I was diagnosed a diabetic in June of 1995, unfortunately for me I was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic. That is unfortunate because I'm a Type 1. The doctor made a serious mistake. She made it sound like she didn't want me to take shots but I think she was pushing a pill.
Anyway the summer of 1995 was not very fun. I lost 25 pounds and was getting more and more sick. The pills obviously were not working.
One of the main symptoms of high blood sugar is frequent urination. One instance I went to the movie theater. I went to the bathroom before I left my house and barely made it to the bathroom at the movie theater.(a 30 minute drive) Then I had to go again during the movie.
The most disturbing time I was playing right field and there was no bathroom near by. I just let it go and hoped the ball wasn't hit to me. Now you're probably thinking "oh big deal kids pee their pants all the time. And on the baseball field." I was 16 years old this particular occasion. Luckily I didn't get teased I think I was the only one that knew.
At the end of the summer I showed up for football practice 25 pounds lighter than the year before. I was extremely weak and barely made it through the first day. The next day I went to the hospital. They gave me insulin and I instantly felt better. I spent 5 days in the hospital where they taught me to take insulin by myself and kept watch on me to figure the correct dosage. They also taught me the symptoms of both low and high blood sugar.
That was the beginning of my life with diabetes. Cure diabetes now.
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