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Just been diagnosed with type 1

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I'm sorry Stuey - not my intention to upset you whatever. Only trying to find out a bit more about what's happened to you to try and consider the best way to assist you is all. Despite it being nearly 50 years ago - I can easily remember how being newly diagnosed made me feel and I honestly have every sympathy.

The best tip I can give you diabetes wise (or indeed any medical diagnosis or problem) is to educate yourself about it using trusted resources - so the UK Charities for the condition(s) and by picking the brains of all the medical personnel - yeah we rely on them to provide the medical assistance and the relevant drugs and apparatus - but at the end of the day - it is US that has to use them to their best advantage for US personally.

Type 1 landed on me in 1972, in the late 1990s my optician detected I had background retinopathy in one eye, in about 2010 the other eye joined in and guess what; I still have 'background changes' in both eyes. It has never stopped me doing anything I've wanted to do.
 
Good morning @Stuey Rob

I am now nearly 13 years in from my diagnosis (a relative new year compared to some) . I have had none of the complications at all. I was told that if I manage my levels well then there is no reason why I will have problems.

So read stuff, ask questions, and get organised. Plenty of help available on here. Be patient with yourself at the start as it does take a bit of getting used to and things will never be perfect but just do the best that you can.

I know that I have learnt most of what I know from others on here, both about practicalities and also I have been kept up to date around the recent tech stuff available.
 
Hi Stuey and welcome to the forum. The best advice I can give you is ask questions, and research there is lots of great information on DUK website. It can be a bit overwhelming and a shock at first but you've got this. Keep us updated, and stay safe.
 
Hi there @Stuey Rob and welcome. :D I’m just a boring old T1 diabetic so don’t have any advice for you. Just wanted to say “Hi”. Good luck adjusting to your new situation - we’ve all been there and can appreciate how tough things are at first.🙂
 
Welcome to the club @Stuey Rob. Your journey certainly sounds traumatic.
Whilst many of the statistics sound incredibly scary, I always remind myself these are based on historic data; the tools we have such as fast acting insulin, CGMs, insulin pumps, ... make a huge difference. If people can survive for 50, 60, 70 years with Type 1 diabetes and most of those years were on a couple of fixed doses of insulin a day and testing their blood sugars by weeing on a stick which tells them red or green, those of us diagnosed now have a much better chance.
Recently, there was a nice thread on Top 5 tips for better diabet-ing. Given the generic title some of the tips are more suited to Type 2 but also some useful ideas for people with Type 1.
 
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