Type 1 Diabetic

[jasmine1616]

Hi, I'm Jasmine. I'm 13 and was recently diagnosed for having type 1 diabetes. It's been rough getting used to it, but if anyone could give me any advice on ways to help me, that would awesome! Also, I'm looking for people my age to talk to so if you are 13 or 14, send me a message. Thanks!.

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[urbanracer]

Hi Jasmine and welcome to our exclusive club.

Hang out with us oldies if you want to but just in case you missed it, there's a forum specifically aimed at your age group and you might get a better response if you post there.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/children-teens.46/

 

[azure]

Hi @jasmine1616

My advice is to test lots (and to have a good testing meter with an adjustable finger pricker)
To learn to carb count as soon as you can
To remember that you're still the same person and not to let diabetes rule your life

Do have a read around the forum, particularly the Children and Teens as @urbanracer suggested, and the Type 1 section too.

 

[Matthew-G-Bell]

Heya! I'm Matt, I'm 15 and have been Type 1 for 6 years now.

As @azure said, just keep testing and remember to ask your team if you need any help.
As azure also said, don't let it control your life, I've managed to get through secondary school perfectly fine with it!

Feel free to message me if you want to talk/need any help, and be sure to check the Children and Teens section of the forum

 

[Little_Lucy]

Hi I'm lucy I'm 13 and I was diagnosed in November

 

[zoze_j]

Hi Jasmine!

I know exactly how you feel - I was ten when I got my diagnosis & I remember thinking how much it sucked that all my friends could still binge on chocolate & coke and I was stuck with this condition for the rest of my life! Of course, that was before carb counting & multiple injections (when I was diagnosed you got one injection when you got up, and one before you went to bed!) and seriously restricted your diet - basically a social death sentence to a 10 year old! Haha.

The best advice I can give you, and this is from my personal experience - don't ignore it & pretend it's not there. I stupidly did that as a teenager & seriously neglected my diabetes. Now my vision has gone from 20/20 to barely able to see 5ft ahead of me in focus (and now I have to wear glasses/contacts all the time!)
But after nearly 19 years, I can say with absolute faith that it gets easier! you'll have plenty of rubbish days where you hate it & curse it, but hey, that's all part and parcel!

I'm definitely not 13 anymore, but if you fancy a chat about your diabetes, gimme a message