Hey Norcal89, I don't really have any good advice, but I'll post you my story and hope ity'll help you mate.
I'm 19 and had Type-1 diabetes like you for now almost three years since August 2005.
I remember being in the denial stage for quite some time, and my asshole father's bull**** didn't help either. After I went thorugh the depression stage after a couple weeks bargaining, and learnt to accept it. Though everyone's different and goes through different stages, I think that is actually quite an accurate and true outline.
I think the biggest thing that helped me is in realising that the actual changes I have to make aren't that big - luckily for me though, recently a sweet shop opened in my town, which has sugar-free varieties of every sugar-containing sweet they sell, which I think is pretty awsome, I'm sure there will be some close by, and even if there aren't there are loads of sugar-free varieties of most foods. Also the injections for me aren't abig problem anymore, and I'm living pretty much the same life as I was before, while still constrolling my bloood sugar quite well.
Just thought I'd let you know there's a diabetic out there who still manages to enjoy life and do things just like before.
Hope you all the best luck in the future.
