Today marks my 34th diaversary. 34 years ago today I was in a coma in the hospital and my parents were told that I had type 1 diabetes. It has been a long road and a challenging road at times. Today I am 43 and still living with Type 1 diabetes. Today my highest sugar was 214 and my lowest was 62. My most recent A1C is 6.3. I, fortunately, have no complications that I know of. I am amazed at how far we have come. As a child, I had to do multiple shots every day and poke my little fingers a minimum of 4x a day. As I grew up, I happily received a pump and as the years have gone on the technology keeps getting better. Now we have sensors and hybrid closed-loop systems. This is life with diabetes, my sugars go Up and down and all around, every single day. I sometimes feel like I have more electronic devices on me than a robot, but, I am alive. I have 2 amazing and wonderful children who I love more than anything. I am thankful today more than ever that I came out of that coma and have lived my life stronger and more intentional as a result of this disease. To all my friends and family who know how trying T1D can be, know that diabetes doesn’t own you! The future is bright for us all
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#lastnightwasagoodnight!

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