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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2408901" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>Nice to meet you too!</p><p>Hope the adjustment phase is going well. Sounds like you're finding a few positives in this and if you think back to other daunting challenges you've faced with trepidation this one isn't the end of days though it would have been 100 years ago (discovery and isolation of insulin by Banting and Best ).</p><p>I have been diabetic for 40 years and the tech continues to improve (insulin pumps, pens, human insulin and flash glucose monitoring versus glass syringes and urine testing) though a cure is illusive given we have no idea why our autoimmune systems went rogue. I do believe that it has made me a lot more health conscious and determined but of course it has been a challenge too. I have managed a couple of marathons and work full time as a personal trainer. It hasn't been a problem though I cannot ignore the basics. Also have had 3 kids and that was a lot harder than the job on my diabetes!</p><p>I do know a lot of type 1 s who seemed to go through a sort of grief phase whereas those diagnosed in childhood can't recall not being diabetic. You won't be alone if you feel sad, angry, frustrated and the forum is a great place for a rant! Also take up any offer of carb counting courses etc if only to meet people in the same diabetic boat as you.</p><p></p><p>Depending on the kind of person you are re research I will second the recommendations and add Adam Brown's book (free or from Amazon) Bright Spots and Landmines as it contains practical ways to think about exercise and blood sugars.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bright-Spots-Landmines-Diabetes-Someone/dp/069286153X" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bright-Spots-Landmines-Diabetes-Someone/dp/069286153X</a></p><p>I think bodybuilders used to use/abuse insulin to bulk up but for a type 1 the main obstacle to building muscle is going to be high blood sugars so I don't think you're going to get ripped overnight. Sorry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2408901, member: 365308"] Nice to meet you too! Hope the adjustment phase is going well. Sounds like you're finding a few positives in this and if you think back to other daunting challenges you've faced with trepidation this one isn't the end of days though it would have been 100 years ago (discovery and isolation of insulin by Banting and Best ). I have been diabetic for 40 years and the tech continues to improve (insulin pumps, pens, human insulin and flash glucose monitoring versus glass syringes and urine testing) though a cure is illusive given we have no idea why our autoimmune systems went rogue. I do believe that it has made me a lot more health conscious and determined but of course it has been a challenge too. I have managed a couple of marathons and work full time as a personal trainer. It hasn't been a problem though I cannot ignore the basics. Also have had 3 kids and that was a lot harder than the job on my diabetes! I do know a lot of type 1 s who seemed to go through a sort of grief phase whereas those diagnosed in childhood can't recall not being diabetic. You won't be alone if you feel sad, angry, frustrated and the forum is a great place for a rant! Also take up any offer of carb counting courses etc if only to meet people in the same diabetic boat as you. Depending on the kind of person you are re research I will second the recommendations and add Adam Brown's book (free or from Amazon) Bright Spots and Landmines as it contains practical ways to think about exercise and blood sugars. [URL]https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bright-Spots-Landmines-Diabetes-Someone/dp/069286153X[/URL] I think bodybuilders used to use/abuse insulin to bulk up but for a type 1 the main obstacle to building muscle is going to be high blood sugars so I don't think you're going to get ripped overnight. Sorry. [/QUOTE]
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