Just been diagnosed....

[SamRed]

Hiya ! - I was 22, and as has been said - you have to learn to control the D otherwise, absolutely no doubt about it - D will control you.

Yes it's very tiresome sometimes but honestly I think I'd kinda miss it if it wasn't there, at this stage of my life! It is almost like an extra part of me, physically - like you had an extra hand? Certainly never stops you doing anything you want to - except just a couple of professions these days, and that's as much for our safety as it is for anyone else's.

DVLA - once you have satisfactorily answered all the medical questions, you will eventually be issued with a 3 year licence - but if you currently have a licence allowing you to drive anything over 3.5 tonne/tow anything heavy (this could be a large motorhome/Caravan so not necessarily only 'commericial' vehicles), potentially you will lose that same as everybody does when they are 70 - but by jumping through the necessary hoops in either case, this category can be regained. (Depends when you passed your car test as to what categories you are allowed to drive in the first place anyway!) Then we have to renew them every 3 years henceforth.

If you think Vicky's post is an essay - think again please. Your reading about diabetes has only just begun and I assure you at the moment you are only at the 'Janet & John' level of reading books. But a good place to start would be the book by Ragnar Hannas - 'Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Teenagers and Young Adults' - which is a plain English book written primarily for the parents of diabetic children - but if you ignore the things about the effect of growth hormones and other specifically childish things - then the info and advice in it is spot on for Type 1s of any age! and easier to read than the comparative Tomes written prior to that for adults.

Good luck!

Thanks.

Great post.

 

[Cofito]

Welcome. Although a parent. The advise and views from everyone on here has been a big help.

My son is only 12 so we are all adjusting, but always say he can have anything just has to be aware of what that may mean.

🙂

 

[Bloden]

Hiya Sam Red. Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I was 41 when diagnosed and it can feel overwhelming at first but things do get better - it definitely won't 'ruin' your life. There are some lifestyle changes of course but the advice here is to take baby steps, not try to make a ton of changes at once! This may sound mad to you now, but I feel that my diagnosis helped me to stop and take stock of my life and make some long-overdue positive changes. 🙄🙂

 

[SamRed]

Hiya Sam Red. Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I was 41 when diagnosed and it can feel overwhelming at first but things do get better - it definitely won't 'ruin' your life. There are some lifestyle changes of course but the advice here is to take baby steps, not try to make a ton of changes at once! This may sound mad to you now, but I feel that my diagnosis helped me to stop and take stock of my life and make some long-overdue positive changes. 🙄🙂

Hi Bloden,

That's what I'm hoping, that it will have a positive impact on my life.

Thanks Bloden.

 

[Amy Zofia]

Hi all,

Been diagnosed with the big D this week.
They believe it is Type 1 but won't know for definite until they get the blood tests back in around 6 weeks.

Feels like this will ruin my life; hopefully it is just the initial shock that's making me feel like this.
Some huge changes needed to my lifestyle.
I'm only 33!

This place looks great and some real inspirational people on here that will hopefully get me through the early stages.

Thanks for reading and Happy New Year to you all.

Hi there, so i understand that you are worried that diabetes will ruin your life but don't worry it wont. If anything it can help you improve your life, since i was diagnosed I've been eating better and i have understood the importance of good health. It is scary at first but after you realize how it can improve your life and how to mange it, it becomes a lot less scary. Hope this helped.

 

[SamRed]

Hi there, so i understand that you are worried that diabetes will ruin your life but don't worry it wont. If anything it can help you improve your life, since i was diagnosed I've been eating better and i have understood the importance of good health. It is scary at first but after you realize how it can improve your life and how to mange it, it becomes a lot less scary. Hope this helped.

Thank you.