First Post... Here We Go :)

Welcome! I have thought about starting this blog for a long time now and am finally getting around to it. Hooray! Go me. As mentioned in my "About this Blog", I am eager to share my experiences with living with Type 1 Diabetes and how frustrating it can be. I do not want this to turn into a "poor me" blog, so I am going to make it positive as well. Let's face it, diabetes isn't something people look forward to having. But it has definitely been a life-changing experience and I am trying to learn from every experience I've had thus far... good and bad.

Because I've been thinking about starting this blog for so long, I've got a LOT on my mind and have a lot to share. I hope I can clearly express my thoughts... Be patient, as I'm going to have to post in sections, as I have a lot of back-telling to do.

Again, my hope is that someone... anyone... will stumble across this thing and think, "Oh... you mean I'm not the only one who thinks that?" or "You mean you have high blood sugars too?"... All too often I have had doctors tell me one thing or another about diabetes. I have total respect for most doctors and their knowledge on the disease... but I think LIVING with diabetes is very different than reading or studying about it. Anyone agree? I can read and study and get a medical degree in "Being a Man"... but will I ever really KNOW what it's like to be one? Probably not. I do, however, trust and will fully take in any advice and recommendations a respectable doctor may have.

One doctor in particular is what motivated me to start this blog. I hate to admit it though, because he was a complete jerk and can't stand the thought of him. I'll elaborate more on that in future posts - get excited. :) I just saw him for the second time ever today for an ultrasound. Yep... I am expecting. This is my 3rd pregnancy (and an unexpected one at that). I don't think the thought of this blog would have come up if it wasn't for that jerk doctor and my pregnancies. Being diabetic and pregnant is hard stuff! And I'm hoping someone else out there knows that. Not just knows... but has experienced it. Lived it. And when you are living with both of those life-changing events... what you need most is support from others. And probably a blog for some venting...