Life's a Field, and I'm Just Ploughing Through <3

When I was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, I thought people were going to look at me differently because I had to take needles up to 6 times a day, and constantly check my blood sugar levels. To be one hundred percent, I thought it was going to be one of my biggest flaws apart from everything else teenage girls pick apart about themselves. As a 17 year old girl, Im at the point in life where zits, my hair, my makeup, my nails, my tan, my phone, facebook and friends are a major part of my life, but not as much as they used to be anymore..
Since being diagnosed with T1D, I believe it has entirely changed my life as well as my outlook on it. No matter where you are, there are always going to be people who have something rude they feel they have to say to hide their own insecurities, and worrying about what these people would say about me used to stress me out to the max, but diabetes has shown me that there are so many other things in life to worry about then some stupid comment judgmental girls have to say. It just reflects who they really are. My motto is simply "You barely know me, so don't act like you know my story". Basically this just means that yeah, everyone has a past, whether they did some good or bad things, but if you barely know someone, odds are you only know either the good OR the bad, so don't judge me based on one over the other. Diabetes has definitely changed me for the better. I cherish every minute of my life whether Im out playing soccer, working at TSC, or enjoying the country life while ripping around on quads, dirtbikes or trucks. I wont ever let diabetes control my life, nor will i let negative people have a stressful impact on it either. You have to take charge of your life because only you know what is best for yourself and keeps you the healthiest. Little things in life like high school drama are the least of my concerns anymore. I live for me and nobody else. As long as I'm healthy and living I can proudly say: "I have diabetes. Diabetes does't have me!"

Jenn :)