24 Years Type 1 but new to the forum

[Frank87]

Hi All,

Oddly enough being diabetic for as long as I have been, it never dawned on me to look for forums (until I came across a recent google result which lead me here). 😉

A little bit about me;
Diagnosed in 1997 when I was aged 9. (The tech, advancements and changes since then have been life changing) It hasn't been without its struggles though!

Growing up I push every limit possible, through the good and bad and when ever I was told 'No', or 'You can't do that' I pushed back, tried it or did it (trial and error and learning the hard way isn't actually a horror story if you learn from it). I can honestly say I have probably done it or experienced it growing up with regards to pushing the limits of being Type 1. I never took no for an answer, and some times I was wrong and sometimes I was right.

I have a good grip on my control now days and hope being here I can share some experience and advice with others.

I work on the Railway, live in the South East.
I use the FreeStyle Libre
Levemir 2 times daily
Humalog QA

Feel free to ask me anything

 

[rebrascora]

Hi Frank and welcome

It will be good to have your experience on the forum. Trial and error is a great way of learning with diabetes (as long as the errors are not too desperate) and personally I think it should be encouraged more by health care professionals. I look forward to hearing more from you. As someone who is not quite 2 years in yet, I hope I can learn from you, but I can certainly highly recommend the forum as a wonderful resource of knowledge and experience for learning regardless of how long you have been diagnosed or even your Type of diabetes. I learned a lot from Type 2s when I was initially diagnosed which has helped me enormously, even though it turned out I am Type 1.

 

[Toucan]

Hello @Frank87 and welcome to the forum.
I'm sure that you will have seen many changes in the Diabetes world over the years, and that you can be a great help to others on the forum.

If you have a browse around the forum you will see that there is quite a range of topic being discussed, and I hope you find something of interest.

 

[Inka]

Welcome @Frank87 🙂 I’ve had Type 1 just a few years longer than you, and still hate it as much as when I was first diagnosed. We live in a grudging harmony. Type 1 is an unwelcome lodger and I’m looking forward to evicting them one day!

 

[Frank87]

@Inka thanks

We live in a grudging harmony. Type 1 is an unwelcome lodger and I’m looking forward to evicting them one day!

This is very true sadly, things are moving slowly but still so many hurdles and walls to climb for us.

I spent lots of my teenage years and 20's pushing back. I am a bit more reserved these days (only a tiny bit) 😎

I've managed to do the following (all of which were an uphill battle to do)
London Marathon
Solo fly light aircraft
Parachuting
Base Jumping
Mountain climbing (3 peaks challenge in 24 hours)
Competitive car racing

 

[nonethewiser]

Feel free to ask me anything

Who will win 2022 football world cup.

Type 1 is an unwelcome lodger and I’m looking forward to evicting them one day!

That's great man, be like winning euro lottery.

 

[Flower]

Hi @Frank87 and welcome, glad you found us 🙂

It is an uphill battle some days for certain, I often advise my T1 where it should go! 🙂

I haven't heard of base jumping - I had to look it up 😳- well done on all your achievements. I hope you find the forum as helpful as I do, it's a great place for support, information and having a rant should the need arise!

 

[Inka]

I've managed to do the following (all of which were an uphill battle to do)
London Marathon
Solo fly light aircraft
Parachuting
Base Jumping
Mountain climbing (3 peaks challenge in 24 hours)
Competitive car racing

D**n impressive @Frank87 ! 😎

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @Frank87

Look forward to hearing more of your story over the coming weeks and months 🙂

 

[Amity Island]

Hi All,

Oddly enough being diabetic for as long as I have been, it never dawned on me to look for forums (until I came across a recent google result which lead me here). 😉

A little bit about me;
Diagnosed in 1997 when I was aged 9. (The tech, advancements and changes since then have been life changing) It hasn't been without its struggles though!

Growing up I push every limit possible, through the good and bad and when ever I was told 'No', or 'You can't do that' I pushed back, tried it or did it (trial and error and learning the hard way isn't actually a horror story if you learn from it). I can honestly say I have probably done it or experienced it growing up with regards to pushing the limits of being Type 1. I never took no for an answer, and some times I was wrong and sometimes I was right.

I have a good grip on my control now days and hope being here I can share some experience and advice with others.

I work on the Railway, live in the South East.
I use the FreeStyle Libre
Levemir 2 times daily
Humalog QA

Feel free to ask me anything

Hi Frank87,

What a great introduction!

 

[MrDaibetes]

Hi Frank, and welcome to the forum. What a lovely introduction you have posted. How do you find the freestyle libre? Looking forward to you posting and being part of the community.

 

[Frank87]

Hi Frank, and welcome to the forum. What a lovely introduction you have posted. How do you find the freestyle libre? Looking forward to you posting and being part of the community.

Thanks. From a working life perspective I never got on with lancing my fingers for a number of reasons.
Having to stop, get my test kit out, wait around ect, glove off wash hands (as you can image working on the railway that is a massive pain in my backside and productivity)

The FreeStyle Libre, it took me some years to get my doctors to give me this, after many challenges (that's a story for another day) but I find the Libre to be nothing less than a 'life changing' piece of technology that has really helped me, especially in the working environment. I am trying to get the Libre 2 which live tracks and alerts you to your phone when blood levels move out of range.

Pros;
NFC to the sensor gives you a reading
Each sensor last 2 weeks and are waterproof
You cant feel it, and often forget its there.

Cons;
Trying to get the medical team to give this to me was way too long and a pain.
GP's unless you are more ruthless with them will under prescribe them for you.
Door frames become enemy number 1

 

[Ditto]

Hello and welcome to the forum @Frank87 🙂