I had been diagnosed with type 1 "juvenile" diabetes since the age of 16 and I am now 29. It's been a long and hard struggle with many battles to overcome and the war is not over. When I was diagnosed I probably had it for years and years before hand. I first started to have side effects when I was about 13 years old, the year of when I started my period. I would wear deodorants and none would work right for me (esp. the scented kind. I would get these hotflashes and then my deodorant would smell like the scent but 10x that smell and I would sweat so bad I couldn't wear tight shirts).  I would have hotflashes to where it could be 40 degrees outside but I would sweat under my arms,legs,face and esp. in my private area like it was 80 degrees outside, and I would be moody and cranky. Now, everyone is not the same and have different symptons of it so I don't expect you to be as bad as me.  When I was finally diagnosed in 1993, I had almost died. I went to school day after day not feeling well (my mom probably thought that I was pregnant). I was constantly throwing up and I had went from 130 pounds down to about 80 pounds, I was constantly going to the bathroom urinating everytime I would drink something. The worst part about it was that I was so emotional all of the time, my body fluids were drained, I constantly wanted something sweet to eat, etc..I said enough and went to the local health dept. You see, my mom didn't believe that you went to the doctor unless it was absolutely necessary and I was a closed in person and didn't talk alot about personal issues. I went and they said that if I didn't go straight to the hospital that I was going to die because they couldn't even get a blood pressure on me. That was when I was diagnosed and I was so happy after that. I know now that I shouldn't have been because I didn't know what I was up against, all that I knew was that I was finally going to feel better. I went through the doctors teaching me about injections, what to eat, how to test myself regularly, etc, but I was a teenager and in denial. I didn't start testing myself until I was about 25 years old, when I got a good job with health insurance to pay for all of my supplies. I used to black out all of the time, I know that my parents, coworkers, and boyfriend was so tired of giving me something sweet to eat and drink and calling 911. I suffered from alot of bacterial infections and yeast infections of the vagina because I used to sweat alot in that area and plus my bloodsugars were so out of control. It was embarrassing to walk in the store to the yeast infection isle or go to the doctor and tell them for the hundredth time that I know that I have a bacteria infection and to give me the medication to treat it. Not to mentioned that I didn't learn until I was 26 years old to wear pantyliners to help catch some of that moisture down there. It was embarrassing because I used to smell like I had ran a marathon in my pantys even though I had taken a shower 2-3 times a day. I learned from experience that the reason why I sweated so much was if my blood sugar is low or over like 140 I would sweat alot and have the hotflashes.  I used to think I had and was diagnosed with hyperhydrosis.  That is when your sweat glands work overtime (in short) and you overly sweat.  But that wasn't the problem, the problem was my uncontrolled bloodsugars.  I talked to women my age that were type 1 diabetics and they told me that they didn't sweat like I do, maybe it's because of my heredity or because I went so long with it out of control. I got pregnant during my uncontrolled years (when I was 20) and I lost the baby because I didn't test myself, didn't eat the proper things, and I didn't have proper care. I have two 100% healthy kids now and I owe it all to taking care of my diabetes and through me having an insulin pump in which I think saved my life. But I did miscarry another baby inbetween those 2 pregnancies.  Whoever said life wouldn't be easy was right. But I really do think that I would be dead right now if I didn't have my pump and I never had a great Alc level before (it was always like 7-9) but since i've had the pump in a couple of months my Alc level was 5 and at most 6. I have scars right now that never healed properly, I still have my mood swings and I will snap at anyone uncontrollably if my bloodsugars are out of range and when I feel like I'm to that state I will pull out my pump and test myself.  I also have low thyroid disease because of it, but all in all I'm doing great because I test myself between 4-6 times daily, I eat when I'm suppose to and what I'm suppose to, I don't really exercise because if my blood sugars are a little off I will not feel good and be sick when I'm trying to exercise (but exercise is very important), and I stick to my insulin pump to give me the right amounts of insulin at the right time. I still have my moments everyday to where I might eat the wrong thing or too much of the right thing and believe me my bloodsugars are not perfect so like I say you have to take it day by day. If you are a type 1 diabetic then you should have some sort of warning signs when your blood sugars are out of range (your body tries to warn you when something is not right you just have to trust it) and that is the time, not a moment later, that you should pull out your tester and see what is going on. I created this sight for one reason. I never had anyone to talk to, to compare notes with, or to cry to about being a diabetic and to see if any of my symptoms were similar to theres. I felt alone and scared. It is something that NEEDs to be cured and awareness of the disease should continue to be made. I AM DIABETIC and I AM LOOKING TO HAVE A CURE FOR THIS CURSE IN MY LIFETIME. I've always felt like they "could" have a cure for diabetes soon, but people would be upset if they did. All of the money that people are making off of medicines, supplies, and doctor visits, well if they had a cure all of that would be over and some important, well-off people in those positions would not be happy. I say,"What about us"? The people who are living with this crazy disease are going day to day not knowing what is going to happen to them or their body's tomorrow. We are not happy. We are your mothers, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandma's and grandpa's, we're your sons and we are your daughters. Don't let us suffer, because I have been suffering for a long time and I know that I could get better, if more money was put into research, into awareness, into cures. I want to get better, we all do! Don't let us down. I heard about the cell transplant years and years ago and I do feel that that is our best bet. I was told that they would transplant active pancreas cells into the pancreas to get the pancreas back working. I would pay anything that I have in order to do that procedure if it was safe and proven. Forget the money for the diabetic supplies and doctor visits, you will make your money from people paying to have that cell transplant.  Oh, and by the way my father is also diabetic (type 2).  Anyway, if there are any type 1 diabetics that need someone to talk to I'm available, so email me with your questions and/or comments or let me know of any new products or services out for diabetics. I have included some links, some for diabetic products, a medtronic link if you are interested in the pump, and some to other things related to diabetes. I'm not getting any money for these listing I just felt like they might be of some help.

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