# A pretty good letter to a new diabetic young adult

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-pretty-good-letter-to-a-new-diabetic-young-adult/1204>\
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Tags:** type-1\
**Created:** [June 10, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-pretty-good-letter-to-a-new-diabetic-young-adult/1204 "2017-06-10T03:07:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-pretty-good-letter-to-a-new-diabetic-young-adult/1204/1 "2017-06-10T03:07:18Z")

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[https://www.endpain.com/stories-letter-to-a-new-diabetic--f809906934d972a4ba989494f4c0bc9ba14e5a96](https://www.endpain.com/stories-letter-to-a-new-diabetic--f809906934d972a4ba989494f4c0bc9ba14e5a96)

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**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-pretty-good-letter-to-a-new-diabetic-young-adult/1204/2 "2017-06-10T18:41:19Z")

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Very moving, thank you for posting.

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**Author:** ![Kaelan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/kaelan/32/989_2.png) [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-pretty-good-letter-to-a-new-diabetic-young-adult/1204/3 "2017-06-10T19:07:23Z")

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We don’t all feel like her. I do all she does every day also, not just for a week: I log everything I eat and inject, and my BG. Sometimes I forget to log, but on the whole I log almost everything. I also decide how much to inject when I am high and how many carbs to eat when I am low. Most of the time I guess better than my dad what I need. I don’t have a pump but I do MDI. But it’s just something I have: I don’t hate it, except maybe when I have to stay up at night because I am low. And it may be helping her, but it’s not helping me: diabetes is tiring. But it is just a thing. Everyone has conditions. This is what I have.

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**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-pretty-good-letter-to-a-new-diabetic-young-adult/1204/4 "2017-06-10T19:26:35Z")

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I was really able to relate to her opening paragraphs: diagnosed DKA, in a mental fog, the fingersticks and peeing all the time. 😿

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**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-pretty-good-letter-to-a-new-diabetic-young-adult/1204/5 "2017-06-10T19:33:46Z")

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This is the mentality that I hope my son has with him when he’s your age, and older. Most of the time “mind set” is everything. Kudos to you and your parents for fostering such a positive (and true). Sometimes, it’s hard to see the forest for all the trees…but when you can still see the forest, it’s so beautiful.

Proud to know you guys.