Oh shoe, da hell,
wasn't sure it strikes a young person.
Well my right knee , a decade or more, and will be gone, so we are both, messed up.
Now the question, -
what are we going to do about it ?
Watchout, calculate, but don't let it to have an impact on you.
In case you didn't know, Type 1 is an autoimmune condition, it's not like Type 2 where a poor diet increases your likelihood of developing it, but with Type 1, my pancreas just doesn't produce any insulin on its own anymore, so I have to inject synthetic insulin daily. Basically it occurs because the immune system attacks the insulin producing cells in the pancreas known as islet cells. We still don't know exactly what causes the disease, but it's believed to be genetic with environmental triggers. I probably had a genetic predisposition to it, but something external triggered this immune response, and I think it was COVID that did, but this is just speculation.
Before my diagnosis I didn't have the best diet, crappy American diet tbh. But I liked to exercise when I could, was always at a healthy weight. Lots of stuff lead up to my diagnosis (including many symptoms like uncontrolled weight loss) which could be a page long story, but my diagnosis has changed my diet pretty drastically. I eat much healthier now.
Very, very rarely do I indulge on junk food or any food rather (only for a special occasion), because I simply can't, it would bring my sugar too high. Only time I have sweets or some sugary food is to bring my sugar up if it's too low.
I eat more fruits than ever before, just can't indulge too much as I stated earlier.
Problem is for meals, I still eat a lot of heavy, dense, protein rich foods, like meat, chicken, turkey bacon. After I eat this kind of stuff, I always feel tired. Gotta incorporate more choices into my diet.
I think I'm doing pretty well so far managing it. My blood sugar is 90+ percent in range most days.
