I was diagnosed when I was 20 years old and now I'm 31. I had all the symptoms but didn't realize it was diabetic symptoms till later. One morning I couldn't even get out of bed but def knew something was wrong! My body just shut down! My mom dressed me and took me to the doctors. I thought I had a bad case of the flu or something. Doctor came back in telling me I've been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and I cried. I didn't know what diabetes was but knew it wasn't good. My glucose reading was close to 1000. Got hospitalized with lots of needles in me. Body felt like collapsing. It was the biggest life adjustment I've had to make. Getting it in my early twenties was difficult because that's when "life is suppose to be starting" and the time where you feel in your prime but for me life seemed it was slowly ending. Struggled with depression but overcame it with God! God is the difference maker for me and the hope I wake up everyday with!
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