Diabetic awareness month

November is diabetic awareness month. We all probably know someone that has diabetes. Especially type two. Type two you get when you are older and many times you can reverse type two by diet and exercise and by loosing a few pounds. Usually if u have type to u can take a pill and not insulin. They know that type two is genetic. Both of my brother's have type two diabetes. Its a hard road to be on.
Now I am the lucky one in the family to have type one diabetes. I got diagnosed at age 14. I have had some major stuggles through the years. My junior high and high school years were pretty good. I played sports and was very active. In my early 20s I started getting really sick and throwing up. Finally I Found my self in Mayo Clinic in Minnesota in 2007 where I was diagnosed with gastroparesis. That is where your food does not digest properly and you end up really sickens throwing up. At one point I had feeding tubes. I all so struggle with depression and I am recovering alcoholic and have been sober since September 3 2012. That sure did not help my diabetes. It seems that I am all ways sick with some thing and diabetes is a huge struggle. Bit today I am going to my diabetic doctor and doing the best I can. I get down about having diabetes, but I press on. On Monday o had a hernia surgery and of course my sugars took a hit. But I keep on getting up and trying to live life one day at a time. I try to encourage others to keep on keeping on.
So what can we do this month? Well first gives diabetic a break. Over the past 20s years i have seen society change there attitude towards diabetics. Especially towards type two, but people are hard on us ones to. Just be helpful and not critical.
Second you can donate to the American Diabetes Association or other diabetic groups.
Third do some thing crazy to spread awareness. Like o am growing out my beard this month and when some one asks me why I am doing it I will tell them.
If I are in your 30s ans beyond do every thing you can not to get it!