# The C Word (Diabetes Complications) by Ninjabetic

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-c-word-diabetes-complications-by-ninjabetic/583>\
**Category:** Complications & More\
**Tags:** psychology, teen-years, coping\
**Created:** [April 23, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-c-word-diabetes-complications-by-ninjabetic/583 "2017-04-23T03:09:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-c-word-diabetes-complications-by-ninjabetic/583/1 "2017-04-23T03:09:06Z")

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[http://diabetestimes.co.uk/ninjabetic-the-c-word-in-diabetes/](http://diabetestimes.co.uk/ninjabetic-the-c-word-in-diabetes/)

> “My first experience of discussing diabetes complications was, shall we say, less than adequate. I was 16 years old and had been newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I don’t remember many conversations I had around diabetes but what I do remember is the feeling of fear, closely followed by withdrawal, after THAT conversation. I was told of the complications that I could experience almost as soon as I walked into the room and not much else.”