Portraits from a Lifetime of Diabetes

The pictures just say so much!  Looking forward to seeing more.  Kim

Thank you. The first picture says it all.Bless you and your son and bless me, some days diabetes just really sucks and other days it is just a bump in the road as we go through life.

 

 

Chalotte ,

type 1 diabetic for over 18 years

I have been type 1 for 23 years and its so sad to see children have to go thru this.. My daughter is also Type 1 ,she was diagnosed at 14..Its the worst thing I ever could imagine.. She has had it now for 9 years .. EVER DAY I PRAY THEY FIND A CURE....

Wow that first photo should be out there for everyione to see- people do not have diabetes or live with or close to a diabetic have no clue. I was lucky I was diagnosed when iIwas alomst 18 (30 years ago) we didn't even have disposable seringes or blood testers back then. Seeing the pile of seringes is ever so hard to see in a child's hands - every child (and grown up) should have a pump. I feel so bad for kids who don't have the chance I had to have normal healthy childhood. But depsite everything i have travelled the world, worked and played all my life, had many ups and downs, had two beautiful children and all being a type 1 dabetic - good luck with your phography project it is a fantastic idea - thank you for sharing

My younger brother was diagnosed at the age of 10.I had to do everything for him because of my mothers limited english.I alsow saw how much he suffered,how hard was it for him.It's the hardest thing ever.It's not few days or few years.It's a lifetime of pain and suffering.I have my owh kids now and i am scared to death for them.I feel very helpless.God bless your son and all the other kids out there.I wish you guys the best.

My nine year old was diagnosed November 2nd.  I am overwhelmed, not sleeping...4 checks last night due to a BG dive at bedtime, and like you expressed I am extremely sad. We are already set up to get a pump within a couple months.  Have you found the micromanagement is less with a pump?

I was incorrectly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes until I went to a specialist.  He informed me I was Type 1, even though I was not diagnosed until I was 30.  My family doctor had me on oral medication and could not understand why my glucose numbers would not go down.  I was shocked to learn I was a Type 1, but I was not surprised.  I have been taking insulin for the past 12 years.  Your picture of Case with one weeks worth of syringes is heartwrenching.  I toss my used syringes and lancets in a detergent bottle and I will often fill a large bottle before I can get another one empty.  I do know the heartache associated with this picture.  I have a chihuahua that is my lifesaver at night.  When my blood sugar drops, she will lick my face until I wake up and do something about it.  I have awakened before and not done anything and my dog started licking me again until I was aware of what I had to do.  I am so thankful for my dog. 

I want to know how he was diagnosed 3 years before his birth.  that just seems odd.

 

Needles do tend to accumulate - what an adorable child and a great photo collection.