I'm new on here, and know NOTHING about T1 Diabetes! HELP!

[jenjen08tx]

Hey ya'll! Okay as you may can tell I'm from TX! I'm in high school and am very involved in sports and competitive cheereleading, as well as some clubs and FFA. I was recently diagnosed with T1 diabetes but I know hardly anything about it. I've tryed looking stuff up on the internet but most sites all say something a little different. If anyone has some interesting facts they would like to share or think i should know, I would appreciate it GREATLY! It's taken some great adjusting getting used to all this glucose testing stuff. Thanks and lots of love! :wink: - *~!JeN!~*[/img]

[Anita]

Hi Jen,

It takes some time to get used for life with diabetes, but you'll see it's not that bad.
My best advice for you is to try going on with your life as much as you can.

For some data on T1 take a look at a very long thread we had http://www.diabetesfiles.com/about34.html

See you around,
Anita.

[juliedevos]

Sorry to hear that you just got diagnosed..but its not all bad. If you have any specific questions I would be happy to help. I have been a T1 for 16 years now and was diagnosed at 11. So I do know how you are feeling. Probably the best thing you can do for yourself is to stay active!! And let the people around you know that you have it. ANyways like I said if you have any questions dont hesitate to ask!!
See you on the forum!
Julie