I have heard of people who keep a "food journal" while they are dieting, so I figure maybe I can keep a "diabetes journal" to help me keep better control of my sugar, and to help me cope with it. It definitely can't hurt, so I am going to give it a try. But first, some history about my diabetes.
I was diagnosed in 1998, when I was 22 years old. It is kind of a strange age to be diagnosed. Too old to have T1 (Type 1, previously known as "juvenile" diabetes) and too young to have T2 (Type 2, previously known as "adult-onset" diabetes.) I was in a strange type of limbo. My doctor put me on pills, and I went through Diabetes Education classes, to learn how to count my carbs (carbohydrates.) I met with a Dietician, who came up with a meal plan for me, setting how many carbs per meal and snacks I could eat. It worked for about a year, and then it didn't. Next step, insulin shots, also following
my meal plan. Giving myself shots was an adjustment, but I did it. I saw a new doctor, who was also curious as to if I was T1 or T2, so she ordered a C-peptide test to confirm the diagnosis. It came back that I am definitely a T1, which meant I would be taking insulin for the rest of my life.
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