Hi @Davie8808 and welcome to the forum. A diabetes diagnosis is a huge shock and it does take some time to get your head around it all. There is a lot of good advice and support on here. Have a read round the threads and ask any questions you want, there are many Type 1s who can guide you in dealing with your condition.
Welcome, @Davie8808. Sorry about your diagnosis, but great that you've joined the forum - it's bound to take a while, but it will be a big help in managing your diabetes.
Hi Davie.
Welcome
my advice would be to study up on what diabetes is at a cellular level. I was diagnosed when I was 17 and used a college project to learn about it. helped me when I knew the science behind it
Welcome Davie you have joined a great forum here, it has all the things you need to know and more . The members on here
are always trying to help each other.