[Tricia452008]

I was 6 when i was diagnosed and for almost 3 weeks my mom knew something was wrong with me but she didnt know what. I dont remember what i was feeling when i was first diagnosed, but my mom was 100% angry over what was happening to me.

One of my worst diabetic reactions was back in March 2001...I was soooo sick of pricking my fingers that one night i just decided to give my poor hands a rest...just one night.......i woke up 3 days later in ICU....my sugars had dropped soo rapidly by 2am ::when my dad found me banging my head against the wall:: i was only 20 mg. When i was in the ER they need to do an EEG on me and i was fighting them soo bad ::i mean physically: i punched a doc....so they had to sedate me and that knocked me out for 3 days....when i woke up i was in ICU for 3 weeks and had an EKG and 2 more EEG 's then i finally went home.. It was beyond a mess but taught me to always test my sugars no matter what!!!

But when i was in my teen yrs i hated being a diabetic and different....everyone treated me different....I hated it.....

Now i am happy to be a diabetic and i want to be a nutritionist so that i can help other diabetics control their lives better....I feel i am a diabetic for a reason now and i am going to do something about it!!