This is my forty-fifth year with type 1 Diabetes.
I was just starting the fifth grade when I was diagnosed. I have to say i was frightened...who wouldn't be? I thought only old people had diabetes. I think what has helped me through my first years is something my father said to me. He told me the day we found out that if this is the worst thing I get in life I am lucky.
It is controllable. The technology there is today is amazing. I have been wearing an insulin pump for over 10 years now. It has helped me get my blood sugar to a normal level.
I cannot say that it has not effected my overall health. I do have some complications but I do not let it get me down.
You need to control your diabetes do not let it control you!
Holbrook, NY
