| sbuff28@charter, I was diagnosed at age 17 in 1990...I just realized today that in about a year I will have spent half my life being diabetic. That kinda makes me mad, I wish I had a little more time to be carefree, LOL.
You were never invincible, you just thought you were. And those who think they are, they're in the worst shape. I was a diabetic all through school, and I knew a three other diabetics while in school as well, and trust me, we partayed. I was never much of a drinker, and when I did I was pretty careful about it, and my buddies all knew and they were actually really cool about checking on the duck to make sure he was being stoopid because of beer and not some stupid sugar problem. So it can be done. But I still think I had more fun at parties when I was sober, but that's just me.
One thing, I dunno if this matters to either of you. When I was younger, I followed the sport of bodybuilding. I still think Arnold is a god. Anyway, Google "Tim Belknap" and then switch to Google Images. He should come up with a few hits. He wasn't ever a dominant bodybuilder, but he looked the part, and was a full-on Type 1 diabetic. There have been NFL football players who are diabetic (I can't think of one right now, but I know a few years ago Jay Leeuwenberg was playing and he was a Type 1 and a mean SOB, too). So this disease does not necessarily hold you back physically.
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