Life of a Diabetic.

     Living the life of a Diabetic can be very difficult. I have been a diabetic for 9 years now. I got diagnosed when I was 8 years old and now I am 17 years old. 

     Here is the definition of a diabetic, "A person with diabetes has a condition in which the quantity of glucose in the blood is too elevated (hyperglycemia). This is because the body either does not produce enough insulin, produces no insulin, or has cells that do not respond properly to the insulin the pancreas produces."

     My oldest brother, Billy (23), also got diagnosed with diabetes when he was 8 also. My mom noticed some of my symptoms when I was at a baseball game. I kept getting a bunch of drinks and kept going to the bathroom. Two symptoms of a diabetic is frequent urination, and being really thirsty.

     Here are more symptoms of a Type 1 Diabetic,

     I am a type 1 diabetic. I started out with using shots everyday to give myself my insulin. 

     I am now using a insulin pump by Animas, it gives me insulin throughout the day. I also have to tell my pump what my blood sugar is and how many carbs I will be eating. 

This is a Infusion Set. This is what connects my pump to my body. A little rubber tube stays inside me when I have it on. I have to change them every 3 to 4 days. They stick on like a bandage, and they pull off like one too. 

     I've had to learn the hard way that taking care of diabetes is very hard. If you don't take care of your diabetes it can lead to very dangerous outcomes. Some of these out comes cause troubles with your heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, nerves, gums, and teeth. So this means you could potentially lose some of your limbs and even your eye sight if you don't take care of it. 

     Another huge part of being diabetic is Ketoacidosis. Ketoacidosis is a serious diabetes complication where the body produces excess blood acids (ketones). 

     There are many dangerous things that go along with being a diabetic. I hope you take time and read through this website to learn more about the dangerous side to diabetes.

     When your blood sugar gets low you have to eat at least 15 fast carbs to help bring your blood sugar up. There are many different things that can help do that. Some are made specially for diabetics, and others you can find in a everyday house hold. Here are some of those things, 

     If you take care of your diabetes you can live a full and healthy life. You can do everything everybody else does. You don't have to worry about missing out on something just because you have diabetes. You do, however, have to learn how to manage your activities with your blood sugar thought. That can be a difficult tasks at first but then you learn what all you need to do as an individual to help keep your diabetes under control.