New to the forum, not so new Diabetic!

[BeautifulRising]

Hi! I'm Elyse and I'm 22 years old, with Type 1 Diabetes.

I was diagnosed when I was 15 years old and had awesome control over my BSLs and A1C's until I turned 19. For some reason I can't seem to make it a priority anymore, so my mum suggested I find a forum to help me out, and here you are!

Hope to talk with all of you at some point!

[alicat61]

:) Hi Elyse,
I'm glad you have found this forum. Lots of interesting and informative stuff to be found.

[mortis505]

Hi Elyse and welcome to DF! This is a fantastic site with tons of info. Read lots and post often.

[adiantum]

G'day Elyse, Welcome to Df . You will find it very informative & supportive so post often & log in daily.
It keeps me motivated & I'm sure it will you too.

[davef]

Hi Elyse,

Welcome to the forums, it's a great place for information and support. Guess what your mum is probably right, don't you just hate when that happens ;). Being part of this forum and with all the great people here to help and support me, has really made it much easier for me to stay motivated and in control.

We all slip and stumble, it's part of being human, the important thing is that you want to get back in control and have taken the first step. There are tons of T1's here, so if you have any specific questions, ask away.

Visit often, it really does help keep you motivated to see others face the same issues.

Good to have another Canadian onboard,

[xMenace]

Welcome Elyse,

Ya, our frickin bodies always want to change on us. Makes it tough when you think you got it all nailed and then things go haywire.

Mom's right. Forums are the best medicine. My A1C was 7.3% 2.5 years ago and I'm currently sitting at 5.9%! It's not from working harder but from working smarter.

My first recommendation for most is to learn to test and analyze your different insulins seperately. It's near impossible to attain great control with single tests when so many variables go into it.

1. Remove most variables (food, bolus, exercise, etc), basal test, and find your best basal rates.
2. Eat standard meals and find your insulin:carb ratios.
3. Advance to varied meals and exercise.

Before long you start feeling empowered. You know what's happenning to your body and why, and living with this becomes nearly trivial. It is very important to gain great control for a few reasons. Complications will strike if you don't, you will at some time become hpo-unaware, say 10-20 years, which introduces a whole new set of risks, and you will live a fuller life.

Read: Getting Down to Basals :: Diabetes Self-Management (http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/articles/Insulin/Getting_Down_to_Basals)

[buddy7]

Hi- Elyse! Your mum, as always, have given you the right advice, the DF and posters makes it a priority when you join up, warm and friendly people, loads of interesting people, just what you need, to get back on top of things, I quote the top man xM"It's not from working harder but from working smarter" Good evening and welcome to the forum.

B/7 ESSEX UK.

[kgm0612]

Welcome to the forum, Elyse. Glad to have you with us!

Karen

[craig_b]

Welcome Elyse. I'm new here myself but have been a t-2 since 1999. What motivates me to do the right thing is the fear of complications from the disease so eating right, exercising and monitoring my levels is a priority for me. You have to be selfish and put your own health first before anything else including ice cream and chocolate cake. I'm a chocoholic and it's tough. Get tough and stay tough.

Stay well.

Craig
Ottawa