All of the signs were there: excessive thirst, rapid weight loss, and a bone-deep exhaustion that couldn't be explained.
At the same time, however, I was newly married, living in a new city, and focused on wrapping up my senior year of college. Like many twenty-somethings, I didn't have great health insurance.
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of three. It was more difficult for my parents than me because I was so young and they had to learn how to take care of me with the diagnosis of me having type 1 diabetes. I honestly count the diagnosis as a blessing because I have taken my health more seriously than I would have done if I had not had to worry about the things I eat and taking insulin to help me stay alive. It has been a challenge, but I am so thankful for the medical advancements I have been able to experience over the course of my life thus far.
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