Hi northerner, wow, 8 days, you must have been bad! just reading your story makes me realise how much I was denying my symptoms. When I was peeing all the time it was because I was drinking a lot. I was drinking a lot because I was exercising a lot which then made me pee a lot.. and so the cycle went on. For me, the unexplained weight loss was the bit that triggered me to have my bloods checked I lost almost a stone in 8 weeks (and I’m not big!).
Anyway, yes they have given me insulin to inject 3 times a day plus the basal injection at night. I have a blood glucose monitor and attending a clinic on Monday next week. I have to admit the hospital have been great and they have been very attentive and the diabetic nurse has been very reassuring.. it’s just that there’s been so much to take in! I’m sure it’ll all pan out and that it will become normal and easy to manage but I guess it’s just that first stage of transitioning into this and really looking at how I structure my days to make sure I eat regularly! I guess it’s all in the planning!
I’m sure I’ll be a regular poster on here as I start to learn and understand!!
Thank you
I was due to run a marathon the week I was diagnosed!
😱 I put the peeing down to the drinking, and the drinking/thirst down to the training! I put the weight loss down to the training too. In my case though, things came to a head when I caught a virus and my already-depleted pancreas just couldn't cope any more, which is why I ended up with DKA. Still, since then I have run many thousands of miles, and the good news is that exercise will really help with your levels once you get to grips with things
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It sounds almost certain, from what you say, that you are Type 1 rather than Type 2, in which case I would highly recommend getting a copy of the excellent
Type 1 Diabetes in Children Adolescents and Young People by Ragnar Hanas. Don't be put off by the title, it applies whatever age you are (I was 49!), and it covers all aspects of living with Type 1. It's a superb reference and very useful in these early stages to know what areas of your life will be affected and how to deal with them so they become firstly a minor inconvenience, then second nature
🙂 My tip would be to do lots of testing to see how your levels are affected by your food choices, activities bedtime and waking levels etc. Write them all down in a diary, alongside the food and drink you have partaken of - eventually, you will spot patterns that will help when you learn more about adjusting the timing and doses of your insulin
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Get yourself a free copy of
100 things I wish I'd known about diabetes from Diabetes UK, it's full of helpful tips, some of them from forum members
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