Well it started like this…
I’t was a few Day’s or so before thanks giving, and i started to feel funny. i started sleeping in late, VERY late, and staying in bed for ever, the only time i got up was to go to the restroom. which was a lot, and i lost my apatite.
At thanks giving i was so tired the only thing that brought me joy was my papa’s great niece’s baby puppy. And of coarse pumpkin pie.It seemed that everyone but me knew something was amiss.
I was already drinking sugar free drinks because i have braces, (Getting them off in June) And they started to make me sick to my stomach, So, i quit cold turkey, then i found Crystal light lemonade, Its the best thing since underwear. I measured it out and i was drinking 2 quarts a day, sometimes even 4 quarts!
My mom started working part time with my aunt (now full time), so i was home alone with my bro every day, I love him to death but he’s not a register caretaker if you know what i mean. I was usually by myself for hours til my mom got home and checked on me.
I was sleeping im my moms bed because my bed was starting to hurt my back. and my mom has a plasma tv and cable.
It was the end of November, the first Few Days Of December (not to sure) when i started to get terrible, i was pale, 20 pounds lighter and so dehydrated my skin is still dry and itchy.and then i started running into walls when i got up. So my mom had enough. she took me to the emergency clinic At 9:00pm and i was soo scared i was going to die. they made me (pardon my french) Wi Wi in the cup.and sure enough i had ketones in my Urine. they told us to go to Kosiar hospital. And they weighted me. 88 pound’s OMG!!!. I was shocked. I stayed in a room for hours, No food, No lemonade i about strangled my nurse. A lady i believe her name was Karen, from some place, gave me a quilt and and teddy (my diabetic buddy) since i did not have my usual Bear. I still feel bad about leaving winky at home :(. i named her ginger :). i was starting to sleep cuz my doctor was soooo late. I was in a double room and they brought some other kid in there with me and turned on the light! AND turned the tv up really loud! I woke up.it was 11:00pm when the doc came in and told me about what i had.Type 1 diabetes. I was in such shock i was just lying there staring at my I.V. I think that my mom was more worried then i was. shes like asking questions out the yang and im like O.K ,What ever. the only thing that i was worried about it eating normal food again (yeah im fat what of it??) Anyways back to story…Then i was finally taken to the I.C.U.at 1:00am, where i was woken up every hour to test my blood sugar. i believe it was 300 something. i never slept for more then 5 minutes. i felt like i was on an operating table. I woke up at 10:30am to watch elmos world (ELMO!!!).Me and my mom enjoyed watching elmo dress up in various costumes.Tons of people came to see me. including 5 nurses. a lady from the activity place, my grandmother. my uncle. my other uncle and aunt, and my cousins mom and little brother . My mom was with me thru it all. then the magic hour came I-GOT-TO-EAT-SOMETHING!!!. i had mac and cheese, tater tots, dry chicken and carrot coins (hospital food is terrible). I did not have my lemonade so i drank nasty diet sprite. That day i was put onto a regular room with a bathroom that actualy had a door. the I.C.U had a dvd player tho.and the volume on the tv would not go down past 12. i met my diabetic doctor and a bunch of other people. i got my meter, my kit, and my insulin Pen, I was discharged that night and i went home after 3 days in the hospital. i missed my brother and my dad and of course my kitty’s. i liked the hospital and my nurses but i was glad to be home. now im doing great, I crossed Major milestones like eating a buffet.going to a sleepover. and managing lows by myself. Everyone still asks how i am Especially my bff Manderz who is mad i did not call her from the hospital (sorry manderz).so right now im happy that i know what do to and what to eat. and best of all I’m Healthy and happy. and have my family and friends to support me. and that’s all that matters. 
-Kay.
