DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES IN 1987

On Being Diagnosed

“I was in college and things started changing. I was losing weight. Good. I was drinking more water. Good. And then suddenly it got to a point where I couldn’t sit through a class. Something’s not right. I couldn’t sleep through the night. So I went to Student Health. That’s actually where they drew my blood and were like, ‘you’re diabetic,’ and I was like, ‘no I’m not.’ I literally turned around and walked out. I was like, ‘no, no, no, no, no.'”