I think I may have done something like this before but oh well, lol.
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The illness I live with is: Type I diabetes
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I was diagnosed with it in the year: 2001
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But I had symptoms since: I never had symptoms, at least not that I was aware of before I was diagnosed
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The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is: Remembering to check my bg levels, bolus accordingly, and calculating what I eat
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Most people assume: Suger will be the death of me
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The hardest part about mornings are: I don’t normally eat so a lot of times I don’t check myself in the morning or bolus but I’m working on it!
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My favorite medical TV show is: E.R, Scrubs, Grey’s Anatomy, House… does Bones count? lol
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A gadget I couldn’t live without is: My pump, my laptop, and my phone
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The hardest part about nights are: Adverting my munchy cravings, lol, prednisone makes you want to stuff your face even after you just ate a whole Thanksgiving dinner
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Each day I take: Insulin and all my anti-rejection medication
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Regarding alternative treatments: Seem to good to be true as interesting as they sound
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If I had to choose between an invisible illness or visible I would choose: Neither, lol
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Regarding working and career: I’m a domestic engineer so it I can’t say it has effected me in that area
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People would be surprised to know: I collect toys, lol
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The hardest thing to accept about my new reality has been: Basically accepting it has been the hardest part
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Something I never thought I could do with my illness that I did was: Make me strive to better myself and the way I take care of my body
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The commercials about my illness: Are so cheesy
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Something I really miss doing since I was diagnosed is: Not having to check myself so often but it’s part of life now
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It was really hard to have to give up: I really haven’t had to give anything up, I’m still free to do what ever I want when ever I please, I just had to make a few life style changes (that I’m still trying to work on… hey no one said it was easy)
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A new hobby I have taken up since my diagnosis is: Making my own pump/meter/phone pouches, lol
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If I could have one day of feeling normal again I would: Who says I don’t feel normal?
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My illness has taught me: Life is what you make of it, you can either make the most of it or be miserable, I decided to make the most of it
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One thing people say that gets under my skin is: People telling me how their diabetes went away and they don’t know why mine hasn’t…
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But I love it when people: People try to be thoughtful by getting me sugar free candy, lol
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My favorite motto, scripture, quote that gets me through tough times is: What ever doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger
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When someone is diagnosed I’d like to tell them: Don’t freak out, look up information on it, and if you have any questions or need advice I’m but an email or phone call away
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Something that has surprised me about living with an illness is: How demanding of my time and effort it is
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The nicest thing someone did for me when I wasn’t feeling well was: They rented DVDs and made me dinner
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I’m involved with Invisible Illness Week because: I shot who in the what now? Invisible illness week… I wasn’t even aware of such a thing, perhaps that is why they call it invisible, lol
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The fact that you read this list makes me feel: Like a dork, ahah