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Anna's Blog
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![]() Anna's Blog By: FatCatAnna The Roller Coaster Ride of Diabetes! Whoo! Whoo! I am a Type 1 diabetic diagnosed back in the early 60's as a child. I am living in Montreal, Canada and enjoy scribbling about diabetes from time to time. I’ve had my ups / downs just like any person would experience with going through life - diabetic or not. My motto in life? Diabetes does not control me – I control it!! You can find more posts/discussions at my Facebook page called "The Roller Coaster Ride of Diabetes" and also on Twitter under the name of FatCatAnna. Feel free to follow me at both places or send me a private message!
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By: FatCatAnna: Feb, 08, 2011 17:05 PM
The following comment was posted on Twitter by @Raiko06 (Tamara) - she gave me permission to post her comment here at Diabetes1.org -
"Reading your entry often reminded me of myself. Like you, I got diabetes at a very young age - 13 months old to be specific. Most of the time I see it as a blessing that I don't know how it is to be "normal", but from time to time I wonder how being a teenager would have been without being diabetic. Just like you, my parents wanted me to take care of my diabetes at an early age, so it was inevitable that I grew up faster than my friends. I was kinda surprised to see that article as I read something similar in a German magazine years ago. I guess that means they still don't really know what to do with that information. When I first heard about that virus I remembered what my parents had told me shortly before I was diagnosed with diabetes. I had a pretty bad case of the flu. Did that trigger the disease or was it because my father's also has T1 or was it just bad luck? I've got no idea, but maybe experts will know more in the future. Anyway, I hope you don't mind this long tweet from a total stranger. Best wishes :) " ********** FatCatAnna here - many thanks for your reply - and glad to see we are like two peas in a pod with how we deal with our diabetes. I have to admit I've had little periods of wondering what it would be like to not have diabetes - but haven't had a chance to dwell on it too much - it could send me into a mind spin I think just like when you ponder about is there life outside of our universe? Don't feel shy to open up an a/c here at Diabetes1.org - would love to read more from you! By: : Feb, 08, 2011 02:20 AM
When they figure out specifically why those of us who have diabetes got it, they may well unlock the secret to the cure. Hopefully they will do all of that sooner rather than later.
Anna, thanks for the links, your well worded opinions, and your excellent blog. Your hard work is noticed and appreciated. The Diabetes Duo: Captain Glucose and Meter Boy children (2) diagnosis (1) Enteroviruses (1) antibodies (1) Type 1 (1) pox (1) chicken (1) feed (1) breast (1) virus (1) common cold (1) Enterovirus (1) diabetes (1) Related posts:Surviving the Holocaust with Type 1 diabetes | Eating from the ground - Yuca Fries | My first month with Bowie my Dexcom G4 CGMS | Miss Idaho is Defeating Diabetes | Sugar and Your Health | When You're Hot, You're Hot | My First Night with Dexcom G4 CGMS | Diabetes among us... | Diabetes Expo | About me |
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