New to the site and new type 1

[Uller]

Hi all,

I've just had a bit of a whirlwind week, met my GP last Thursday, sent to A&E, admitted overnight and sent home over the weekend with a whole load of equipment to use and a diagnosis of suspected type 1.

I've had a bit of a lurk around here today and was so impressed I had to join up because some of my questions have been answered already!

Cheers!

 

[Northerner]

Hi all,

I've just had a bit of a whirlwind week, met my GP last Thursday, sent to A&E, admitted overnight and sent home over the weekend with a whole load of equipment to use and a diagnosis of suspected type 1.

I've had a bit of a lurk around here today and was so impressed I had to join up because some of my questions have been answered already!

Cheers!

Hi Uller, welcome to the forum 🙂 There is a bit of a steep learning curve isn't there? 😱 What medication/insulin have you been given? It is a shock to the system, but it is thankfully a manageable condition and the knowledge and equipment to help us deal with it is improving all the time 🙂 I would highly recommend getting a copy of Type 1 Diabetes in Children Adolescents and Young People by Ragnar Hanas. Don't be misled by the title - this book is relevant to people of all ages (I was 49 at diagnosis!)

Glad to hear some of your questions have been answered already, but if you have any more, please just let us know! 🙂

 

[Uller]

Thanks for the welcome Northerner, I'm on Lantus/Novorapid at the moment and trying to get a grip on my blood sugar levels. I know it's early days for me, but I'm keen to get it under control.

 

[Robin]

Hello Uller, and welcome to the club nobody wants to join. Full marks to your GP for being on the ball, we've seen quite a few people 'not quite in the first flush of youth'(myself included) on here, who have been wrongly diagnosed as Type2 because of their age.

 

[grovesy]

Welcome!

 

[Stitch147]

Hi and welcome to the forum

 

[Martin Canty]

Welcome to the group

 

[HOBIE]

Hi all,

I've just had a bit of a whirlwind week, met my GP last Thursday, sent to A&E, admitted overnight and sent home over the weekend with a whole load of equipment to use and a diagnosis of suspected type 1.

I've had a bit of a lurk around here today and was so impressed I had to join up because some of my questions have been answered already!

Cheers!

Welcome to the forum Uller 🙂

 

[Copepod]

Welcome to the forum, Uller. It will take a while to get used to managing your diabetes. In the meantime, normal life continues. What's important in your life? Hobbies, sports, family, work etc?
As archery seems to feature in your life, you might like to look at www.runsweet.com in general which covers all sports for people with type 1 diabetes, not just running, plus http://www.runsweet.com/Archery.html

 

[trophywench]

I imagine Archery must feature there Copepod - no idea where I got that idea from ... LOL

Don't be in too much of a rush Uller - quite seriously! Not only will it cause you to have 'false' Hypos, but being too vicious too quick can cause things like retinopathy (which fair enough, might well settle down after a while anyway) but at the mo - your flippin body has quite enough trauma to be dealing with already without unnecessarily piling on any more.

It's a tortoise and hare situation - keen as you obviously are - in this case, 'slow but sure' will actually get you there in a far better state than rushing yourself - this really IS a marathon - not a sprint!

 

[Bloden]

Hi there, Uller, and welcome.🙂

 

[AJLang]

Welcome to the forum. I'm into my 46th year of diabetes and I'm 47! It's not too bad 🙂

 

[Ralph-YK]

Welcome from a T2.