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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
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People who didn't leave the playground behind,
Food manufacturers who think sugar and preservatives need to be in everything
Hi everyone
Last week I was diagnosed with Type 1. I'm 30 years old, relatively thin and my diet wasn't awful, just haphazard. I'd been showing symptoms of very high blood sugar for a couple of months (excessive thirst and urination, confusion, blurred vision, etc) and thankfully my GP spotted that my results needed an immediate response and I was sent to the hospital. At the hospital I was started on insulin and told I was Type 1. My HbA1c indicated I'd been running in the high 20's for some time, dangerous levels when un-treated, and my ketones were very high (3 or 4). It didn't really sink in.
Getting used to it over the last week has been strange. The first couple of days, I woke up in complete denial, but still took my injection. I thought "surely there's a mistake somewhere" but the reality is that my symptoms can only be caused by one thing. Just looking at how my sugar varies is a good indicator. To help others, my blood sugar has generally been around 10mmol/l with a low of 6.9 (happy days!) and a high of 23.5 (I was silly enough to eat a subway sandwich and have a Budweiser before knowing how to control everything).
The insulin has been life-changing. I can focus, think and operate like I used to. My health had been suffering for a while before I had acute symptoms, and it was hard to remember a time when I felt healthy. As soon as I came home from hospital I felt different. My body could now process sugar into energy again, albeit with a little help.
I stay positive in the fact that I get to perform science on myself, I have to eat salads (which are actually quite enjoyable - who'd have known?) and I'll be starting an exercise regime once I get past the bug I've currently got. Exercise gives your body something to do with the sugar in your bloodstream, and you don't have to do much to get started. If you've never really exercised, or haven't for a while like me, 15 minutes, at least three times a week for your first couple of weeks should help, and will get you used to the routine. After that you could build up to more beneficial workouts of over 30 mins a day, the recommended amount of exercise for everyone. Even walking or cycling will help if you don't like the gym.
It's been upsetting a couple of times and being alone is quite hard. Also, not drinking alcohol has been strange as I regularly had a beer or a glass of wine each night, but that will come with time when I have control of my blood sugar.
Treatments for all types of diabetes seem to be improving all the time so it's actually not a bad time to be diagnosed. There's a lot of choice in types of insulin, and some good, solid best-practices that many health services follow. Listen to the professionals, and call them if you need them, especially if you're new to this.
I hope this helps people out.
Last week I was diagnosed with Type 1. I'm 30 years old, relatively thin and my diet wasn't awful, just haphazard. I'd been showing symptoms of very high blood sugar for a couple of months (excessive thirst and urination, confusion, blurred vision, etc) and thankfully my GP spotted that my results needed an immediate response and I was sent to the hospital. At the hospital I was started on insulin and told I was Type 1. My HbA1c indicated I'd been running in the high 20's for some time, dangerous levels when un-treated, and my ketones were very high (3 or 4). It didn't really sink in.
Getting used to it over the last week has been strange. The first couple of days, I woke up in complete denial, but still took my injection. I thought "surely there's a mistake somewhere" but the reality is that my symptoms can only be caused by one thing. Just looking at how my sugar varies is a good indicator. To help others, my blood sugar has generally been around 10mmol/l with a low of 6.9 (happy days!) and a high of 23.5 (I was silly enough to eat a subway sandwich and have a Budweiser before knowing how to control everything).
The insulin has been life-changing. I can focus, think and operate like I used to. My health had been suffering for a while before I had acute symptoms, and it was hard to remember a time when I felt healthy. As soon as I came home from hospital I felt different. My body could now process sugar into energy again, albeit with a little help.
I stay positive in the fact that I get to perform science on myself, I have to eat salads (which are actually quite enjoyable - who'd have known?) and I'll be starting an exercise regime once I get past the bug I've currently got. Exercise gives your body something to do with the sugar in your bloodstream, and you don't have to do much to get started. If you've never really exercised, or haven't for a while like me, 15 minutes, at least three times a week for your first couple of weeks should help, and will get you used to the routine. After that you could build up to more beneficial workouts of over 30 mins a day, the recommended amount of exercise for everyone. Even walking or cycling will help if you don't like the gym.
It's been upsetting a couple of times and being alone is quite hard. Also, not drinking alcohol has been strange as I regularly had a beer or a glass of wine each night, but that will come with time when I have control of my blood sugar.
Treatments for all types of diabetes seem to be improving all the time so it's actually not a bad time to be diagnosed. There's a lot of choice in types of insulin, and some good, solid best-practices that many health services follow. Listen to the professionals, and call them if you need them, especially if you're new to this.
I hope this helps people out.
