Post #69842 by Kanaka on Thu, Jan 15, 2004 12:49 PM

I've been type 1 insulin dependant for 23 years (since I was 12). I actually got diabetes because I was hit by a car when I was 10. I suffered internal abdomonal bleeding because of the accident and two years later my pancreas stopped producing insulin. Doctors attributed it to the accident, but back then who really knows. I'm a bad bad boy. I've never really taken care of myself the way I should. I have rarely been a regular blood sugar monitor. All my life I've eaten sweets but drank diet sodas instead of regular??? In college I over indulged in alcohol almost every weekend and also had a bad 3 year stint with cocaine. Not a very healthy combination(just ask Jerry)!!! I still over indulge in sweets, beer and the sweet tiki drinks every more than I should, but I try to take extra insulin. Again, not an exact science and surely detrimental to my health. On the positive side, my eyes are perfect, all my limbs have great circulation, I'm a tad overweight but I'm in pretty good health. Lately I've been trying to be better, eat better, drink less, and check my blood sugar. I guess I've lived the "I'm gonna enjoy life and do what I please and accept the consequences later". Well, it's getting to the later(it feels like it but I'm only 35) and I'm afraid the consequences will start becoming problems if I don't change my lifestyle. Sorry for the rant-Yes, I am into Tiki and Diabetic.

Scotty