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Harry , Newly diagnosed

Hbrit

Hbrit

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Diagnosed with type 1 on 1st April 2025 , still in the scary terrifying stage , feels like I'm trying to reach up to the first rung of the100 foot diabetes ladder , but glad to know there are members out there willing to assist
 
Welcome @Hbrit 🙂 Yes, the first few months of Type 1 are quite overwhelming and stressful as you have to do a lot of learning very quickly. It does gradually get easier though.

Which insulins are you using? Are you carb counting and adjusting your own mealtime insulin?
 
Thanks fot the welcome Inka ,its Lantus in the morning , Novorapid before meals, carb counting and adjustment using Diabetes M app.
Inka said:
Welcome @Hbrit 🙂 Yes, the first few months of Type 1 are quite overwhelming and stressful as you have to do a lot of learning very quickly. It does gradually get easier though.

Which insulins are you using? Are you carb counting and adjusting your own mealtime insulin?
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Hi @Hbrit and welcome to the forum - it is all very overwhelming to start with but I promise it gets easier - please ask any specific questions you may have and someone will always pop along with some advice (no question is considered "silly" here) - glad you have found us 🙂
 
Welcome to the forum @Hbrit Glad that you have found us.

There is a lot to get your head round at the start. But it definitely gets easier, and there is plenty of support and experience to tap into on here. Any questions that come to mind. Just ask.
 
Hi @Hbrit welcome.

Similar to you, diagnosed fairly recently as T1D (initially type2) confirmed last Sept.

It can be a challenge but it slowly gets easier as others have said.

Prime example yesterday visiting friends and they decide to get a take away for dinner. Like where the heck do you begin with that?!

This forum is a great place to visit. You read lots of comments that you think - what does that mean and other comments where you are like…ah I get it!!!
 
SB2015 said:
Welcome to the forum @Hbrit Glad that you have found us.

There is a lot to get your head round at the start. But it definitely gets easier, and there is plenty of support and experience to tap into on here. Any questions that come to mind. Just ask.
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Bazarama said:
Hi @Hbrit welcome.

Similar to you, diagnosed fairly recently as T1D (initially type2) confirmed last Sept.

It can be a challenge but it slowly gets easier as others have said.

Prime example yesterday visiting friends and they decide to get a take away for dinner. Like where the heck do you begin with that?!

This forum is a great place to visit. You read lots of comments that you think - what does that mean and other comments where you are like…ah I get it!!!
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Bazarama said:
Hi @Hbrit welcome.

Similar to you, diagnosed fairly recently as T1D (initially type2) confirmed last Sept.

It can be a challenge but it slowly gets easier as others have said.

Prime example yesterday visiting friends and they decide to get a take away for dinner. Like where the heck do you begin with that?!

This forum is a great place to visit. You read lots of comments that you think - what does that mean and other comments where you are like…ah I get it!!!
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Like you ,visited family today , then they decided to have bbq , (butcher packs , flavoured chicken etc) , they couldn't understand why I ate so little ?
 
Welcome @Hbrit to the club we wish nobody else had to join. Glad you found us.

You are only a few months in so give yourself grace and allow space to learn. Sounds like you are doing well if your carb counting already.
 
Hi @Hbrit and welcome to the Forum 🙂 . It's certainly very overwhelming when you are first diagnosed; i naively thought at first that I just needed to cut out sugar which I thought well that's not so bad then realised that i had to take into account all carbs!! Honestly it will get easier with time but I'm so glad you've joined us as we're a friendly bunch and here to help and support. We know what it's like to manage this condition and I think it really helps to connect with others who really understand. I only joined back in Jan, despite the fact that I was diagnosed 32 years ago and really wish i had joined earlier! Please just ask away with any questions, hopefully we can help with your journey.....
 
Thanks for the welcome , like you , before before being diagnosed, was totally ignorant of the complexity of living with diabetes,( no friends, family or colleagues diagnosed) , vague idea of losing suger , sweets etc and taking medication at certain times , boy was I wrong , but the response from Forum members has given me a new positive outlook .
 
