Everyone’s got their Dragon to fight in Life

Diabetes is mine.



I don’t like feeling limited. ( i promise this get's better keep reading)

I don’t like feeling weak.

I don’t like the hassle

I don’t like people’s ignorant comments and opinions about my disease.

I feel embarrassed when my BG is low and I can’t function.

I don’t like missing work even if my coworkers understand.

I don’t like it when people’s first question is “how is your… Continue

Papua New Guinea women always grabbed my arms to look at my tattoos. Most of them have tattoos and we have fun comparing and complimenting each other’s ink.

They tell me they use razors or needles to cut their skin, rub charcoal into it, and let it heal. They generally tattoo their names on their arms and I’ve seen some REALLY sweet ones on their faces!



When Julie grabbed my arm to look closely at the diabetic sign tattooed on my… Continue

My parents are missionaries and we were in Indonesia when i was diagnosed with diabetes. Indonesia is a pile of islands just north of Australia). This is my twin AJ and me running to get good seats on the airline that we usually encountered cockroaches!

I was 11 years old and my mom looked up my symptoms in a book called "Where there is no Doctor". We were out in the jungle about 15 miles (45 min) away from any doctor. Not too bad of a…

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