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<blockquote data-quote="shell123x" data-source="post: 157573" data-attributes="member: 29901"><p>I have had type 1 Diabetes for 7 and a half years now. When I first got told I was Diabetic it was a shock, the only time I had heard about it was on Coronation Street that year because it had just been brought into the story line and even then I didn't have a clue about what it meant, I was also the only one in my family with it so a lot of research was done.</p><p>The first few years I was a terrible teen not only did I find out I had type 1 Diabetes I also started my period so as expected my horomones were all over the place. I ended up pushing away my family and friends and falling into depression, which sent me back to hospital. As the years went on my Diabetes seemed to become more controlled and I accepted it more.</p><p>However the last year I have gone straight back to square one...high HbA1c results, feeling tired all the time and I have been admitted into hospital twice this year due to high readings. They have suggested I try 'carb counting' which is where I count the carbohydrates in each meal/snack and adjust my insulin units to the grams of carbs i.e 10g of carbs is 1 unit of insulin. I feel as though this hasn't worked because yesterday I was rushed to hospital again so I am now planning to ask about the insulin pump because when looking at reviews it seems to work for a lot of young adults. </p><p>I do feel low again as it seems to be controlling me rather than me controlling it and so I have decided to sign up to this site as well as DiabetesUK to try and get help and meet people who are going through the same thing. I hope to meet new people not to just talk about Diabetes but someone to relate to as well as talk about interests and take our minds off the fact of having Type 1 Diabetes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shell123x, post: 157573, member: 29901"] I have had type 1 Diabetes for 7 and a half years now. When I first got told I was Diabetic it was a shock, the only time I had heard about it was on Coronation Street that year because it had just been brought into the story line and even then I didn't have a clue about what it meant, I was also the only one in my family with it so a lot of research was done. The first few years I was a terrible teen not only did I find out I had type 1 Diabetes I also started my period so as expected my horomones were all over the place. I ended up pushing away my family and friends and falling into depression, which sent me back to hospital. As the years went on my Diabetes seemed to become more controlled and I accepted it more. However the last year I have gone straight back to square one...high HbA1c results, feeling tired all the time and I have been admitted into hospital twice this year due to high readings. They have suggested I try 'carb counting' which is where I count the carbohydrates in each meal/snack and adjust my insulin units to the grams of carbs i.e 10g of carbs is 1 unit of insulin. I feel as though this hasn't worked because yesterday I was rushed to hospital again so I am now planning to ask about the insulin pump because when looking at reviews it seems to work for a lot of young adults. I do feel low again as it seems to be controlling me rather than me controlling it and so I have decided to sign up to this site as well as DiabetesUK to try and get help and meet people who are going through the same thing. I hope to meet new people not to just talk about Diabetes but someone to relate to as well as talk about interests and take our minds off the fact of having Type 1 Diabetes. [/QUOTE]
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