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<blockquote data-quote="lizdeluz" data-source="post: 1342463" data-attributes="member: 32108"><p>I was diagnosed type 1 at age 30, so similar age to you. No-one else in my family was diabetic. I already had a 2 year old daughter, and within a month of diagnosis, I was expecting my son. So my emotions at becoming diabetic were pushed to the 'pending tray' : I would think about it when I had time - which never happened. This was good in some ways, but bad in others: I adopted the view that I would cope, whatever. I wasn't going to let diabetes harm my children or upset my parents or husband. The trouble with this was that I didn't really find the time I needed to learn enough about diabetes and I buried my emotions. I didn't properly look after my own self.</p><p>So although I can see that your loss of confidence is a bit of a problem at the moment, I think it also shows that you are dealing properly with the adjustment you feel you need to make in your life for a condition that does demand quite a lot of attention - and this will stand you in good stead. You are managing your blood sugar well but you are surprised by your emotions. There is a little bit of a grieving period for some of us when we get a diagnosis of diabetes - I put my head in the sand, but you are facing up to that sense of loss and will come to terms with it all the sooner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lizdeluz, post: 1342463, member: 32108"] I was diagnosed type 1 at age 30, so similar age to you. No-one else in my family was diabetic. I already had a 2 year old daughter, and within a month of diagnosis, I was expecting my son. So my emotions at becoming diabetic were pushed to the 'pending tray' : I would think about it when I had time - which never happened. This was good in some ways, but bad in others: I adopted the view that I would cope, whatever. I wasn't going to let diabetes harm my children or upset my parents or husband. The trouble with this was that I didn't really find the time I needed to learn enough about diabetes and I buried my emotions. I didn't properly look after my own self. So although I can see that your loss of confidence is a bit of a problem at the moment, I think it also shows that you are dealing properly with the adjustment you feel you need to make in your life for a condition that does demand quite a lot of attention - and this will stand you in good stead. You are managing your blood sugar well but you are surprised by your emotions. There is a little bit of a grieving period for some of us when we get a diagnosis of diabetes - I put my head in the sand, but you are facing up to that sense of loss and will come to terms with it all the sooner. [/QUOTE]
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