Running around, being captain of the varsity team, and being a crazy, life-lovin’ high school junior came to a sudden halt one morning. It was my fifth or sixth time missing school in the span of a couple of weeks. My mom, being equally as energetic in nature was really distressed over my state. She thought […]
I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when I was 8 months old – October 4, 2001. It’s been an amazing journey….one that has made me the strong and independent 8 year old that I am today. In a sick twist of fate, my best friend was diagnosed with Type 1 just 2 weeks ago. How […]
I enjoy reading articles about the effect that Diabetes has had on individuals and how it has changed their lives. I have been a Type 1 diabetic for just under 64 years. I was diagnosed with Type 1 when I was a few months over one-year old. Way back then, life was extremely different. I recall […]
1) She grabs a handful of peanut butter m&m’s and then dives into the pool and continues playing in the water with her friends. That is what 4-year-old girls do in Florida during the summer. They swim in the pool with friends all day long.
2) Bike rides to the park are so much fun for her […]
ADW Diabetes’ GlucoStories contest submission period is coming to a close on July 6, 2009, so hurry up and submit your inspirational diabetes story! There are lots of prizes to be won, including the Grand Prize – a trip to Homestead, Florida to see professional race car driver Charlie Kimball’s Championship Indy Lights Race! […]
My 10 year old son, Josh, is a real hero. He has dealt with the ups and downs (literally) of my diabetes for most of his life, and has always been funny, level-headed, and shockingly mature and responsible about dealing with something that a young boy should not have to deal with.
A day doesn’t go by […]
I was 4 years old when my parents found out I had Diabetes.
Spent two weeks in hospital to get it under control. My Dad spent most of the time with me and he had to learn to mix the insulins, give injections, take glucose reading and relearn how to adjust my diet. In school my Grandmother […]
For 16 years of my life I’ve been living with type 1 diabetes. Because I was diagnosed at such a young age, I had a difficult time accepting it when I reached my adolescent years. So for almost 10 years I was what the doctors described as being “non-compliant”. I never knew how to accept something […]
In 1985, just before my 40th birthday, I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. To say that this was a life changing event is an understatement. Though, at the time, the full impact of that diagnosis was still years away.
I didn’t understand how diabetes happened to me – I was fit, exercised and ate the right […]
There are few things I remember about that day, 20 years ago. I had been nauseous and exhausted for weeks. The thirst was unquenchable and the fatigue unbearable. I literally fell asleep in class, but this was chalked up to my rigorous soccer schedule.
I remember the doctor getting ready to let me leave my annual check-up […]