while diabetes is a serious condition people living with it can still lead
people living with it can still lead
people living with it can still lead healthy and happy lives hi I’m Rebecca
healthy and happy lives hi I’m Rebecca
healthy and happy lives hi I’m Rebecca Brayton welcome to watchmojo.com we sent
Brayton welcome to watchmojo.com we sent
Brayton welcome to watchmojo.com we sent our host tiffany to a local diabetes
our host tiffany to a local diabetes
our host tiffany to a local diabetes awareness event where she learned more
awareness event where she learned more
awareness event where she learned more about the illness from an expert and two
about the illness from an expert and two
about the illness from an expert and two kids living with it every day so and
kids living with it every day so and
kids living with it every day so and what is type 1 diabetes type 1 diabetes
what is type 1 diabetes type 1 diabetes
what is type 1 diabetes type 1 diabetes is characterized by the fact that your
is characterized by the fact that your
is characterized by the fact that your pancreas has stopped producing insulin
pancreas has stopped producing insulin
pancreas has stopped producing insulin there’s nothing you can do to prevent it
there’s nothing you can do to prevent it
there’s nothing you can do to prevent it it’s just going to happen if it’s bound
it’s just going to happen if it’s bound
it’s just going to happen if it’s bound to happen it’s happening whether you’re
to happen it’s happening whether you’re
to happen it’s happening whether you’re overweight or if you’re thin active
overweight or if you’re thin active
overweight or if you’re thin active inactive old young it’s gonna happen but
inactive old young it’s gonna happen but
inactive old young it’s gonna happen but if you are a type 2 it’s in your
if you are a type 2 it’s in your
if you are a type 2 it’s in your genetics it’s in your family it’s
genetics it’s in your family it’s
genetics it’s in your family it’s related to your weight especially if you
related to your weight especially if you
related to your weight especially if you have it around your belly what are the
have it around your belly what are the
have it around your belly what are the symptoms when one has diabetes in type
symptoms when one has diabetes in type
symptoms when one has diabetes in type ones the beginning is very violent in a
ones the beginning is very violent in a
ones the beginning is very violent in a way that is very sudden it’s very it’s
way that is very sudden it’s very it’s
way that is very sudden it’s very it’s all there you have no more insulin so
all there you have no more insulin so
all there you have no more insulin so your body just can’t cope so you’re very
your body just can’t cope so you’re very
your body just can’t cope so you’re very ill right away suddenly whereas a person
ill right away suddenly whereas a person
ill right away suddenly whereas a person who has type two it’s a sneaky start
who has type two it’s a sneaky start
who has type two it’s a sneaky start it’s like a snake in the grass the sugar
it’s like a snake in the grass the sugar
it’s like a snake in the grass the sugar the pancreas is slow it’s not making the
the pancreas is slow it’s not making the
the pancreas is slow it’s not making the insulin properly at the right time the
insulin properly at the right time the
insulin properly at the right time the right amount so your blood sugars are
right amount so your blood sugars are
right amount so your blood sugars are creeping up slowly and your body gets
creeping up slowly and your body gets
creeping up slowly and your body gets used to it so you just feeling what more
used to it so you just feeling what more
used to it so you just feeling what more tired and no more you know grumpy and
tired and no more you know grumpy and
tired and no more you know grumpy and you know you just think it’s your age or
you know you just think it’s your age or
you know you just think it’s your age or you think it’s you’re just depressed or
you think it’s you’re just depressed or
you think it’s you’re just depressed or something seasonal and really you have
something seasonal and really you have
something seasonal and really you have diabetes and that’s very serious Kevin
diabetes and that’s very serious Kevin
diabetes and that’s very serious Kevin Maria what is diabetes diabetes is a
Maria what is diabetes diabetes is a
Maria what is diabetes diabetes is a disease that affects your life but you
disease that affects your life but you
disease that affects your life but you have to learn to live with it you have
have to learn to live with it you have
have to learn to live with it you have to take needles every day an insulin to
to take needles every day an insulin to
to take needles every day an insulin to keep your life our pancreas doesn’t
keep your life our pancreas doesn’t
keep your life our pancreas doesn’t produce insulin like let’s say yours
produce insulin like let’s say yours
produce insulin like let’s say yours would so each day we have to keep our
would so each day we have to keep our
would so each day we have to keep our blood Sugar’s at a normal level with
blood Sugar’s at a normal level with
blood Sugar’s at a normal level with control of insulin diet and exercise can
control of insulin diet and exercise can
control of insulin diet and exercise can you tell me then what were the symptoms
you tell me then what were the symptoms
you tell me then what were the symptoms that made you realize that you’re a
that made you realize that you’re a
that made you realize that you’re a diabetic I was waking up in the middle
diabetic I was waking up in the middle
diabetic I was waking up in the middle of night I was very thirsty I was
of night I was very thirsty I was
of night I was very thirsty I was frequently going to the washroom the
frequently going to the washroom the
frequently going to the washroom the same symptoms as him I was often thirsty
same symptoms as him I was often thirsty
same symptoms as him I was often thirsty I was always rushing to the bathroom
I was always rushing to the bathroom
I was always rushing to the bathroom and then my parents found something
and then my parents found something
and then my parents found something funny also and brought me straight to
funny also and brought me straight to
funny also and brought me straight to the hospital and that’s when I was
the hospital and that’s when I was
the hospital and that’s when I was diagnosed how does that change your life
diagnosed how does that change your life
diagnosed how does that change your life when I was first diagnosed I felt that
when I was first diagnosed I felt that
when I was first diagnosed I felt that when I went to school with diabetes my
when I went to school with diabetes my
when I went to school with diabetes my friends saw me testing a blood sugar
friends saw me testing a blood sugar
friends saw me testing a blood sugar they felt they look to me like I was
they felt they look to me like I was
they felt they look to me like I was weird like I was a monster or something
weird like I was a monster or something
weird like I was a monster or something but then everybody adjusts to it and
but then everybody adjusts to it and
but then everybody adjusts to it and your family just learns to deal with it
your family just learns to deal with it
your family just learns to deal with it and go on in life you have to be more
and go on in life you have to be more
and go on in life you have to be more conscious of your blood sugars and
conscious of your blood sugars and
conscious of your blood sugars and things like that you need to test more
things like that you need to test more
things like that you need to test more often and take insulin does that mean
often and take insulin does that mean
often and take insulin does that mean that you have to make a lot of changes
that you have to make a lot of changes
that you have to make a lot of changes in your life well I was always an active
in your life well I was always an active
in your life well I was always an active kid I always loved doing sports and
kid I always loved doing sports and
kid I always loved doing sports and running and biking and all that so I
running and biking and all that so I
running and biking and all that so I just had to adjust to it I have to check
just had to adjust to it I have to check
just had to adjust to it I have to check my sugar more often now and just keep a
my sugar more often now and just keep a
my sugar more often now and just keep a juice on me and basically I can do
juice on me and basically I can do
juice on me and basically I can do everything or you always want to thank
everything or you always want to thank
everything or you always want to thank you guys thank you very much thank you
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