Hey guys so this chapter is from a question by @AmazingFan101 and the question was, "How does it affect your relationships with your family/friends?". Well I am happy that you asked. Some people, honestly, either don't have the courage or are scared of the answer to ask me any questions. Which I now recommend you all to do. If you want to know ANYTHING related to my diabetes just ask and I will answer to the best of my ability. Now to the answer!

If you guys haven't figured out already I kiiiinda answer by telling a story. So. The relationship with my family is very....relaxed. Life with Type 1 diabetes is completely normal. Not!

But my family relationship is very relaxed. As some may have read I got diabetes when I was 2 so my family has had time to get used to it. Type 1 diabetes is genetically transmitted and I got it from my great aunt. My nana noticed the first signs because my great aunt was her sister. So unlike most my diagnosis was not from too high or too low of a blood sugar, just a regular check up. My cousin, who is a few months older than me, also has type 1 diabetes. My family is mostly close knit when we need to be, that is for my extended family my immediate family is close knit all the time. Yes, I admit, I think my mom can start freaking out for the smallest reasons, like a just little low number. My parents sometimes don't get that my glucose numbers affect how I feel and my moods, believe it or not. When I'm low I am hard to be around haha, literally anything can set me off from an angry tantrum to a sobbing mess. Now as for my sister. She understands my diabetes and such and I know that she is there for me when I need her but I feel like it could be a burden on our relationship. You see sometimes I have to stop doing something with her because I'm low or I don't feel good so I feel really bad when that happens.

Contrary to what some of you may be thinking my family relationship is strong and healthy. I love my family and my family loves me and understands me. I can always count on them.

Friends!

Ah. My friends. Really the best friends anyone could hope for. They get used to the fact that I have to take care of medical needs and don't really mind at all. A few took to the extremes of going to the nurse and learning more about type 1 diabetes to make sure they know when I'm okay or what to look out for. I find that really touching to think that they would do that. So yes. I do have a tight relationships with all of my friends and, somehow, I feel like diabetes somehow strengthens it. Along with the other reasons such as: we're funny and we get each other.

I actually met one of my best friends currently when he wasn't my friend at all, and when he partially not meaning to insulted me. I was in the library at a club and we had cupcakes or cookies or something like that there. Anyways he wasn't in the club but he came in along with another girl, that today I consider my friend but I knew neither of them at the time. They decided to grab some cupcakes but we didn't mind. Anyways they were walking out and he says something like, "I shouldn't have grabbed all this. I'm gonna get diabetes" or something along that line. And he was saying this to his friends as he was taking an Oreo cupcake thing.

At that moment I looked him straight in the eye and simply said, "I have diabetes" he looked so terrified and just sort of left. Contrary to most beliefs of what came out of this strange boy who insulted me he is actually one of my best friends today and we see each other often.

Thank you guys for reading please like, comment and share. And if you have any question about type 1 diabetes at all feel free to ask away in the comments, on my board, or on my PM and I'll answer to the best of my ability. Bye!

-Krys xoxo