In May of 2009, I found out I was pregnant, the next day I had a miscarriage. I was taken to the hospital, but nothing was mentioned about being diabetic, just that I was anemic and that could've been what caused the miscarriage. A month later I took another pregnancy test and found out I was pregnant again, and just to make sure I truly was I went to the urgent care to have them give me a pregnancy test. While there I was told that yes I was pregnant but they found sugar in my urine. They gave me a few pens, and showed me how to use the pens. My pregnancy had a few problems and I gave birth early, but after I gave birth my blood sugar seemed to return to normal so I stopped taking my meds. October of 2010, ten months after I gave birth my blood sugar was 500 mg/dL. Here I am 4 years later,22 years old and I have been in DKA once, and close to it a few other times. My blood sugar can be anywhere from 400 mg/dL to 30 mg/dL, I am still having trouble keeping it regulated, but I am working on getting myself healthy. My goal is to get my blood sugar near perfection, as I would like to have more children later on in my life.

Jessica Miller
Fuquay-Varina, NC