I was diagnosed with t1 when I was 10. I wasn't surprised I had it. Two of my cousins have it and so does my grandpa. I wasn't comfortable at first to put in my own insulin shots, but then I was able to do it. The good thing about having two other diabetic cousins is that we always test together and guess eachothers numbers. But I'm so great full that I had my family and background information from my cousins I couldn't thank them enough.

i was diagnosed 2 months ago and i started watching ur vids last month ..... I LOVE THEM!

I was diagnosed when I was 11 also!!! I just want to say you are a huge inspiration to me with my diabetes. You make me laugh so hard in some of your videos but most of all you inspire me. You are the best diabetic youtuber ever!!!

You are definitely inspirational. My 6 year old was dx last year and seeing an older girl with it and so positive, gives me hope!!

My grandma was the first to notice my symptoms too, her eldest son was diabetic and she JUST KNEW.

How could anyone dislike your videos! Your too awesome.

when i was diagnosed i lost 60lbs in 2 months. i was also hospitalized for a week

I was 969 and my a1c was 17.6 I was weeks within a diabetic coma and had lost 30 pounds

I was diagnosed on the 20th of April of 1997, my count was 600, Week before i turned 15 year old, video brought alot of memories, I went into Children's Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, yes it was tough the first year, well after i found a dr that cared and explained every thing started leveling out

I can relate so much to your story. Thank you so much for sharing

Thank you dear, muchachita (little gilr) for posting your more than wonderful videos; you are sooooooo amazing, in deeeeeeeedddd!! You are so sweet and positive!

I am not diabetic, but I have a friend who has type one. I love to be educated on this topic, because it really interests me. Thank you for sharing your story, and educating the world about the truths of diabetes. BTW, live-abetes is a great name. ♥️

I was in hospital for a week and my mum stayed with me and she did not leave my side

Don't feel bad, my sugar was 945 when I was diagnosed at age 18

It is so hard at first!! Every time you check your blood sugar, in ur mind it's like NO this can't be my life... but soon ur like gotta check my sugar cause it's my life. it gets better stay strong!!

glad to assist.your welcomed anytime.

Hi! I think its amazing how open you are! :) I have had diabetes since ive was four years old. And i think you are amazing! Sorry for my really bad english!

Danica, I have had diabetes now 47 plus years and am very grateful to Drs Banting and Best. Not to mention the first night I was in the hospital and had been given an insulin shot I did not have to get up once!!! Such joy! Crazy I know, but it made me so happy! In those days we had to use test tubes and measure our urine and then drop a tablet in and use a color chart to see where our sugar was. Things have progressed so very much.......

Hi there. I am 13 almost 14 and was diagnosed on Dec. 23. We had all of the same symptoms!!

My experience was the exact same but I have T2 this was just 3 weeks ago they told me I had to start taking insulin for the same reasons

Hey! I'm also diabetic! I was diagnosed when I was 15 and it was funny, because I didn't feel sad or anything. I just thought: "ah... Ok...". My mom freaked out, though. My friends at school were also very suportive. They would get super excited with my "tecnological" diabetes stuff, such as glucometer and insuline pen, and some of them would insist on taking my blood sugar just for fun. Congratulations on your channel! Cheers from Brazil!

I wasn't put in the hospital when I was first diagnosed. First reading was 385. I was treated as an outpatient when I was put on insulin.

i was diagnosed a couple months ago with type 1 at the age of 29 =/ i too lost around 30lbs. Really enjoy your vids :)

Hi Danica, I have been having nightmares at night unrelated to stress this has been happening for about 3 weeks, also I have been feeling dizzy and almost passing out every morning when I have a shower which I have before breakfast. What should I do as I am not sure if it is a bad and if I should see a doctor about it? I Love your Videos, I am a fan of your positive attitude on life. I am on twitter and I follow your Twitter account.

Me too - sad and mad that it happened to me!

