Looking back to June 2007, i now realise that when i was diagnosed with this condition, it was a big significant change to my life. The fact that i had diabetes changed my life for the better....

It was just a day. A normal, same old day. Nothing special happening, but something told me that something wasn't right. I had now been ill for some time, and i could just tell that i was getting worse. But, i still carried on assuming that it was just illness and nothing else. But i was wrongly mistaken dry mouth, sickness, needing to drink and go to the toilet all the time, were some on the symptoms, that seemed to me, nothing like sickness. Something wasn't right. As i continued to feel sick, i was getting increasingly worse, and by now i knew something definitely wasn't right!

It was late at night, about the beginning of June, and we decided to call the doctor. At this point, nobody knew that diabetes was in fact the problem. Later on that night, i was taken to hospital, and that's where i was first diagnosed with Diabetes....

I was diagnosed with Type one

It was quite a shock at first, but it soon kicked in, and i was soon informed about diabetes.

At the time, I didn't really think about the condition or how it had happened, as i was to busy thinking about getting better. Of course i had to stay in hospital for a couple of days, and it wasn't all that bad. The thought of hospital food, was quite a put off!. But the main thing was that they had caught it before it had become fatal. After the 4 days hospital stay, it did actually become crystal clear to me what had happened.

The worse thing was that it was nearly the school holidays, and i would probably be doing nothing, as i would have to get used to the thought of insulin and needles. I mean i would rather be at school with my friends, instead i was linked up to insulin meters, pumping insulin into me every hour.And, Nurses checking up on me every minute of the day. But i guess that was just the way things were, and the way they had to be.

Anyway, forget about that. The main, important thing is where i go from here. I'm sure anyone with diabetes can agree with me, that it can sometimes be annoying when you can't eat what you want. Sometimes, i have really good days, when my BM (Blood Sugar)is really good, between 5-10, which for me is like the perfect reading. However, there are some days when i have awful readings, between 13 and over 20, but it is easily sorted with a dose of insulin. It can feel like my whole life is surrounded by doses of insulin and blood monitoring, but really it's ALL to help me. I kept thinking what would have happened if my diabetes hadn't been unearthed, but I'm really grateful that it was found before it was too late. It's not really that bad, and can be controlled if you look after yourself. You can have a healthy life like anyone else, and there are also loads of activities, runs, walks and fun days that you can take part in and raise money for the diabetes charity, finding a cure!