The Seriousness of Type 1 Diabetes

I think the first mistake all of us make is thinking we have it "figured out".  That seems to piss off the diabetes fairy and then it strikes with a vengance.  Been there, done that.  No fun captain.

Last year I let my blood glucose get out of control.  At first I was running a little higher on purpose - fear of lows.  Then I just couldn't get the numbers back down.  I lost so much weight that people now comment they thought I was near death and anorexic.  I didn't think I looked that bad at the time but I knew I wasn't well.  I just couldn't seem to get the numbers down...it was a horrible feeling in so many ways.  And then one day in the new year, the insulin finally "kicked in".  I got the numbers down slowly but surely and got my A1C back under 7.  Who knows what it was last Christmas!!  Good for you for shedding light on the "seriousness" of type 1 diabetes.  I think that sometimes my friends and family forget how serious it is because I (for the most part) am in such control...

I love your posts...they inspire me.