This section is packed with advice on the practical side of controlling your diabetes, and dealing with everyday questions and problems.
So whether it's checking your blood glucose levels, taking your insulin, deciding what to eat, telling your mates or handling a job interview, you should find all the info you need here.
Your comments
i haven been diabetic for 5 years now. i was diagnosed at the age of 6 and since then my blood levels have been all over the place. at the moment though they are really good, i only have the occasional high now but i guess i will have to cope with this for the rest of my life :P
- Lucy
I have lived with diabetes for 8 yrs and was diagnosed at the age of 21! It was the worst timing as i was just having fun and didn't care about having diabetes. It's no wonder i haven't developed any complications. It has been the hardest thing to deal with and only now am i starting to take care of myself. It's a long road ahead but i've realised i have to take responsibility for my life and the way i treat my diabetes. I truly believe there will be a cure and have to ensure i am still healthy when that happens.- Natalie
hi ive been diabetic for 6 years now and its still hard to live. i have great blood sugar control but still have my down days. but i just want to say it does get alot easier with time and the way i think people should look at it is its just one of them things!!! Keep smiling :)- Tiffany
Hi, i have had type 1 diabetes for 3 years now and struggle to keep them down time to time, but hey you've got to accept that you will have this for the rest of your life. keep strong and keep well. :)- Jason
Hey I have had diabetes for 7 years and I'm 14 now. I am also a coeliac. Don't worry things will get better as long as you have supportive friends and family. Mine are the best and my friends totally understand. - Keisha
Hi, I got diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when I had just turned 15. this was such a shock for me as it is not in my family at all. I have now had it for 3 years and it has bin really hard as in 2008 i had DKA which 4 those of u that dont no what it is it is ketones alot of them, This put me in a coma for 2 days and made me extremly ill, luckily i am gettin better.
But still findin it soo hard as i am 18 and love goin out and drinking and havin a good time, but the results of this are giving me high blood sugar levels and that is scary cause i do not want to get DKA again. I also have counselling sessions because it has really made a difference to me and my life. But i want to just say to newly diagnosed people that you need to look after yourself and keep strong it is hard and sumtimes its easy and sometimes its hard but you will get through it x - Vicky
im a teen and i have had it for 6 yrs and im fine wth it but it is just the high blood's i keep gettin. =] - Joe
I am 14 and I've had type 1 diabetes for nearly 10 years now. Because I was so little when I got it, having diabetes never really bothered me that much. I haven't known anything different, so it's not hard to lead the life I lead now. Sure, there were ups and downs, but the more experience we have, the stronger the person we become. Read more- Jessica
Hello I'm 14 and have ben diabetic for 7 years. I was diagnosed in Nepal a country near India. I was in hospital for 9 days then spent 3 day in hospital in the uk. I'm also coeliac and have a hypothyroid. I get fed up with it sometimes but last May we went on a sailing holiday in Greece.- Amy
Hi, this is just a message for all of you that have posted comments asking 'does it ever get easier?'
After being ill from the age of 13 I finally found out when I was 17 that I had type 1 diabetes, I had been so ill for so long that it was actually a relief to find out what was wrong even if it was diabetes! To begin with I just got on with it, I was injecting 4 or 5 times a day but I didn't really mind because I had my energy back and I had put on weight so I was a normal size again!
It took a few months for it really to hit me, I was diabetic and I was always going to be diabetic! As you all know its not a nice feeling!
I'm now 22 and although I have good days and bad days I no longer see diabetes as a huge' problem' in my life, its just part of me. I've got so much to look forward to and I'm certainly not going to let having Diabetes stand in my way. I have a full time job and also a part time job as a dance teacher which is something I have always wanted to do. I am also marrying the love of my life next summer! So it just goes to show that diabetes certainly doesn't have to stop you doing anything that you want to do!
So yes it does get easier! There will always be times when you will think 'I wish I wasn't diabetic' but thats completely normal. Just don't ever think that it has to stop you getting on with a normal life and doing all the things thats you've wanted to do!- Charlotte
Hi, I got diagnosed with diabetes Type 1 three days ago, and I'm fourteen years old. And first it came to me as a big shock because it's so random? And then it settled in and then that's when I got upset. I think the thing that is the most upsetting is that it won't ever go away and I'll have four injections for the rest of my life, no matter how much I dont want them. But I'm getting there. I don't really care about sweets thaaaat much. Don't get me wrong, I do love sugar but it's evil so mer.
I'm glad that it helps you gain weight because I'm very skinny and hate it, so I'll look better 8.
I hope all you guys are coping well xx- Ellen
Hey, my names Zoe. I'm 16 and i've had Type 1 diabetes for two and a half years. I used to be really controlled, but recently I've struggled and I find it hard injecting. I forget on a regular basis to inject and it frustrates me that I've only started doing it now. I just find the whole situation hard and I hate it. Does it get easier and, if people can relate to me, what did you do to make it better?
I hope everyone's well :)- Zoe
I think growin' up wih diabetes it's quite hard being different from your friends and family makes you feel kind of like an alien because you're really different from everyone else...
Whenever doctors and family tell you that you're not, I kinda get annoyed 'cause they don't understand what I go through every day.- Simone
I'm Mallz, I'm 12 and I've had Type 1 diabetes for nearly seven years. I feel it can be so difficult to deal with. My friends and family are great and I feel that really helps.- Mallz
Hi, this summer it has been a year since I found out I had diabetes. I find it so difficult and some days I think, will it ever get easier? Does it?- Jillian
Hi, my name is Grace. I am 10 years old. I have had diabetes for four years. If you have been diagnosed, don't be worried, there is someone out there just like you.- Grace
Heyy I have only been diagnosed with diabetes (Type 1) for four weeks. Now I'm 14 and never thought that diabetes was something I would get. No one else in my family has it and I don't really know anyone else with diabetes so if anyone has some tips or anything please do share :L- Karla