Hi everyone

[Julia McCoulough]

Hi Julia and welcome

I share your pain! I'm ten years on and it does get easier, sometimes a bit of a rollercoaster but certainly a manageable way of life.

I remember the shock of diagnosis and not understanding at all what I could or couldn't eat. The DAFNE course helped enormously.

I wish I had done more to access support but nothing was offered to me at the time. I also didn't take a single day off work! My advice would be to work out what you need and ask for it. Sounds simple but I know it isn't.

I'm always scared but I'm trying to cope

 

[Ditto]

Hi everyone I'm a newbie I was diagnosed last year November 26th type 1 I don't like it very much

Hello Julia. Welcome to the forum.

It's horrible isn't it, being diagnosed.

You have what I think of as 'proper' Diabetes. I don't know why I think that. A lot of people just presume that Type 2 is self-inflicted like in my case, caused by over-eating for decades. Crazy.

 

[Kaylz]

Hi everyone I'm a newbie I was diagnosed last year November 26th type 1 I don't like it very much

Welcome if you need a chat we are all here I was diagnosed 9th November this year x