My grandma also noticed and told me to go to the doctor

You are so cute, and have such a bubbly and positive attitude. I wish you the best in life. I turn 60 next month, and I have had diabetes since I was 12. All in all, I am doing well for having this insidious disease for so long. I do, however, have stage 3B kidney disease, but my nephrologist is hoping I can get another 5 or 6 years out of my kidneys. I was diagnosed back in 1972 - and I remember the week or two leading up to my diagnosis like it was yesterday, but it is a long story. We did not have all of the tools that we have today - blood meters, insulin pumps. I never minded shots, even when I was doing them 5 or 6 times a day. I have lived a good life, and diabetes has not kept me from doing anything that a “normal” person does. I have played sports my whole life, and am still very active. I have a couple of advanced degrees, and have a good job. I have travelled the world. I would have retired a few years ago, but I am uninsurable. I live a pretty healthy lifestyle - although I was not a disciplined diabetic during high school and college. I also think that all of the supplements that I took during my body building days hastened my kidney disease. I have been on an insulin pump for about 8 years now, and it has been a tremendous help. I have tried to remain positive my whole life, but it does get frustrating that sometimes no matter how hard you try, your blood sugars just do not cooperate. This is normal, you must not beat yourself up over it. I also never felt sorry for myself - I realized that this was the hand I was dealt, and I can either roll up and die, or make the best of it. Besides - I felt pretty fortunate, as a boy I knew that was a year younger than me was diagnosed with leukemia about a month before I was diagnosed, and a girl I was friends with was diagnosed with MS. I realized that there are always people that are worse off. The boy died a few years later at age 14. Good luck managing your diabetes - it can be a very frustrating disease. Keep up the good work, and never give up.

I was 790 😬 and was in dka

I was diagnosed last year, It was in May, which sucked because my birthday is on June 5, and my sister left so she could have fun with her friends, but to be fair Lizzie WAS going to Australia.

I was born 2/11/81. Diagnosed with type 1 in June 1990. Yep, 9 years old and I'm going to the bathroom every 5 minutes. And drinking water. My father noticed it, checked my bloodsugar, and took me to the hospital. This past thursday, my father passed away at 63 years old from keto-acidosis complication. I ... can't believe it. I should have caught it had I known.

I was diagnosed T1 last year, at 39yo and my experience was similar in that I was drinking a LOT, peeing a LOT and at one stage both at the same time. I was 450 when they tested me and there was talk of hospital but for some reason and I don't remember why I didn't end up there but I think the symptoms went away very quickly after starting on medication. This is still new to me hundreds of tests and insulin injections later, but a year on, its better, the first 6 months were traumatising.

Totally sounds like UCSF when my son, Orion, was diagnosed. He had just turned 3

541 but I was in diabetic ketoacidosis. Don't wanna know what I was days I drank a lot of soda and I was shaking

I had my finger pricked before at the doctors because i have a really bad full blown phobia of needles and I wouldn’t let the doctor come near my arm with the needles. But im planning on getting tested to see if im diabetic after this whole Coronavirus thing is over just to be sure because my family and I think i could possibly have it but my symptoms could be other things to but we just wanna be sure! :) thanks for sharing your videos they comfort me in this time of uncertainty.

My story is almost exactly the same as yours

this was literally exactly what happened to me its weird how similar our stories are...

when i was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes i was 16 which is really old to be diagnosed since the oldest age to be diagnosed usually is 14. like her i was also drinking a lot of water, and urinating every hour about, my blood sugar (in mg/dl which is what i think she was using) was about 880, to give a comparison for me i'm supposed to keep it about between 60 and 100. it got so bad my vision was being affected because my eyes were thinly glazed with sugar, before i knew what was going on i got glasses which surprisingly helped. At this point i knew something was wrong so my parents drove me to the hospital and i stayed over night with two catheters in my arms. Weirdly enough i didn't have keystones. My attitude was it sucked but i could have been worse and i was old enough to better deal with it. my vision returned, which made it weird explaining to people how my vision miraculously got better. and now i just fit diabetes into my routine and try to keep it under control.

i was diagnosed 3 years ago, with the same symptoms

Three months after my 12th birthday, (1970) I passed out in math class and went into a coma. I came to a day later and they told my mum and dad I wouldn't live to be 30. Back then, there were no meters or pumps. I used a huge, stainless steel syringe and tested my urine in a test tube with strips. I weighed 78 pounds. My doc said I may have gotten it from scarlet fever I got at Woodstock.

