I was diagnosed with type one diabetes about a week ago and it is really rough. I, in my early teens, am having a hard time figuring out how much I am going to eat, what I’m going to eat (because I can’t make up my mind since I have always been able to just put it back in the pantry if I wanted to, but now since I have to count carbs I can’t), and having cravings is making it hard too. And the fact that I can only take insulin every 2 hours is making it the hardest. My parents are also trying to shape up my diet making this process even harder. I have never had the best diet, but I’ve always been crazy skinny, and had lost 10 lbs in about 6 months, but grew 4 and a half inches. I have been using the excuse that I’m trying to gain my weight back, but it’s not going to last forever. My parents also are trying to get me to talk to experienced diabetics and I really don’t want to right now. I just want to know how to be happy with myself and what I eat while having diabetes. This has been so hard for me, and my mom keeps saying that it isn’t that bad, that I am taking too hard, and being over reactive. But she also has the same habits as me and surely would struggle as I am if she shared the illness. Not to mention that I love ice cream and my parents are trying to limit me more than ever to once again, get me on a normal diet. I just need some advice on how to maintain stress, school, and diabetes. It doesn’t help at all that I stress eat like crazy. I simply need advice. I want to give up, but I know I can’t.
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