Hey there! I was feeling productive and decided I wanted to write a little about what life is like behind the scenes with Type One as I am aware that a large portion of my followers don’t have diabetes, but maybe have friends or family members that do. Even though I’m sure 99% of us know this, there is always that 1% that’s going to … Continue reading the reality of life with type one diabetes
I often get asked the question, “How are you so positive with your diabetes?”. To be completely honest, I wasn’t always and there are still days where it gets to me. I was diagnosed at a young age, and so I didn’t understand completely what it was. However, when I reached 5th grade, it started to really hit me. Hard, actually. I had an incident … Continue reading positivity!!!!!!
Hey y’all! Some time a couple weeks ago I talked to Landon @pumpcases and he asked if I would like to try out some of the different cases he has from their brand. I just received them the other day and I would just like to say I LOVE them! The three I chose to get were the “Teal Heather Insulated Insulin Pump Case”, the … Continue reading pump cases from @pumpcases!
My parents told me that briefly after my diagnosis, I threw a fit. I was screaming and crying and they felt bad for me because they knew I was going through a rough time. However, choking back tears, they put me in time out and disciplined me as if it were any other time before I was Type One Diabetic. This decision impacted my life … Continue reading responsibility and type one diabetes
Accepting my diagnosis and learning how to be confident was a tough process for me, although not at first. I was diagnosed young, so at the beginning it wasn’t too big of a deal for me as I was mostly with my parents. It was when I started going to school that I realized other kids weren’t like me and they always wanted to ask … Continue reading gaining confidence with my diabetes
I walk out of the bathroom stall and I panic. The walls are stretched much longer than what they were when I first walked in here. My vision is blurry and everything is echoing in my head. The sink seems to be moving and people are looking at me funny. A woman with very blonde hair kneels down to talk to me. I can’t find … Continue reading april 25, 2006: i remember
I was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at the age of five, so I hardly can remember my life without it. Being diagnosed at such a young age and barely even understanding it myself, it was difficult for me to explain to people what Type One Diabetes really is. Because I was unable to clarify the cause of the disease, people began to observe my … Continue reading my experience with type one diabetes
Whenever I think about my Type One Diabetes, I always end up thinking about my friends. Without my friends, my life with this disease would be nowhere near the same. My friends are SO important to me, especially when it comes to Type One because they are what make it so bearable. It is so nice to be able to pick up my phone and … Continue reading the importance of friends when dealing with type one diabetes
hey guys! decided i would start a blog to share my experience with type one diabetes and to make more friends that go through the same things everyday. hope y’all enjoy! Continue reading first post!!
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