The small amount of coating on BBQ meat isn't going to contain any significant amount of carbs and it will still be mostly protein and fat so not worth worrying about for a one off occasion. You have to learn to be a bit flexible with your diabetes management and go with the flow a bit more when eating out.
I follow a low carb way of eating so I might not buy those sort of coated meats for home but for the sake of probably less than 5g carbs on each piece of meat for stuff like chicken thighs or pork chops in a Chinese or barbeque rub, it isn't really much different to eating salad with a few cherry tomatoes in it. You just allow an extra bit of insulin for those things... or at least I would. Type 1 is about learning to use your insulin not restricting your diet and the only way you learn is to try things and see how your first guess works out and then adjust it slightly the next time if you got it wrong the first..... or give yourself a big pat on the back if you get it right first time. Getting it wrong just means you need to eat it more often so that you can experiment a bit more and figure out what the right dosing is for that food.
 
rebrascora said:
The small amount of coating on BBQ meat isn't going to contain any significant amount of carbs and it will still be mostly protein and fat so not worth worrying about for a one off occasion. You have to learn to be a bit flexible with your diabetes management and go with the flow a bit more when eating out.
I follow a low carb way of eating so I might not buy those sort of coated meats for home but for the sake of probably less than 5g carbs on each piece of meat for stuff like chicken thighs or pork chops in a Chinese or barbeque rub, it isn't really much different to eating salad with a few cherry tomatoes in it. You just allow an extra bit of insulin for those things... or at least I would. Type 1 is about learning to use your insulin not restricting your diet and the only way you learn is to try things and see how your first guess works out and then adjust it slightly the next time if you got it wrong the first..... or give yourself a big pat on the back if you get it right first time. Getting it wrong just means you need to eat it more often so that you can experiment a bit more and figure out what the right dosing is for that food.
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My prob with 'coated' anything is just not knowing if I'm going to like the taste of it - even though I know I like chicken or belly pork or whatever. If it tastes foul to me, could easily put me right off the whole plate of food, not just the one thing. But there again I thought kids were just being too fussy when they said they didn't like things eg shuddered at a ham sandwich and only happy if exactly the same slice of boiled ham was presented in a soft roll - how little I then understand about autism and the degrees of it ...... textures of seemingly much the same things, etc.
 
I chose not to follow a low carb diet because that feels like diabetes is winning and I have no other reason to change my diet (I am not overweight or have any other medical conditions).
But that choice does mean I have to accept I will make mistakes. I am comfortable with this and happy to correct a high or treat a "soon to be" low when I guestimate carbs in a meal. Over time these guestimates become easier but I still make mistakes.
Remember, there is a lot of estimating going on with diabetes - even if the carb content is on the packaging, it is an estimate; your meter is only accurate to within 15%; your insulin to carb ratio is an approximation and you have to round up or down. And then there are so many other things that affect our BG in addition to what we put in our mouths.
So, a conservative guess on top of all of this inaccuracy is unlikely to make much of a difference.

It is important for your overall health not to be afraid to eat. Please do not spend too much time worrying about diabetes at the detriment of your mental health or something as basic as needing to eat to survive.
 
helli said:
I chose not to follow a low carb diet because that feels like diabetes is winning and I have no other reason to change my diet (I am not overweight or have any other medical conditions).
But that choice does mean I have to accept I will make mistakes. I am comfortable with this and happy to correct a high or treat a "soon to be" low when I guestimate carbs in a meal. Over time these guestimates become easier but I still make mistakes.
Remember, there is a lot of estimating going on with diabetes - even if the carb content is on the packaging, it is an estimate; your meter is only accurate to within 15%; your insulin to carb ratio is an approximation and you have to round up or down. And then there are so many other things that affect our BG in addition to what we put in our mouths.
So, a conservative guess on top of all of this inaccuracy is unlikely to make much of a difference.

It is important for your overall health not to be afraid to eat. Please do not spend too much time worrying about diabetes at the detriment of your mental health or something as basic as needing to eat to survive.
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Thanks , that's reassuring,
 
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