Hello Everyone I Remember It Just Like It Was Yesterday. My Son Was Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes At The Age Of 8. I Was Coming From A Trip My Mom Called Said Shyheem Was Not Feeling Good She Said He Was Not Hungry But Very Thirsty Which Was Unusual Because He Loved To Eat. When I Got Home I Noticed That He Had Lost Some Weight In Just A Day His Bones I Could See And He Was Urinating Alot. I Took Him To The Hospital They Didn't Do Much They Diagnosed Him With Bronchitis And Prescribed Him Some Medicine And Said Give Him Plenty Of Orange Juice I Did Just That The Next Morning He Was Worse He Couldn't Walk And He Was Skinnier I Took Him To His Primary Doctor That When She Found Out He Had Diabetes She Sent Him To The ER His Sugar Was To High To Tell When We Found Out It Was 1055 He Was Air Lifted He Was Bad Off Diabetic Keaton Acidosis They Airlift Him To Vidant They Worked On Him And Thank God They Got Him Back Right....His Life Now Is Full Of Challenges But Were Making It Keeping Up With Appointments And Controlling Blood Sugars....

Juanita Mercer
Wilson, NC