Is this my fault

[Maca44]

Aaah - how were you responsible for your (defective) genes?

I'm no scientist but I didn't know that was possible.

Genes were defective for sure but I just helped them get me ill quicker and saved them the wait

 

[Kathy Hart]

Type one on my mum's side, type two on my dads. Overweight to start with and then the lockdowns didn't help. Currently trying a low carb diet to try and stave off the dodgy genetics. A week in I've lost weight already and I'm feeling better....should have started it years ago!

 

[John D M]

As many here have shared, I felt guilt when diagnosed and wanted to understand if this was self inflicted or could have been avoided.

I managed to stop doing this a few years ago as there’s no point: What’s in the past can’t be changed and there’s more chance of physical and mental health benefits by accepting and focusing instead on growing individual understanding of how to control it as best as possible

 

[Toffee1]

There have been lots of debates about the cause of Type 1 and many people think "why me?".
I chose not to question why but to look forward and focus what I can do now and in the future to minimise the impact of my diagnosis. I have nothing to gain from knowing if I could have done anything to stop diabetes.

@Toffee1 my advice to you is not to dwell on the past: what could have been and what/who caused diabetes. You have your diagnosis now so invest your focus and effort on what you do in the future to minimise the damage it can do.

Thank you. I think you are right and I will definitely take your advice and run with it. I just had to have that wee moment of blaming myself. I have big plans to deal with this. X