My diabetes has became a way of life, I have type 1 diabetes since 1993. I found out I had diabetes when I went for a job drug screening. My drug test showed I had sugar in my drug test and told I should be checked for possibly having diabetes. I had a hard time believing I had diabetes so when told about it chose to ignore it.
I later found that wasn't a smart thing to do. A few month's after being told I should check for diabetes I started having a bad stomach ache one evening. As the evening went on it kept getting worse. I finally went to the local hospital to visit the emergency room to see what was happening. I never did tell them I might be diabetic. They gave me some medicine to help me feel better and I was sent home and told to visit my doctor the following day.
The following day I went to my doctor and by surprise I was told my blood sugar level was very high. It was so bad I was told don't go home just check your self into the hospital. I wasn't to sure what was going on. I called my wife to let her know I was needing to stay in the hospital.
I ended up having to be in the hospital for four day's. I was told I had diabetes and they tried me on both just pills and then insulin. In 1993 I was 31 years old and it was a surprised to the doctor at my age that I needed to take insulin in stead of the pills. Taking insulin meant I was a type 1 diabetic. Type 1 diabetes usually happens in a person younger than I was.
While I was in the hospital I chose to take the free diabetic classes the hospital offered. My wife attended the diabetic classes with me. We both learned more about diabetes and what I would need to do to take care of my self.
When you find out you are diabetic the first time you visit the pharmacy to get all the supplies needed it is a very over whelming thing. You go from being empty handed going to the store to having a whole bag of items to take home with you. Items such as, Test meter, mine was a One Touch Meter made by Lifescan. You also have to get the test strips to go with the meter. I had my insulin to get. I had two kinds to get NPH and Humalog. You also have to get insulin needles which come in a box. You also need a storage device to hold everything.
