Hi there, I'm Graeme. I've been reading the forum for a while now so I've finally joined.
I was diagnosed with Type 1 in July last year, aged 24. Looking back, I had pretty much all the common symptoms over 2-3 months but just put them down to one thing or another. I was on holiday in the US when I began to notice the extreme thirst/constant need for the toilet. When I came home I had a flu like bug for a week or two. I lost some weight during this time but I just put it down to the fact I had barely been eating. I work in a fast paced kitchen and just getting through each shift was a nightmare, always feeling completely drained of energy. The weight loss continued and it was when a few of my friends began to comment that it really hit me that something was seriously wrong.
So, as you do, you go home and google your symptoms haha!
I saw the doctor the next morning and had blood taken but didn't hear anything back for 4 days. 4 days of constant worrying what ifs! At this point I knew absolutely nothing about diabetes of any kind.
From the moment I was diagnosed I just thought "Right I didn't want this but I have it so I'm gonna deal with it, whatever it takes.".
I attended the diabetes clinic weekly for the first few months just trying to learn as much as I could and fortunately I've had good control and managed to maintain an ideal range of readings since diagnosis. In the 8 months my HbA1c has went from 133 to 44, although I may still be honeymooning, I at least know where I want to be if things start to change.
As you all know we have our ups and downs (obvious pun avoided!) but I do feel has encouraged me to enjoy life more and I've become a lot more adventurous than I used to be.
I'm glad to have finally joined the community here, thanks for all your help so far! Long may it continue!🙂
I was diagnosed with Type 1 in July last year, aged 24. Looking back, I had pretty much all the common symptoms over 2-3 months but just put them down to one thing or another. I was on holiday in the US when I began to notice the extreme thirst/constant need for the toilet. When I came home I had a flu like bug for a week or two. I lost some weight during this time but I just put it down to the fact I had barely been eating. I work in a fast paced kitchen and just getting through each shift was a nightmare, always feeling completely drained of energy. The weight loss continued and it was when a few of my friends began to comment that it really hit me that something was seriously wrong.
So, as you do, you go home and google your symptoms haha!
I saw the doctor the next morning and had blood taken but didn't hear anything back for 4 days. 4 days of constant worrying what ifs! At this point I knew absolutely nothing about diabetes of any kind.
From the moment I was diagnosed I just thought "Right I didn't want this but I have it so I'm gonna deal with it, whatever it takes.".
I attended the diabetes clinic weekly for the first few months just trying to learn as much as I could and fortunately I've had good control and managed to maintain an ideal range of readings since diagnosis. In the 8 months my HbA1c has went from 133 to 44, although I may still be honeymooning, I at least know where I want to be if things start to change.
As you all know we have our ups and downs (obvious pun avoided!) but I do feel has encouraged me to enjoy life more and I've become a lot more adventurous than I used to be.
I'm glad to have finally joined the community here, thanks for all your help so far! Long may it continue!🙂
