Diabetic Recipes
It was 18 years ago today that I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
I was a senior in high school, had lots of friends, a steady girlfriend, was drum major of our band, and was always on the go. I had recently lost a bunch of weight which I attributed to my fast paced life of practices, dates, parties, and other stuff. I dropped 60 pounds with no effort at all. Since I had always been overweight I was pretty excited.
Night after night I would go to bed with a giant cup of water next to my bed that I would continue to drink all night as I woke up in between to go to the bathroom. I had to go to the bathroom all day long but that was only because I drank a lot. No biggie.
Well, now I can look back and see what my body was telling me.
One night at Drum rehearsal my band director asked me if I felt okay. I felt a little dizzy but had almost grown accustomed to it so I told him I felt fine.
“Because you look really pale,” he said in a very concerned
tone.
He made me call my mom and she took me directly to urgent care where a quick finger stick and a result of 504 solidified my diagnosis.
I look back all the ups and downs. The days of unexplainable highs, terrifying lows, oodles of pricks and pokes, the doctors visits, the fear, and all of the junk that we all go through with this disease and I am thankful that I am alive still. I am thankful that there are websites like dLife that provide so much information. I am thankful for all my friends I have met through blogging, Vlogging, Twittering, and any other media I can get into to communicate with the diabetes community.
We are all in this together. Fighting for a cure. Fighting for our lives. Fighting.
Here’s to another 18 years of fight I know I still have in me.
I'm sure you have many, many more than 18 years of fight left in you!
You are such a positive person. I'm glad you take the time to write about diabetes.
I am taking care of a man,81yrs old,and he has diabetes since he was in his early 40's,now he is in TYPE2.I don't have diabetes but i can say u can have a full life if u will just know how to deal with it...exercise,good diet,regular check-up,watch your sugar level..and just to give u hint,he always have his feet massaged every week,and walk for 30minutes or more everyday...all the best!!!
Congratulations, George. Right next to ya, carrying on the charge! ;-)
Happy 18th, SuperG. Your upbeat attitude and wonderful support network will carry you into a long, healthy life!
How refreshing to hear your attitude.
Diabetes runs in my family and I'm sure one or more of my children will have it some day.
I didn't develop it until I was 70 years old. I really thought I was going to be the lucky one in the family who 'missed the bullet'. My brother, sister, grandmother, cousin all had it.
I donate as much as I can and pray for a cure soon. I hope it will come in time to help you.
George I enjoyed reading your story. With a good attitude like that you should be fine.
I have just turned 62 years old and have been a diabetic for over 20 years. My husband was diagnosed 7 years ago. I have struggled for years, and not taken very good care of myself. I now have neuropathy, heart disease, high blood pressure, going to a nephrologist for the possibility of kidney failure as they are only working 30% of what they should be doing.
What I am trying to say is listen to your doctor, because it will get worse. barb
It's great to know there are others out there with the same issues all of us with diabetes have. Saw you on dlife TV: thanks for allowing us to get a closer glimpse of "real" people who are able to overcome obstacles.