Kate's Page

Hi, my name is Kate and I'm new to Diabetes as well as Blogs :-) I thought I'd tell you a little bit about myself.

I currently live in NY, but my favorite city in the world is Paris which is why I choose this for the theme of my page. In 2001, my job led me to Paris for a 6 month assignment and I fell in love! Not only with the city, but I met my future husband there too!! My husband is from Germany and after dating long distance for 2 years we decided to get married. This was the easy part. Deciding which country to live in and who should move was the hard part. In the end we both had the best opportunities in the US and he moved to NY in 2003. Some day our plan is to go back to Europe. Both cultures have a lot to offer and we have family in both the US and Germany which can be challenging especailly during the holidays.

I recently turned 33 and am lucky to have a very loving and supportive husband as well as a beautiful daughter. Victoria is 17 months old now and is the joy of our lives. I want to do everything I can to stay healthy for the 2 of them.

I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, cooking when I have the time, going to the gym, or just watching a good moving on a Saturday night at home.

Ok...so now that you know a little more about me personally here's my story on diabetes. In 2006, I had gestational diabetes while I was pregnant with my daughter Victoria. Everyone told me it would go away after I delivered, and they were right...it did. However, less than 6 months later I started feeling symptoms again. At first I thought it was just because I was a new mom and was supposed to be exhausted but that wasn't the only reason. April 2006, I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes, but after a few more tests and doctor visits later I was told I was LADA Type 1 instead and put on insulin therapy. I've been doing injections since October 2007 and was pretty happy with this but I've also been having a lot of lows lately. In my last endo visit she suggested that I go on an insulin pump to stabalize things a bit. I'm sampling the omnipod now and while I'm not thrilled about the diabetes in the first place or going on a pump it's actually not bad.

I'm glad to live in a time where there are more innovations than ever before for this disease and technology now allows other great people out there all over the world to connect online. I'm looking forward to getting to know new people and learn from your experiences. I know I'll have many questions as I embark on this journey but I think I'm in good company.