Can u tell me if i do i have been losing weight and have been theisty more than normal and my ketone level is realy high can u help

hi john.please try the blackseed oil.it is concentrated and cold pressed and goes faster into your blood stream then the seeds.dont get me wrong,the seeds are good for other things like making take and putting into food.sweetsunnah also has blackseed capsules,tea bags. etc.i got my mom these tablets from this same company.the tablets are called meta-balance.its supposed to improvethe health your pancreas.great for diabetics.good luck.if it works then spread the word around.

i have a question what is a combo bolus.

My daughter went into DKA when she was 20 months :( that's how we found out, very scary...ICU for a few days...glucose was 632. I like your story better :)

Oh, I had the same symptoms, but none of us (in my family) paid attention. I was diagnosed when I fainted in class and at the time I was only 6. Apparently I was knocked out for more than 20 hours and was taken by an ambulance to Children's Hospital. I stayed there for a month and a half, when I came back to school no one really talked to me. So, basically I was a loner (the girl with a "contagious" disease), so I had to move. I'm struggling with it now and I'm 13.

Well I found out when I was 8 years old, I'm 22 now. Anyways my story goes like this, I was having a really bad asthma attack and nearly died from it, they doctors put me on prednisone (a steriod) and by the time I was released I went home very weak and dehydrated, also urinating a lot, then I passed out, my mother rushed me to the hospital because she didnt know why I passed out. Then hours later the doctor told me and my mother I was a Type 1 Diabetic

*You Did Not Choose To Be Classified As Diabetic, But You Can Choose To Fight Back Against Diabetes* 💪

can you do one on pricking your finger

If you can please give me some tips on how to take care of my diabetes (more like make it consistent) I would greatly appreciate it!

I'm 11 years old and this past week I have been so hungry and thirsty. I'm going to the bathroom alot obviously because im drinking so much. And I lost like 5 pounds. And when I eat I will have a huge meal and 5 minutes later I'm starving. What should I do??

I still remember when I got diagnosed. I'm guessing that my blood sugar was around 700-800 when I got it.

my sons blood sugar was at 1100 believe it or not .. his body was shuting down dr said one more night and he wouldnt have made it . very scary time ! but god is good and my sons a fighter :)

I wish I could have caught mine early like you did. But unfortunately I went into a diabetic coma, and that's how I found out. Almost died. It was so scary. I also had lost a lot of weight and had all the same symptoms. Just didn't realize soon enough I guess.

I was also 11 when I was diagnosed..but it was like in april!

i was diagnosied in august just recently when i was 10 now im 11 are storys are a little bit of the same just my sugar was 682 and well i felt weak and stuff and i was scared but after i felt better and i was on summer break and i was in the hospital for 4 days and yup are stories are almost the same btw my name is juliana this is my brothers account snd i am a t1d

Your story is just like mine

yaaaay!!!! i was diagnosed at 11 too!!!

I was diagnosed when I was 10 a month or so from my birthday. I'm 12 now.

Do you use a pump or cgm?

I'm a little over a year in. I was diagnosed at 17.

wow......just cannot believe how almost exactly alike we are......it's insane

When I was diagnosed I was meant to be going on a mummy - daughter day too and I was really annoyed when I found out I had to stay in hospital for 3 days... My bg was 26.2... & when I went back to school, someone thought I had died because she didn't understand what diabetes was :)

I think I might have T1D. My dad and my sister have it so I'm very knowledgeable about everything almost. The thing is I don't know if it is or if I'm overreacting. I'm shaky tired thirst blurry vision and always goin to the bathroom.

wish my diagnosis was as gentle as yours

Hello I'm Ana and I am 11years old and I have t1 diabetes and I got diagnosed with it on June 26 2013 my dad has it also he noticed I was drinking a lot of water and going to the bathroom a lot I went to the hospital and the nurse said my blood was 726!

Insulin is good for lowering blood sugars to sustain life, not black seed oil. Exercise can however increase the effectiveness of insulin by around 30%.

before i went to the hospital, i spent the night at my diabetic friends house and then i got sick and didnt feel good so i went home and had trouble breathing and my dad took me to the emergency room because i threw up 6 times that day

It's okay. At least it's over now!

i was 11 to. i was 5'4 and 60 pounds i looked like a walking toothpick. i would go to the bathroom to much and i was WAY underweight. i went to a back to school thing and they tested me because i had the symptoms and my blood was 659. i was in the hospital for 5 days. it was terrifying. this was on 8/17/12.

