My name is Trisha Mullins I was very young when I was first diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes and didn't know why I was dying. They never knew what was wrong with me until I ended up in the hospital. I remember telling the ones closest to me goodbye. My blood sugars had been over one-thousand when I...
by TrishTrish13
In the Spring of 1998, I had a love affair with my bathroom. I could not stop peeing… ever! It was constant. And if you asked me to drink a gallon of water or juice, I could swig it down in a matter of minutes. My thirst was unquenchable, and my mouth always felt dry and parched. I felt drowsy and...
by kimbalini
I am a 19-year-old regular teenage girl. I always eat a lot with friends and love to just hang out. One week in December 2009 I noticed I was eating and drinking much more than I normally ever would. I brought it up to my oldest sister who is in school for nursing when she said it sounded a lot...
by kelloggs
I am Jamie from Michigan. I have been a diabetic as a toddler. Since than I have come a long way. One way of doing that is when I was age 9. I got my 1st pump. I have also got a lot of better BG'S levels. My last A1C was 6.8. I am now a teenager And Have had diabetes for 12 years now.
by diabetes1998
I was diagnosed with type 2 incorrectly for about 4 years. I'm not overweight, 50 years old and had a job that gave me exercise. Had lost about 20 pounds and felt ready to cash in my chips. I couldn't work for more than 2 hours at a time without resting.
Then I went to a diabetic nutrionist who...
by hombrehielo
I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last year, ten days before my 21st birthday. I had been showing symptoms for about six weeks before I ended up at the hospital. I had just about every symptom in the book. I was drinking water constantly, even waking up in the middle of the night to drink. I was...
by rakastaa
I would like to tell you all about my wife Jody, she is an amazing woman who has been on insulin do to Type 1 diabetes for over 20 years. Being married to a diabetic WAS a scary thing for me, I had to learn to watch for the signs when she would be getting "shakey" or the signs if something went...
by JodynRob
A coworker one day told me she had a farm cat who was part Maine Coon and polydactal (an extra toe) who had had an accident resulting in the loss of one leg and an eye and now the barn cats would not let him return to the barn, they picked on him. She was looking for a home in a house for him and...
by Dact
I was 12 years old at the time a great soccer player and loved school as much as a 12 year-old would. I started out drinking water way more then normal but we chalked it up to the soccer games and pratice then came the nonstop trips to the bathroom and my teacher noticed it was like 2 times an hour...
by 464medic
Hello All,
I have had diabeties for over 20 years. I have stuggled with my weight my entire life. In the beginning when I was diagnosed, I was only taking pill. I just needed to lose weight and exercise more.
Now at the age of 44 have lost weight. However I am insulin dependent. Have several...
by Blessed To Be
