Troy Boyd
Joined: October 8 2007 Villages: 6
About Me
As a Type 1 diabetic now for 14 years I know the ups and downs that accompany the disease.
At 17, being diagnosed seemed like a death sentence of sorts. No more eating my favorite foods, no more having fun and partying it up with my friends like a 17 year old is supposed to do. Though it ended up not being as dramatic as I thought it would be, it has been a bit of a bumpy road at times.
But, I'm still alive, I'm still having fun, and well, I'm still a diabetic. Some things never change I guess. I've learned alot about dealing with this disease and still learn more every single day...
Recent Villages
5 Tips to Dealing With Low Blood Sugar!
Built January 23rd, 2006
Usually when we talk about Diabetes we focus on high blood sugar, and keeping it down, but what often gets overlooked in discussion are the pain...
Here’s the Difference Between Type...
Built November 29th, 2005
Just about everyone has heard of diabetes. In fact, the odds are that everyone knows someone with the disease. Some people might even be aware...
Diabetes and the Flu, a Dangerous Duo! Part...
Built November 2nd, 2005
Diabetes is never easy is it? In my last article I wrote about the dangerous duo of flu symptoms combined with diabetes. As I said there, the...