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The last year has been the most frustrating year of my life. I can honestly say I feel so much better in the last month since going on insulin. I had to get past the feeling of failure because I can’t control my blood glucose with diet and exercise. Oral meds weren’t even enough. The emotional […]
During high school, I have worked especially hard to excel in two extracurricular activities, one which I chose and one which chose me. Four years ago, I changed my lifestyle by becoming a runner. Eight years ago, I changed my lifestyle by starting a regimen of counting carbohydrates, injecting insulin, and pricking fingers. Succeeding in both […]
After the doctor came in and said to my mom, “Its diabetes”, I thought to myself, he’ll just prescribe me something and I’ll be on my way and I’ll be cured in no time, like the flu. Once I realized that this wasn’t going away, ever, I cried because I knew I would have to drink […]
It was December of my senior year in high school. I really don’t know how long it had been going on except I can kind of remember when it started getting severe right at the end of November. I was falling asleep during my classes every day and had teachers making comments about it. I was […]
A about 15 years ago I moved to a new house. To me it was just another move. Little did I know that I could change someones life. After about 5 years an elderly women moved in next to me as my new neighbor. She had moved from an old farm and her mother had just […]
I do not have diabetes, but my mother does. She is my best friend and I hate to see her having to deal with this disease. She has been put on a strict diet and has lost very much weight. She is doing working really hard to control her blood sugar. I try to help motivate […]
When you’re raising a CWD (child/ren with diabetes), hearing those 2 words in the middle of the night will make your stomach sink with anxiety. It’s a typical sign of high blood sugar. When your CWD has a high blood sugar in the middle of the night, it means you have to give extra insulin – […]
I am a 45-year-old female and found out that I have diabetes three weeks ago. Find out was a surprise for me and has completely change my life.
Diabetes runs in my family and I took care of myself by watching my diet and exercising but as the doctor put it, in my case it wasn’t […]
I traveled to China as a newly diagnosed diabetic and was totally paranoid about losing my insulin pens. Guess what? I lost them in the hubbub of travel. I notified my guide for the journey along with my traveling companions. Sixteen of us traced our steps for the past 24 hours, scouring buses, taxis, restaurants, and […]
Our story begins on Jan 25, 2009. My son Matthew age 8, had been feeling ill for a few days, vomiting, tired, pale and thirsty. (I myself had just gotten over a bout of the stomach flu), thinking he had more of the same, he just didn’t seem to be getting any better.
We called our […]