Seventeen Reasons Why it's Hard to be a Type 1 Diabetic. ~Promise

Hey! Let's just dive in, okay?

1. People stare at you when you're checking blood, dosing, ect.

2. Pump malfunctions ARE. THE. WORST.

3. Non Diabetic people don't get it, even if they really try.

4. There's no cure.

5. Carrying around a stupid heavy purse full of gluco tabs, insulin, and glucometer.

6. You feel like the only Diabetic out there.

7. Yes. I can eat sugar.

8. No I cannot drink sugary things.

9. No, my Diabetes is not like your dog's.

10. Packing for anything, camp, vacation, you name it, just got 2x more tricky.

11. Medical alerts that break. Actually, medical alerts in general.

12. Your parents worry.

13. Low bloodsugar. It's like you can't get enough air. You're shaky. Your heart races. You're starving

14. Diabetic horror stories. Lost limbs, kidney failure, coma, blindness.

15. You have to go to the doctor every three months.

16. Shots.

17. Everyday is a fight to remember to do everything you're supposed to.







That was really depressing.







That's my life.





Every day.




Look! Kitten!

So, yes. My life is hard. Yes, it stinks. But it's okay. Already God has worked this horrible trial for His good. It's okay. I'm okay. And I will NEVER give up.
~Promise.