Post #212264 by Polynesiac on Thu, Feb 2, 2006 4:36 PM

Hey Silverline,
I know exaclty what you're going through. I was diagnosed with type 1 about 3 months ago and it came out of nowhere. (at 32 I was her oldest patient to be diagnosed with it - I guess I'm holding onto my youth as long as I can?) My endochronologist suspects that I had a virus that resembled the eyelets that the pancreas produces to move sugar through the body and now my white blood cells are killing my pancreas. So much for the white blood cells being a team player...

Thankfully, I've always been healthy, never overwieght and ate pretty good - though I miss eating a lot of pasta.
I know what you mean when dreams of life seem unobtainable right now becuase of diabetes. But let me tell you right now, that no matter which one you have science is on our side and you can lead a VERY normal life (with travel, with the food you like to eat and the activities you like to do). It took me a month to get comfortable with everything, but I still surf, work out and (most importantly) carve tikis. For strenious actvities that will drop my BS, I bring some gorp and chow down on suger mixed with protiens (nuts)

diabetes sucks - there's no two ways about it. I'm still pissed that I'm dependant on a needle to eat, but I can survive and do everything that I want to do and live my life how I want it.

Feel free to PM or Email me if you need any moral support
-Jim