I was diagnosed with type 1 in 1999. I was 11. I was in a coma for a week . When I was released from the hospital I knew nothing, and when I say nothing I mean the only thing I learned was I can't have sugar and how to draw insulin out of a bottle by watching the nurses. This is a very hard disease to deal with and contrôlée when you have no idea what you're doing. I spent a full year in and out of the hospital with DKA at least once a month.
Now after doing my own research and help from my husband I have not had to be in the hospital and we are getting ready to welcome our second child. You can overcome this disease as long as you want to and have good support. I'm lucky I didn't die from DKA but I have learned you have to pay attention to your body and asking about things you don't know
Rochelle, TX
