Hi Everyone :)

[Nikky]

Hello to all and thank you very much for having me :)
Soon to turn 30 and have had Type 1 Diabetes since 1980, so pretty much as long as I can remember.

Fact is I have never in life really known any one else with T1D during all these years, and after almost 28 years I thought it was about time :D

Pleased to meet you all :)

[princesslinda]

Welcome Nikky! Glad you found the forum. You'll find you're in good company here!

[lewsterr]

Welcome Nikky. Glad to have you on-board.

[Jan B]

Hi Nikky,

The only other Type 1s (only a couple) I knew before this forum, did not want to talk about their diabetes. I didn't think I had much in common with Type 2s. I've learned a lot, including a big new dose of respect for Type 2s.

Welcome!

[DCaplinger]

Welcome aboard, Nikky. Not all of us here are type 1's, however, we still have a lot in common. For instance, we both have to be very careful about our Blood Glucose Levels.

Don't hesitate to ask questions. We are all here for you.

Regards,

[Isometric]

Hi and welcome! I know I'm not the only type 2 here who is using insulin in much the same way you are, so you've got all kinds of company on this site. :)

[TrueWorship]

Hi and welcome. I don't know a lot of other type 1's either. I grew up in a small town and one of the only type 1's I knew was my younger sister, who was diagnosed almost exactly 2 years after I was. We learned a lot from each other regarding diabetes, but we were also a lot different. She's on Lantus and Humalog and I'm on a Minimed pump. And that works well for each of us so far.

Nice to meet you!

Jenn

[kgm0612]

Hi & Welcome to this great forum, Nikky! Glad to have you with us!

Karen

[tanyatype1]

Welcome to DF Nikky! Nice to have you here!

[xMenace]

Welcome to the forum.

So what kind of amusement park ride, errr, regimine are you on - mdi, pump, islet transplant, etc?

[Nikky]

Thanks Everyone!

I'm currently on Lantus and Novorapid, tried a pump for a while in my teens but it was just not for me. I still prefer the pen.

Must admit things have not always been very good, and that I never knew any other Diabetics is partly my own fault.
I too grew up in a small town in Sweden and those others who had T1D..were so much more "perfect" then I was.

I had a real hard time to accept it for many years and always looked at is as the "enemy", but have come to the conclusion it will only affect you in a bad way if you let it. Though it had to hit me pretty hard before I came to sense :)