u/FunDependent588

guys im optimistic now.

from experience, i know this is reddit so the chances are slim, but if you choose to be happy, is t1d easier? Its obviously easier said than done, but i have a couple people im inspired by.

I say this as there are three people i know. Two women who have both been diagnosed as adults. They have both said to me it has not ruined ther life at all, its just an extra step they have learned to live with and it has not impacted their happiness. They don’t post or talk about it ever. I came across one of them from a video they made a couple years ago andthats it.

Maybe i have been on here too much, but the more people i meet in REAL life with t1d, the more i realise how much negativity i have read online. They are genuinely happy and it isn’t a big part of their lives, more just a routine in their day. Same goes for my neighbour who is t1d. He is the happiest person ive met and he just said ‘oh, you will be fine!’ with a big smile and closed his door.

does life feel easier/ more ‘normal’? do you think less about your diabetes? can you push it inti the background? can you walk all day without a low? can you eat what you want whenever you want with less stress?

LOL. I want one… going private in the uk is the only option but the £££ is probably crazy

Fresh T1D here.

I am not ungrateful or pessimistic, i swear, im just paranoid.

Every time i have spoken to another t1d about my diagnosis and how im worried its going to ruin my life, every single time, without fail, they respond with ‘i promise you, this is not going to ruin your life’ in an almost humourous tone as if im overthinking it. Sure, this is reassuring, but i come on here and immediately see people actually say the opposite.

Also, others i speak to will 90% of the time say they rarely think about their diabetes other than when injecting and if they have highs or lows, and even then its second nature and is as routine as brushing their teeth, other than that they just live and carry on with what they were doing. Have i spent too much time online and exposed myself to too much negative content?

Why is it people say it will not ruin my life, yet also say it is hard and sucks… is that not life ruining? Sorry, I have only just been diagnosed so if i come across as arrogant i really do not mean to.