vanessa's Page

Hello everyone,
My name is Vanessa and I've been diabetic since I was 21. When I was first diagnosed, I felt like somehow God was punishing me. No one in my family had it and usually that something thats heritate from your mom, grandmother, etc. Anyways, at the moment I didn't know much about what diabetes was so I went off and began drinking. I would eat what I wanted and wouldn't take my medication but boy was I in for a big surprise. Not even a month had passed and I was back in the hospital for having my sugar at almost 500. The drs said I could have been in coma if I would have waited longer or even caused my own death. At that point I realized how cruel I had been to myself and began to do research on diabetes. I found so many websites and read testomonies of others fighting against this disease. Many were actually inspiring because of their fight to keep living for themselves and their love ones. Now I can proudly say I've been staying under control not only for me but because of my family. I have a 2yr old son named Jayden, and I want to watch him grow. He is what keeps me going in the mornings for my long walks and the strength I need to keep on fighting through this storm!!!