[Aftiel]

I was 16 and in the hospital.

I had just found out I was Type 1 Diabetic, and no one bothered to mention to me that I might have an insulin reaction sometimes.

I didn't know what an insulin reaction was.

Now we call them "hypos" or "lows," - but my first one scared me to death.

Anyone else remember their first insulin reaction? I was shaking like a leaf and had NO CLUE as to why, and the nurse acted as if it was nothing (and as if I was supposed to understand what was happening.)

At that moment, I decided to become MORE educated than the medical professionals, because it was clear that many of them couldn't be counted on totally.

So don't let anything throw you - but that first hypo is a scary scary experience.

- Aftiel