Out of curiosity...

[will2016]

diagnosed march 2010 type 2, and advice, first was join here and second was don't panic, joined here, great idea, but i still panic 🙂

 

[hotchop]

Diagnosed January 2010 and the best advice was........... watch out for them carbs

 

[Northerner]

I was diagnosed in May 2008 after being admitted to hospital with DKA. Probably the best thing I did was to sign up for an Open University short course called 'Diabetes Care' which gave me a good understanding about diabetes generally and also how care (should be!) delivered under the NHS 🙂

Joining here has also helped enormously, of course! 🙂

 

[Copepod]

Not advice from anyone, but the best thing I realised soon after diagnosis was that as the diabetes team I first encountered were no use to me - I don't think they knew what to say to an active 30 year old with main aims in life that didn't involve having children, not least because I didn't have a partner then - was to "trust my own instincts".

Gradually, over the years, I met friends, colleagues, health professional who I could trust - and many confirmed my initial instincts to live as active and interesting life as possible. Which includes sensible testing, injecting, eating, activity etc.

 

[novorapidboi26]

1999 for me, at the tender age of 15..............

Advice, that's a tough one, I suppose not letting the Diabetes control your life, focusing so hard on preserving a healthy body can sometimes result in missing out in the use of it.........🙂