I was misdiagnosed 3 years ago they said I had type 2. All just because a high blood sugar and I was severely overweight. A yr ago I was tested through a blood test and turns out its type one diabetes. Im still in denial and depressed.. I have a insulin pump... will this get any better for me? Thank you for posting these videos :)

i know what you feel i`ve been diagnosed with diabetes type 1 when i was 11 in year 6 remember when after few months later i had my birthday and i needed to take insulin for my birthday day cake but the sad thing was is :( they did not give me a big bit i was diagnosed in december 2010 just before christmas.

I was diagnosed at 19. I was on weight watchers (new years resolution) at the time, and was losing weight like crazy. I was like dang this diet is really working. Well I fell off the wagon at one point and noticed that I was still losing weight while eatting little debbie cakes. I had all the typical symptoms, extreme thirst, frequent urination ,and weight loss. I ended up losing 100lbs thinking it was weight watchers. I felt really off one day and just made a doctors appt and they did a finger stick and checked my blood sugar and it was over 600. The blood draw was in the 800s dont remember the exact number but with a 14 a1c

I was diagnosed in 1973 when I was 8 years old. I hated it. Made me feel like a freak. I'm sure my BG was over 900

I found out i had diabetes when i was 4. it was 2 months before my 5th birthday. i also stayed in the hospitial for 3 days. it is good to know i wasnt the only person who wasnt scared of shots lol but i have been living with for 10 years now so its all good. Thanks for sharing you story :D

I was diagnosed when I was 11, I had been sick but it was just water (wasn't surprised , all i drank for 3 weeks before was water) and I started falling asleep so my Mam asked my sister to test my blood sugar (she has T1 Diabetes aswell) and the moniter said was 333 + so then my mam told me to to a Keaton test and it turned bright purple.. I was in the hospital for a week and i had drips in me constantly.But I was proud cuz i was the only one who didnt need the docter to do my injections :P

No I don't and my BG was really high when they took me to the hospital. It was 1280

I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes on April 27th 2014 and i was 15 years old.and i had the same symptoms. I was urinating alot I am drinking a water. and my blood sugar was 321

I can belive they made you go straight to the hospital!!!! I went home had dinner and backed a bag!!!

Ive been diabetic for almost ten years, but one problem I still have is over testing! I get paranoid and check a lot more than Im supposed to.

Wow... I was 2 when I was diagnosed dont even remember any of it. I do know I was over 1000 and in a coma before my parents made it to the hospital.

I was and am 18

I was 4 when I was diagnosed and I am 13 now.When i got diagnosed I was in preschool and I had a lot of the same symptoms like drinking a lot of water and going to the bathroom a lot. I also lost a lot of weight and I was really skinny. One night in December I woke up in the middle of the night and I was sick and I was throwing up. My parents knew something was wrong so my dad took me to the hospital. When we got there we were in a room and they checked my blood sugar and I was over 700 and I was really sick and I was dehydrated. It was like a small hospital so I needed to be taken to a bigger hospital and my dad was going to drive me but the doctor said that I was to sick and I needed to get there quickly so I had to be air lifted by helicopter to a children's hospital. I remember that I was crying because in the helicopter it was really uncomfortable because I was strapped down and they were trying to get an IV started but I had really small arms and they kept having to poke me and at the time I was really scared of needles and shots. When we got to the hospital my dad was already there and they pushed me to a room right away.I was in the intensive Care Unit. When I was in the room they finally got the IV in my arm.I remember that I was trying to fall asleep but there was an alarm and when ever I would move my IV it would go off and the nurse would come in my room.The nurse also came in the room and woke me up to check my BG every hour. I was also really thirsty but they wouldn't let me have anything to drink and they wouldn't let me eat anything. My parents stayed in the room with me but whenever they left I would cry because I didn't want them to leave.I was in the intensive care unit for 2 days and then I was moved to another floor.I remember a lot of people came to visit me and they gave me stuffed animals and stuff. The life flight people that air lifted me visited me in the hospital and they gave me a life flight tee- shirt. It was in December around Christmas so Santa also visited me.We had all these educators that were teaching my parents how to give me shots since I was really young. They were also teaching us what diabetes was. I got a teddy bear that had different colored patches on all the places that you can give shots and it had a little diabetes bracelet on it. I was in the hospital for 5 days. I was on shots until I was 7 and then I got a pump.

your really cool!

i knowhow yo feel i have severe asthma an havebeen in the hospital about have my life.

