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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi everyone I am 27 years old and I am type 1 diabetic. I was diagnosed while pregnant in 2008, after having my son it stayed and it turned out to be type 1. At first I never took it seriously, I think I was in denial, then realised I should be as my son was getting older. I've took control of my diabetes now and have managed to really reduce my hba1c . I still occasionally have a splurge where I will have some chocolate, full fat coke or a few more alcoholic beverages than maybe I should at the weekend but I'm in more control than I ever have been. Anyway the reason for my post is I have just watched a programme I recorded called 'Kitchen Impossible' and it's basically about a group of trainee chefs with additional needs who want to get into the food industry as chefs or staff. There was a 24 y/o man who went blind 4 months ago, straight away I was like aww poor thing I would hate that, only to then find out the reason he went blind was down to complications with type 1 diabetes! What a wake up call for me, straight away I burst into tears and felt every emotion possible. But one thing it has made me do is realise I need to continue to work towards keeping my sugars at a good level. Not sure why I wrote this post just needed to vent to people who understand how scary this is, people who are living it to