Struggling with Diabetes Type 1 Diagnosis at 26

It's autoimmune. It can happen to anyone at anytime. It's definitely devastating and life altering. It takes a little bit to get use to I will be ok

I got diagnosed 3 days before my 24th birthday, it was a shock but my dad developed type one at the same age as I was so there was always a possibility. I’m 26 now and I still find it hard to come to terms with. Having to rewire my brain and break life long habits that I can no longer do without great difficulty. I would like to think it will get easier, but don’t be too hard on yourself. I used to be so uptight about doing everything right with my diabetes that I didn’t have a life for the first year of my diagnosis. You are born with type one, if you have the antibody you will get type one. It could be 2 years old or 40. I don’t know why but I did a super helpful course through the hospital (uk). It helped me a lot and answered a lot of my questions and I now have a better understanding of diabetes it’s self and it helped me gain alot more confidence 😊