Hi there

[Carlos]

Hi all

Type 1 here for 24 years. Been lurking for a few weeks, and thought I would say hi.

 

[SB2015]

Welcome Carlos.

Would you like to tell us a bit about how you manage your T1?
With your years of experience I suspect you will have seen a lot of changes in the management of ur condition.
We look forward to hearing more form you.

 

[Carlos]

Ooops, I read newbie introduction as being new to the forum, not to diabetes.

Anyhow, as I am here now. I was diagnosed in 1994, and by that time pens and personal testers were already common, so I never go to use syringes and vials once I was out of the hospital, and have always tested. I was diagnosed because of ketosis, and ended spending 10 days in hospital, which was good, as I got a chance to get to grips with testing and injecting, and dealing with modifying doses to match the readings.

The DCCT results were fresh out, and intensive personal management to prevent long term consequences was drummed onto me by the specialists. Started using Actrapid and Insulatard (60/40 I think it was), and soon after I started having to reduce my doses due to a honeymoon, which lasted close to a year.

The biggest change for me was going from Actrapid/Insulatard to Novorapid/Levemir in 2004, and the added flexibility on the timing of the injections. Other than that, much the same as it was in '94.

I have been lucky, maintaining reasonable control, my Hba1c always below 7.5 in old money, and no significant complications so far, other than mild background retinopathy.

I continue to use the intensive control techniques, testing and modifying my doses as required, and have now also taken up cycling, which has helped quite a bit to keep my weight down (it had started to creep up once I hit my 40s), and in general improved my overall control.

So that's me, nothing very exciting, I'm afraid.

 

[SB2015]

Ooops, I read newbie introduction as being new to the forum, not to diabetes.

Anyhow, as I am here now. I was diagnosed in 1994, and by that time pens and personal testers were already common, so I never go to use syringes and vials once I was out of the hospital, and have always tested. I was diagnosed because of ketosis, and ended spending 10 days in hospital, which was good, as I got a chance to get to grips with testing and injecting, and dealing with modifying doses to match the readings.

The DCCT results were fresh out, and intensive personal management to prevent long term consequences was drummed onto me by the specialists. Started using Actrapid and Insulatard (60/40 I think it was), and soon after I started having to reduce my doses due to a honeymoon, which lasted close to a year.

The biggest change for me was going from Actrapid/Insulatard to Novorapid/Levemir in 2004, and the added flexibility on the timing of the injections. Other than that, much the same as it was in '94.

I have been lucky, maintaining reasonable control, my Hba1c always below 7.5 in old money, and no significant complications so far, other than mild background retinopathy.

I continue to use the intensive control techniques, testing and modifying my doses as required, and have now also taken up cycling, which has helped quite a bit to keep my weight down (it had started to creep up once I hit my 40s), and in general improved my overall control.

So that's me, nothing very exciting, I'm afraid.

This thread is indeed for anyone new to the forum whether with a lot or a little experience of Diabetes. It sounds as if you have been managing very well, and have kept up with any changes that have been available. We look forward t hearing more from you and drawing on your experience.

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

Hi and welcome 🙂