Had to call in a pediatric nurse when I was sent to the ER by my doctor to get my IV, I was extremely dehydrated. They couldn't get a reading of BS on the meter they had, had to go by the lab draw.

I was diagnosed a few months ago :c I went into Diabetic Kidoacidosis (not sure if I spelt that right) and I almost died. My sugar was 750.

I just got diagnosed at 43 a late age for it but happens. I had a uti but they found sugar in my urine and blood sugar was 298. I went the doctor and they did tests. This confirmed it. I use an insulin pen which isn’t too painful.

When I was diagnosed I was 11 too :) in May 7th will be my one year aniversary I lost 15 lbs (but then I gained most of it back =_=) I but I didnt notice I was drinking alot of water or using the bathroom alot haha and my bloodsugar was 558 I think but I doctors office two weeks before I was actually diagnosed and they said it was a stomache virus and didn't even check my bloodsugar =_=

i was diagnosed at 3 years old.

I need help. For the past couple weeks i have been extremely tired to the point where i have to be constantly moving to keep myself awake in school. For the past 4 or 5 days, i have been EXTREMELY thirsty. I have a 32 ounce water bottle and i am drinking about 6 of those every day, which is about 15 pounds of water per day. I have also had stomach aches, head aches, and i look a lot thinner. I told my mom but she just told me that "its just puberty and you are just being healthy with all the water" i dont know what to do, so if someone replied it would be great!

Yayaya!

When I was diagnosed I was dry heaving! IMy weight was 58! HOLY CRAP! And my blood sugar was 892 JESUS! I spent 4 days in the hospital and yesterday it was 31 A NEW LOW! Man diabetics these day.

I have asthma its always in the back of your mind but all I have to worry about is where my inhaler is (I get a new one every 2 or 3 months not because I am out but because I lost it)

only difference being that I was 13 when I was diagnosed

Haha love your old man voice!!

I was in the hospital for 4 days and I was diagnosed last year in 2018 with ketoacidosis which is Diabetes Type 2 where I have to take insulin and check my blood 4 times a day and now I'm on Metformin which is janumet which has metformin in it my blood is been doing great so I am doing wonderful I go to check my blood one time of day now and I can check it whenever my symptoms where my eyes where blurry my appetite was changing I was thirsty a lot I was about to faint I was breathing Heavenly I couldn't breathe I was gasping for air and I almost died if I would have never texted my mom but I texted my mom and my mom my dad took me to the emergency room and the emergency room admitted me to the hospital my blood sugar was in the 400 I don't know exact number but I know I was in the 400 and my mom was crying and she was scared cuz she didn't know how to shop for a diabetic and my mom she has sugar diabetes which is more different all she has to do is just take Metformin

I've had diabetes 10 years in August. I was diagnosed at 10. Had all the same symptoms. I think i lost about half my body weight before i was diagnosed. I was only 300 when diagnosed though.

This is my first comment on KZfaq....been trying for a while :-(>. I'd have been like, "why don't you sit in a wheelchair." Cool you want to be diabetes educator. I wanted to be a nurse 35 years ago after I'd had diabetes a few years. It would have been a good career. I remember the sadness and overwhelmededness at age 15 coming back from the hospital. Testing urine, keeping an inflexible routine not, low carb. I don't remember hypo symptoms ever. One shot a day. Why did they say I could have a normal life? The "15 things I like about diabetes" video blog was so positive. I like being safe. I like that sporting accomplishments are more impressive. I like that we are the first to be helped by genetic engineering. I like that a cure worth more than a lottery win is possible someday.

no i dont. when i was diagnosed my BG was very high. 1280

My grandpa and cousin both have type 1 diabetes

I was 774 and my a1c was 17 the doctors where shoked I was not In a coma