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Newly diagnosed type 1

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Welcome Ms Pump, from a T2 who's two years in.
 
Tash.Pump. said:
I'm still new to this and getting more and more depressed. However now I know there are so many more. I do not feel alone anymore. I am grateful ☺
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Welcome, you will find many helpful and friendly people on here so feel free to ask questions and just have a general rant/meltdown we have all done it hope you find someway of feeling a little happier soon 🙂 x
 
Welcome aboard Tash. The first few months are pretty hairy for everyone, so feel free to tell us what's making you feel so down, there are loads of helpful folk here who'll help if they can 🙂. I know for me the biggest issue was feeling like nobody really understood how I felt, that was until I found this place and suddenly everybody gets it. Just knowing other people feel the same way and being able to have a good old rant can be so helpful 🙂
 
Hello Tash, glad you found this forum. Hope it helps you feel more normal being in a community of people with the same condition.
 
Welcome Tash, i am pleased that you have found this forum. As you say we are all in it together and really do get it. It is indeed a lot to take on at first and there is so much to learn so quickly. However it does get easier.

The best analogy I heard was likening it to learning to drive. At first it seems complicated to change gear, steer, check mirrors, ....( at least it did for me as I only started driving at 25). Now I do all those things automatically and the diabetes management gets like that. There are still road blocks and crashes on the way which muck things up but it does get easier.

On here are people with a wide range of experiences and expertise, but above all they are encouraging and supportive. So keep in touch and just ask if you need help.
 
Welcome aboard. It does get easier, though there will be good days and not such good ones.
 
Good to see you here Tash. Though sorry you've had to join our little club.

I'm a bit of a T1 newbie myself. Only 25 years under my belt so far (there are several members here with double that and more) and I've got not much to show for it apart from a bit more determination to get things done and a better ability to cope with whatever life throws at me. Oh... and I can reasonably estimate the amount of carbs in a meal/biscuit/cake/all you can eat buffet from about 100 feet. :D

Don't know whether it will appeal to you, but you might enjoy this:
 
Hi and welcome, sorry you have had to join us. Been t1 for 17 years now myself.
 
Hiya - 45 years at the end of August - and as has been said - some on here a fair bit longer than me.

I described it as feeling lost, alone, and unloved - I didn't have the slightest clue that's exactly what 'depression' feels like way back then in my yoof. Being alone whilst surrounded by people, even when you actually know at least half of them. Horrid. So - {{{Hugs}}}.

However - believe it or not at the moment, it honestly, truthfully, does get better! Won't happen overnight - but it just WILL happen, gradually. And any time you're stuck or doubtful about whether to do this, that or the other - well you AREN'T alone now - so come on here and tell us. We all 'get' it and £1 to 1p - someone will know the answer or a way round whatever it is, cos it's happened to them too.
 
Welcome, glad you found us. I think the value of being part of a community is huge. When I think about the forum, I imagine a large and frankly quite odd family standing with me and helping me get through the rubbish days, to laugh along with me at my silly mistakes and to be there for a group hug when I need one. This is in addition to the fantastic wealth of knowledge I can tap in to and the pleasure I get when I can support someone else. Take care 🙂
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Good to see you here Tash. Though sorry you've had to join our little club.

I'm a bit of a T1 newbie myself. Only 25 years under my belt so far (there are several members here with double that and more) and I've got not much to show for it apart from a bit more determination to get things done and a better ability to cope with whatever life throws at me. Oh... and I can reasonably estimate the amount of carbs in a meal/biscuit/cake/all you can eat buffet from about 100 feet. :D

Don't know whether it will appeal to you, but you might enjoy this:
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If you're a newbie, what am I at only a year and a half in! :D
 
Hi , Welcome
 
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