Dear Christina:
You will survive this difficult time. You will not die. Your goal of going to Wesley will happen. It will take a little longer to graduate, but you will make it happen as well. Being a person with Type 1 is not easy. Getting T1D under control is--as your endo will tell you--"one of the hardest things you will ever do."
You will get angry and frustrated with yourself when your BS (blood sugar) is not in the target range 90-150. People will say "you can go on pills!" They probably mean well, but they are misinformed. Comments such as these will drive you bonkers. You will try to help set the record straight by writing a blog on T1D.
FYI: T1D is a full time job. The clock is running 24/7. You can't take a vacation and forget your portable pancreas (lancets, testing strips, meter, insulin pens, needle tips. And always bring back ups!) Of course, having said that, there will be instances when all hell will break loose (hehehe)........such as a visit to New Jersey to see the relatives, you will realize you DON'T HAVE YOUR FREAKIN testing strips!!!!! And other incidents like that. Noooo biggie!
Signed,
The Pancreas Grim Reaper
PS. SO sorry I had to kill the insulin producing beta cells!
PPS. Nah, I'm glad I took it.
PPS. I'm evil, deal with it!
You will survive this difficult time. You will not die. Your goal of going to Wesley will happen. It will take a little longer to graduate, but you will make it happen as well. Being a person with Type 1 is not easy. Getting T1D under control is--as your endo will tell you--"one of the hardest things you will ever do."
You will get angry and frustrated with yourself when your BS (blood sugar) is not in the target range 90-150. People will say "you can go on pills!" They probably mean well, but they are misinformed. Comments such as these will drive you bonkers. You will try to help set the record straight by writing a blog on T1D.
FYI: T1D is a full time job. The clock is running 24/7. You can't take a vacation and forget your portable pancreas (lancets, testing strips, meter, insulin pens, needle tips. And always bring back ups!) Of course, having said that, there will be instances when all hell will break loose (hehehe)........such as a visit to New Jersey to see the relatives, you will realize you DON'T HAVE YOUR FREAKIN testing strips!!!!! And other incidents like that. Noooo biggie!
Signed,
The Pancreas Grim Reaper
PS. SO sorry I had to kill the insulin producing beta cells!
PPS. Nah, I'm glad I took it.
PPS. I'm evil, deal with it!
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