My name is Gabe Knight and I am eleven. I got diabetes in 1993, I was
eight then. At the time I was really skinny, you could see my ribs through
my skin. I also was cold and thirsty all the time, I drank approximately a
gallon of water a day. I was at my aunts house about a week before I was
diagnosed, and I couldn't even go in her 70 degree pool because I was too
cold.
We went to a new doctor and she did a lot of tests on me and that same
day she diagnosed me with diabetes. I didn't even know what it was, I
thought it could be cured within a month. My mom told me I had to take
insulin shots. I asked her how many times I would have to take them and she
said until there's a cure. Then I got really hysterical. My parents took me
to the Hospital and bought me Taco Bell (the doctor said it was O.K.).
I think the worst part about being in the Hospital was the I.V. It took
the doctor six times to get the I.V. in my arm, I was so dehydrated. I was
in the Hospital for two weeks The Hospital food was terrible. It tasted
like rubber.
I don't like having diabetes, but it really hasn't stopped me from doing
any thing. I play soccer, baseball, and basketball. I always have to eat
during the games. The shots are a pain, but the blood tester doesn't bother
me that much.
Gabe receives e-mail at roderick.knight@snet.com.
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