tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364492402846481098.post3587329438228741202..comments2014-06-19T19:38:27.704-07:00Comments on 3U with Mrs. Le: My Defining MomentSarah Lehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888625789568300137noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364492402846481098.post-49716611074955616042014-03-31T08:11:23.445-07:002014-03-31T08:11:23.445-07:00Yeah I give myself about 4 needles a day to keep m...Yeah I give myself about 4 needles a day to keep my blood sugar in check. It doesn't really affect my day-to-day life because I try to live my life as normal as I can. I only have to watch how much sugar I have and make sure my blood sugar doesn't drop when I'm exercising. Other than that I'm not too affected! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364492402846481098.post-30456858043062168352014-03-31T08:09:29.807-07:002014-03-31T08:09:29.807-07:00Thanks :) At the beginning I was depressed almost ...Thanks :) At the beginning I was depressed almost everyday but then I realized that I'm stuck with this for the rest of my life, and it's not worth being depressed for the rest of my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364492402846481098.post-50330343639735319342014-03-31T08:08:07.807-07:002014-03-31T08:08:07.807-07:00I can still do pretty much everything I used to do...I can still do pretty much everything I used to do, except eat a ton of sugar that is. I had to change my lifestyle a little, just because now I can't go out to eat for dinner without looking at the nutrition facts for everything, also I have to monitor my blood sugar while I exercise to make sure my blood sugar doesn't just drop. It's interesting how two different experiences can have the same defining moment on people eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364492402846481098.post-83244446927577883772014-03-31T08:04:33.434-07:002014-03-31T08:04:33.434-07:00I don't really know how bad type 1 is to take ...I don't really know how bad type 1 is to take care of, but my dad has type 2 and I didn't see him doing a lot of things to keep it in check either than eating healthy, checking his blood sugar once a day, taking his medication and always keeping a few sweets with him (which I feel didn't really impact his life a lot). Is it much different than type 2 in the treatment that you have to take or are they very similar, and does it affect your day-to-day life a lot?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364492402846481098.post-68852079770798397262014-03-31T08:02:17.264-07:002014-03-31T08:02:17.264-07:00Wow that sucks. But you are really positive about ...Wow that sucks. But you are really positive about it. I think having diabetes would just totally drain my spirit and I would be depressed all the time, but you've taken it as a life lesson. That kind of optimism is extremely admirable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364492402846481098.post-15105158623812551772014-03-31T07:59:26.767-07:002014-03-31T07:59:26.767-07:00I think that a lot of people would find this a ver...I think that a lot of people would find this a very hard thing to deal with but you have such a positive attitude. As I found with karate, if you push through the pain and move forward, you can still enjoy many other things in life instead of giving up and letting something bring you down. When you found out you had type 1 diabetes, did you have to change your lifestyle or can you still do everything that you could before you were diagnosed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364492402846481098.post-17553442375639803562014-03-31T07:43:33.007-07:002014-03-31T07:43:33.007-07:00type one diabetes is also called juvenile diabetes...type one diabetes is also called juvenile diabetes, but for my family type one has been known to show up a lot later in life. For example my great grandmother was not diagnosed until she was 50, so I think it just depends on your body. As for a specific diet, it's not as important as it is for type 2, not saying healthy eating isn't important, but I'm free to pretty much eat whatever I want as long as I correct it with insulin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364492402846481098.post-65067649046225902102014-03-28T08:51:22.409-07:002014-03-28T08:51:22.409-07:00Sarah, thank you for being so open and honest. I ...Sarah, thank you for being so open and honest. I love that you are willing to answer people's questions about the disease. Is it common for type 1 diabetes to present so late in childhood? I, for some reason, always thought that type 1 diabetes was something that was discovered in early childhood. Do you have to eat a specific diet to help regulate your body or is that just applicable to type 2 diabetes?<br /><br />I really admire your positive attitude to a disease that will impact you the rest of your life. It's amazing how people dealing with various issues, such as yourself, can show such strength and always think that things could be worse.Sarah Lehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888625789568300137noreply@blogger.com