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That isn't too good. Hope you feel better.

Although, if you don't mind me asking, why do you have usual checkups for diabetes? Is it hereditary?

I hope so too.

Diabetes can cause various problems over time, so I have to have checkups every few months to make sure something has not changed.

Stay with 'er Rocket. =/ You're strong and I know you'll pull through this.

*hugs*

*hugs back*

Thank you. :) At this point, I'm trying not to let it bother me too much.

How long have had diabeties? If you don't mind me asking. I've been for nearly 18 years.

I don't mind, I've had it since I was 8, so that would make it about 11 years now.

OMG,that young? I got it at 18 years old. Nearly killed me if I waited a day longer to go to the hospital. My father died of it 6 years before I got it. He never told me why he taking insulin and all the things that lead to up to the sickness. I love sweets! That lead to my getting it. Being that diabeties run in the family,I know I could've slowed or stop the on set of diabeties had I known back then. Due to many things that can bring on set of diabeties,I never thought loss of weight could be a negative side affect. I thought being over your ideal body weight would make diabeties worse for you! Tell me more about that if you will please. I got sick earlier this year and I lost nearly 20 pounds. It was a near stroke like condition that sent me to the hospital! Doctors were no help. I found out I suffered this problem because of an over dose of my insulin. I take two shots a day. I hate pricking my fingers for the blood glucose test. That killed my desire to eat for awile. I do feel better from losing weight. was 175, now about 156.

I know, it came at a rough time too, I only had a week to get used to everything before school started.

I feel the worst for the little kids 3-7 yrs who get it though, but its not fun at any age.

Diabetes runs in my family as well, my grandpa had it, there was nothing I could do to prevent mine though, it just happened. Type 1

Being over or under is bad, both have about the same effect too, things just don't work like they should, both decrease your ability to fight infections and make it harder to do lots of exercise.

Seems like many I've talked to have lost about 20 pounds due to one thing or another this year, its really weird.

I do not like taking shots or sticks either, but its better than the alternatives in my case.

I think a lot of whats wrong with me is that I haven't been eating the same food I used to, so I slowly lost weight.

If could cut down on all the soda and sweets,maybe things get better. Maybe it's something in the food we eat. Be glad when new medical break through make our lives easier. Nice gallery btw. I do admire trains myself. The engines. It must be nice to be a train engineer.

I'd recommend drinking diet soda, its all I drink, with some flavored water.

The food can make a big difference, I found out tonight that many of the chips, and things like that I had been eating contained sugar.

Thanks, I've been interested in trains for a long time, there's just something cool about them :)

I don't know any engineers, but it does look like a neat job, train simulator can give you the feeling of what its like to be one.

Chips have sugar?! Shocking! When i lived with my mom,the nieghbors across the street have 3 tracks train tracks behind them. The trains would switch cars,let Amtrack pass through and stuff. This is The same track that runs east along Highway 80 From Dallas Tx to Louisiana and after that,don't know. I missed the sounds of the trains since i moved.

Sounds like a neat place, I can see why you would miss it.

Sometimes its the simple things like the sounds of railroading that we miss most when they are no longer there.

Yup.