My diabetes diagnosis story continued

 I can remember my brothers coming to visit me in the hospital. I don't really remember much else about it though. But apparently I didn't really like being in the hospital except that I enjoyed the food and I was able to watch whatever I wanted on Animal Planet. 

I was released from the hospital after 5 days.

I don't think I realized how difficult it would be. All the finger pricks, insulin injections, carb counting (I think my mom did most of that though), not being able to really eat what I wanted, like ice cream or cake.  Having to get blood drawn for doctor appointments. Those really long needles. I hated it.

I remember one time my stomach started hurting and I wanted some apple juice (we used to use those cans of frozen juice you had to mix with water to make), I asked my mom if I could make some. While I was mixing the water into it I felt like I was about to pass out. The next thing I knew I was being carried to the couch by my mom. She started shoveling sugar into my mouth. My blood sugar had dropped, it was like 30 or something like that. I was supposed to be going swimming with a friend that night but my mom didn't let me go after what happened. I wasn't too happy about that. 

There was another time, when I went to stay the night at that friends house. I think we were watching a movie. The next thing I knew I was being shaken awake by my friend and her mom. They said my eyes were like darting around or something. I'm pretty sure it was a diabetic seizure. I didn't know that at the time though. I only learned that it's possible that's what it was years later when I saw someone else's post on a diabetes support group on Facebook.

My older brother and I used to be able to go skiing with our class from when we were in church school. I guess he was able to a few times still but I was not able to. But about 3 months after I was diagnosed we all got to go skiing, my mom even went with us, I don't think she skied though. I remember being up on one of the slopes when a snowmobile came, they told me my mom wanted me to come back to the lodge and check my blood sugar. I think I was able to go back out but I'm not sure. 

These are just a few memories that I can actually somewhat remember.

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