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Hannah (left) and Mackenzie (right) at diabetes camp

Hello! My name is Mackenzie and I'm 14 years old. I'm a freshman and have 2 older sisters. I was diagnosed with diabetes in Jan. 2004. I was so scared about having to poke my fingers, and give myself shots.

Since I live in a very small town in Northwest Missouri, we had to drive 2 hours South to get to Children's Mercy in Kansas City. It took almost two hours to draw my blood since I was so dehydrated. They even had to call in the lifelight team to come and do it. My blood sugar was around 350 when I was diagnosed and my symptoms were going to the bathroom a lot, drinking a lot of water, eating constantly...more than usual, and being unusually tired. I had a hard time walking home from school, which was just 2 blocks away.

All of my friends were so supportive when I was diagnosed. I was in 4th grade at the time, and we were doing a project where we each had an egg to take care of, and my friend Ben built an Egg Mercy, where all the broken eggs could stay, and so my egg stayed there while I was gone.

A year after I was diagnosed, I got my Cozmo Pump. I love it a lot more than shots. Since I do eat A LOT, its easier to take my insulin, and when my blood sugars high, its easier to give a correction.

Within my first few months of being diagnosed, I came on this website and e-mailed Hannah. She e-mailed back and it turned out she lives only a few hours away, down by Kansas City, and we arranged to meet when I got my pump.

During the summer of 2004, I went to the ADA camp in Kansas City. It turns out, me and Hannah both went to the same camp, but I didn't realize it was her.

Ever since we met when I got my pump, we have been really good friends. We go to Diabetes Camp every year, and then after that, I either go to her house for a week, or she comes here.

Every year, I do the JDRF walk. We've also done a family retreat in Kansas City, and a lot of other stuff with JDRF. We want a cure just as much as anyone else.

If you want a pen pal or want to talk, e-mail me at lil_mac93 AT yahoo.com or if you have MSN add me diabetic_sweetie93 AT hotmail.com.

Thanks!
Mackenzie

Published April 5, 2008
Updated July 31, 2008

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