As soon as I left the hospital, they kept me in there for a week when I was diagnosed at age 24. 14 years later it kinda comes on in waves. Most of the time I just get on with life and manage my disease the best I can but then there are moments where it still hits me hard. I travel a lot and when I find myself in less civilised locations I think shoot, I'm a diabetic, I have a serious disease, do they even know what diabetes is here? I guess the most important thing is to not let it get in the way of you living the life you want. I'm from Australia and I am so thankful that I came across this site, there is so much information and support on here. Good luck to you!