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Here are a few common emotions shown by type 1 diabetics on their diagnosis:

1. Confusion

A state of utter confusion can prevail over both the family of the diabetic and the diabetic person.

The person is treated differently by everyone which is not necessary because a diabetic is as normal as anybody else except that the person cannot produce insulin himself and needs an outside source.

It is just a matter of time that a person with diabetes accepts the fact and decides to move on with it.

2. Denial

As soon as a person is diagnosed with diabetes, his/her first reaction is that they are not able to accept the fact that it has happened to them.

They deny any possibility of having diabetes. This only makes the person’s and the family’s adaptations to the diagnoses more difficult.

3. Sadness

When they finally do accept the fact of their condition, they become very sad because they tend to think they aren’t normal human beings anymore and that they are different from the others and will never be able to do what the others without diabetes can do.

The best way to get over these emotions is to talk to your Diabetologist and other people who also have type 1 diabetes for sometime. This will make you and your parents feel much better and you can adjust to your new condition faster and in a better way.

In New Delhi where I live, we have formed a Type 1 Diabetic group called GYD, “Group of Young Diabetics”. Our Diabetologist organizes regular contact programmes among our group members. Participation of parents alongwith the diabetic is compulsory. We all share our experiences as a diabetic and as parents of diabetic children and young adults. We also keep in touch through email and other modes of communication.

During these meets, our Diabetologist also arranges presence of various high profile medical professionals from India and abroad from whom we get lot of help, tips and news about medical advancements in various parts of the world in the field of diabetes.

This has helped me and my parents to get over the initial shock and accept my condition as something that is not a serious anamoly. Such physical meetings give you a lot of confidence to cope up with this situation apart from learning lot of new things from others in the form of ideas and advice.

You could also create such a contact group in your local area. Let me honestly tell you that it will help you and your parents a lot.

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