Hi everyone,

I am a type 1 and was diagnosed when I was 3. I am 26 now. I have no complications and my A1C has been 6.9 for the past year or two. My sister is also a type 1 diabetic but no one else in our family is. My sister has had some complications especially with her eyes. It makes me really nervous to read about people my age with complications and I feel like I will be a burden to my family and that I am just a ticking time bomb. Maybe this is why I've avoided talking to other people who are diabetic and just try my best to control my blood sugars. This is only my second post and I thought that I might be able to learn some more and motivate myself to control my blood sugars better, but I am feeling more depressed now! I know that most people have SOMETHING wrong with them or something that makes them not 100% healthy, but still ...