Long story short, got diagnosed as T1D while i was in military, at the age of 24. After the initial shock, i convinced myself that i will continue to live normally, with only the addition of the annoying monitoring of sugar (i dont mind the insulin injections at all, they dont hurt and its just a procedure of 1-2 minutes long)
Forward 4 years to now and i would say that i kind of achieved that. I live just like i lived previously for the most part. Got used to the routines and the new diet just fine. I dont want to be treated specially, i feel normal and i want to be treated like normal
For the past 2 days ive been visiting this subreddit and i see a much more defeatist attitude than i would imagine, along with many people also visiting mental health professionals or talking about how the disease cripples their lives.
So my question is, will i be the same in 10-15 years from now? I try to be empathetic and see a world where t1d will wear me down and make me a cynic and not optimistic at all. It worries me a lot.
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