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My Story

I am a husband, father, writer, musician, type 1 diabetic, and Ninjabetic.

I was diagnosed with Type 1 when I was 17 years old. It was October 2nd 1990 and my life has never been the same. After years of neglect and denial I got my act together. After finding "Diabetic Feed," an awesome diabetes podcast, and finding the online community, my health became a priority.

I call myself a Born Again Diabetic because I felt like I was starting over, but I also call myself Ninjabetic because it takes being a ninja to live successfully with diabetes.
Date Posted 04/07/2011 9:23 pm | by GeorgeSimmons (DCC Site Admin)

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great story. I like the term "born again". I think we all have the ability to turn our health around and start making better decisions. good going.
Date Posted 04/08/2011 12:34 am | by Bsardis
The hope your story gives out is priceless. I like how you talk about turning things around after a period of denial and neglect. Same happened to me after a decade.

I told an endo a few days ago about how I didn't do well for so long, especially as a teenager and he said, "well, if you would have told me at such a young age that I had to do all these things a type 1 diabetic has to do, I would have told you, you're crazy!"

I was like, ok, he gets it. lol
Date Posted 04/11/2011 10:08 pm | by Sysy (DCC Site Admin)
Powerful story, George--and one I think a lot of our members can relate to. Your story proves it is never too late to turn bad habits around and begin taking better care of yourself today--for a better tomorrow! Thanks for sharing!
Date Posted 04/18/2011 10:45 am | by LeighAnne
Is there any thing that you eat that really helps?
Date Posted 12/30/2011 9:28 pm | by Cure Me

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