On March 22, 2002 i became a type one diabetic. Diabetes is a disease in which your pancreas no longer produces insulin needed to break down food and turn it into energy.At first i didnt know what to do, i was scared. I would have to live with it for the rest of my life.
People with diabetes ofton wonder if they could have done something to prevent getting diabetes. We also wonder if there will ever be a time we no longer have to stick are selves with needles, or will they ever find a cure? Some diabetics deal with deppresion. Others have days when they are mad or sad because they are having a bad blood sugar day. Us diabetics aren’t always mad or sad though. We have days when all is going well. We have days whenwe forget we have the disease that will follow us into audult hood and all through our lives.
When i grow up i want to go around to places and talk about diabetes, and my experience with it. I want to tell kids with diabetes that its ok to feel upset or alone. I want to teach kids and adults with or without diabetes more about the disease that changes peoples lives. About how you cant get diabetes from a friend, that people dont get it from eating too much sugar. I can teach them better ways to manage diabetes. Most of aall i want to be a role modle to people. Someone who inspires people never to give up. That yes even though you willhave bad days, there will be many more good ones.
It has been nine years now living as a type one diabetic. I have days when people bug me about my insulin pump or days when no matter how hard i try, my blood sugar wont go down. I have people who inspire me. People i look up to, peoplewho remind me that just because im diabetic that doesnt mean i cant do things that i love. Someday i want to be just like those who inspire me. I want to inspire kids and adults living with diabetes.
