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Hi and welcome sorry for the bad news you can talk to me. I know when I talk to family they all think their the educaters and that we don t know anything but their only trying to help it just gets annoying after awhile because they don t know unless they have it

I am also newly diagnosed(6-17-11) It is such a hard thing to accept but the sooner you do the sooner you can manage it. I would love to talk with you and share our stories!

3 years in and I still feel very new....My husband made the decision to move our family of 6 in with my mom because of my declining health.It has been a challenge for all, let me assure you. I seem, all of a sudden, to snap at anyone who says anything to me about testing, shots, and food. I have never in my life lived around any other family besides my mom......now I am surrounded by them. I understand how you feel. I can't tell you it's just going to get better, but I would be more than happy to lend an ear. I am an open book when it comes to my Type1 Diabetes.

I'm a type 1 diabetic also and my family has no clue or do they want to. Its frustrating cause I get such low blood sugar and my recovery isn't a fast process. They call me ice cold or think I'm not interested in things they say but my brain cannot snap back all that fast. Its hard. You can talk to me. I also need support from people who understand as no one around me seems to care.

mhul513245 I am so sorry to hear this. I am lucky I guess that I have very supportive friends and family. Although I know how you feel about bouncing back from lows. There was one day when I had a reading of 37, I was with my brother and mom and this was the first time my brother experienced one of my lows. I was frantically looking for my juice box and both my mom and brother were in my ear, saying what can i do want me to go to the store blah blah blah. I finally looked at them and said NO i want you to leave me alone! My brother in turn said are you always such a bitch!! I felt bad but I was scared of passing out. But I also dont think he understood that I was just really scared. Its hard sometimes for people that have never experienced it to understand how you feel

Hey, it is easier to talk to people other then family, i would really say to try to get it under control, the sooner the better ( i put it off ) im 18 now and i got type 2 about 7 years ago and i was like every child i like candy and i didn't like to listen to anyone, but now im only 18 and my sugars are usually high and its affecting my kidneys, i used to not care n think it wouldn't get worse well like most kids 13 i was wrong.. and im still trying to get motivated and undo the damage.