Now before I actually start this book let me actually introduce myself. Hi my names Vanessa Christensen. I am a type 1 diabetic and a dork. I'm also a nerd but the main thing that makes me me. Is my diabetes. I was born on February 19th 2002 I wasn't very outgoing when I was young. I never talked to anybody new at all. I am extremely close with my nanny and papa. My younger sister Sabrina was born December 16 2005. So I was 4 at this time. I loved her so much. As we grew up we fought...... A lot. But that doesn't matter right now. What matters is this. June 11th 2010 I was 7 years old at this time. I woke up that morning constantly thirsty and always had to pee. As the day went on my mother grew worried because I always slept on the couch so she took me to the doctor the doctor told my mother that there was nothing she could do. And she also told my mom to take me to the hospital. Of course I was terrified being my first hospital visit. They stuck me to test my blood sugar and I don't know if it was out of whack. But apparently it was. I don't remember if they had to put a fluids line in my arm or not. I just remember I was stuck there for a week. My dad. My mom all of my cousins and friends came to visit me. Same for my uncles and aunts. This time was the time when they drew blood from me (me screaming bloody murder might I add) and tested it and it shown signs of diabetes. The doc told my mom and me. At first I had no clue what that was until he further explained it. He also made it perfectly clear that I couldn't have sugar. Well about a week later I was released out of the hospital it sucked for the first few months but I started to get used to it. I had to see an endocrinologist (a doctor for diabetics) and he was the best. Because he had type 1 diabetes too. I was happy then he'd mentioned the insulin pump. My mom thought it was cool and so did I. Until practically everyone at school bullied me about it callin me an alien. But not my best friend Lori. She thought I was cool so yeah a few years later I'm like 9 and my insulin pump malfunctioned and I was hospitalized. Now keep in mind I was fighting to keep my life so yeah! I got a new one and soon was hospitalized again! For the same exact shit!! So I went back to insulin shots. And well yeah that pretty much concludes the story I've had this shit for 7 years! Yeah it's a demon to deal with. But yeah that's pretty much diabetes!