When I was 2 I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. At this age of course, I couldn't comprehend the effect it would have on my entire life. The cause of me getting diabetes I am not sure of, only that this is a bad experience in my life. When I was old enough to understand the effect diabetes would have on my everyday routine it was hard to be happy with it.
From this bad experience a lot of things have been lost. Some are not being able to play the sports I want to efficiently, eating what I want when I want, feeling good all the time, and of course many more. Whenever I go somewhere I have to remember to have the necessities to take care of my blood-sugar with me which is also a hassle. Things Ive lost from the bad experience are time, money, and my health.
My initial reaction was probably around 10 or 11, when I realized the effect it would have one me. I thought down about having it, and that it would make me so much different from everyone else. I didn't like having something none of my friends have. My mother took care of my diabetes till I was old enough to do it myself. I hated having it but as the years go on I slowly learn how to still have fun and live with it.
As time has passed, I have learned to look back and see what i have done and whether it worked or not, and learned from that. I still feel having diabetes absolutely sucks, and nobody without diabetes would understand, but I have learned I don't have a choice whether I live with it or not. When I look back to when i got it I still ask why me.
Ive learned there's not always a easy path. Ive noticed my disease is not bad at all compared to others like cancer. I learned to appreciate what I have, and that I cant have a good time unless I work. Its helped me become more responsible also.
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