 diabetes. You're probably sick of being told that things will get better, but honestly, things will get better. [/QUOTE]
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