As I was looking back tonight at older post's I seen the last time I posted was in May. Let me just trying to talk about everything that has happened!
June was a fun mouth, I was to be doing school during the summer but that kind of got away from me. I did school every now and again. At the end of June I want to Youth camp at my Church which was alot of fun. God pined pointed thing's in my life that need to change. But I am also thankful for that too.
July was also a fun mouth, It started out with me struggling with some thing's, and I'm still working though those thing's now. July 11th was my 18th Birthday, my parent's take me shopping and I got my permit that day too! I was super excited about that too!! The day after my Birthday, Family camp at my church started. I got to see friend's that I meet at Youth camp and see old friend's and just plain have fun and enjoy being around Christian Friend's!
August was a slower mouth but also fun! The 17th I want to a Family get together in Ohio, that was fun and I enjoyed it alot! Than this past week I want on a camping trip to the U.P (I live in Michigan, if y'all didn't know that) It was so much fun up there! Saturday morning our youth pastor take the three teens fishing, It was mine first time fishing, I got a pike too! Over all the camping/hiking trip was the highlight of the mouth of August!
And as for this mouth, I don't know what it will bring because it just started. And I start school this week sometime!!
~Jaimie~
Monday, September 2, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Let me tell you about this one awesome guy!!
A while back I wrote about my 2nd mom! Well Kim is Jason's mom and today I'm going to tell you about him!
Okay I'll start with how Jason and I meet!!
It was a Thursday afternoon in July! Lindsey and I were going to go to the youth thing at camp! Oh I forgot to tell you that on this story takes place at family camp! Back to the story, Lindsey and I were sitting kind of in the back just before the youth thing had started, and up walks with guy and he sat next to me and mind you he was all along too! So I'm sitting there with my friend, about half way though the youth thing, something in me was like maybe this guy likes you! So I get my phone out and write a text to Lindsey that want something along the line of "I think Jason likes me", Lindsey though so too, while Lindsey and I were texting back and forth for a while about Jason! And I finally asked Lindsey if she would get Jason's number for me! So she got his number while I was sitting in the middle of them! Just for the recorded Lindsey got Jason's number cause I was too shy to ask him myself! After that Jason and I texted back and fourth that afternoon getting to know each other!
Now that's how we meet! I'll fast forward to about a week later!
Jason and his family want back to IN after camp had ended! Yes I was sad to see them leave! I was going to a different camp instant of going to youth group (well our whole youth group want) anyway on the way home I had to ask Jason the question why he stayed around after he found out I was a diabetic? His answer was this "cause it's not who you are it's just a part of you" I know he was a keeper when he said that!
Okay we are going to skip to May!
I was asked to go down to IN and spend a week down there with them! I had it planed to go down with his sister, but I had told Jason the night before we left that my parents said that I can't come down! But I was going to surprise him and his mom Kim! And the surprised worked too! Jes (Jason's sister) and I got to her house around 7:30pm on Sunday night! Kim and Don were going to pick me up there after they got out of church! I did kind of get to surprise Kim! But I want back to their house, when I got there Jason was not there so I still was planing on surprising Jason! He got home about a hour or so later! I could not see his face cause I was covered so Jason could not see me but Kim said when he know I was there his eye's just lit up!
Okay now I'm going to skip to Thursday night!
Jes had offered to do a photo shoot with Jason and I, and we agreed to it! And it was alot of fun too! Anyway, we had take some photo's and than I desiced that my Blue diabetes bracelet did not go with my shirt (I was wearing green) so I take the bracelet off and gave it to Jason's brother Joe, I did not know Joe had put my bracelet in Jason's shirt pocket! After we take some photo's I turn around and Jason is taking my diabetes bracelet out and put it on! I asked him if he was going to wear it and he said yes! That shocked me when he said that! And mind you I was also laughing when he put the bracelet on! But he wore the bracelet all during the rest of the photo shoot and than he was still wearing it after! He wore it to work the next day and than all the way to Michigan!
I'm going to end the story right there for now! And tell you a little about Jason and I!
Jason is nothing like I am! I am shy and quite as to were Jason is outgoing and not shy at all! Beside's when it come's to talking to me he is! But all around Jason is a awesome loving caring kind guy! I could not ask for a better boyfriend than Jason! I'm so glad that I meet him last year at camp!
Jason, I love you!
So that's the awesome and great guy I call my boyfriend!!
~Jaimie!!
Okay I'll start with how Jason and I meet!!
It was a Thursday afternoon in July! Lindsey and I were going to go to the youth thing at camp! Oh I forgot to tell you that on this story takes place at family camp! Back to the story, Lindsey and I were sitting kind of in the back just before the youth thing had started, and up walks with guy and he sat next to me and mind you he was all along too! So I'm sitting there with my friend, about half way though the youth thing, something in me was like maybe this guy likes you! So I get my phone out and write a text to Lindsey that want something along the line of "I think Jason likes me", Lindsey though so too, while Lindsey and I were texting back and forth for a while about Jason! And I finally asked Lindsey if she would get Jason's number for me! So she got his number while I was sitting in the middle of them! Just for the recorded Lindsey got Jason's number cause I was too shy to ask him myself! After that Jason and I texted back and fourth that afternoon getting to know each other!
Now that's how we meet! I'll fast forward to about a week later!
Jason and his family want back to IN after camp had ended! Yes I was sad to see them leave! I was going to a different camp instant of going to youth group (well our whole youth group want) anyway on the way home I had to ask Jason the question why he stayed around after he found out I was a diabetic? His answer was this "cause it's not who you are it's just a part of you" I know he was a keeper when he said that!
Okay we are going to skip to May!
I was asked to go down to IN and spend a week down there with them! I had it planed to go down with his sister, but I had told Jason the night before we left that my parents said that I can't come down! But I was going to surprise him and his mom Kim! And the surprised worked too! Jes (Jason's sister) and I got to her house around 7:30pm on Sunday night! Kim and Don were going to pick me up there after they got out of church! I did kind of get to surprise Kim! But I want back to their house, when I got there Jason was not there so I still was planing on surprising Jason! He got home about a hour or so later! I could not see his face cause I was covered so Jason could not see me but Kim said when he know I was there his eye's just lit up!
Okay now I'm going to skip to Thursday night!
Jes had offered to do a photo shoot with Jason and I, and we agreed to it! And it was alot of fun too! Anyway, we had take some photo's and than I desiced that my Blue diabetes bracelet did not go with my shirt (I was wearing green) so I take the bracelet off and gave it to Jason's brother Joe, I did not know Joe had put my bracelet in Jason's shirt pocket! After we take some photo's I turn around and Jason is taking my diabetes bracelet out and put it on! I asked him if he was going to wear it and he said yes! That shocked me when he said that! And mind you I was also laughing when he put the bracelet on! But he wore the bracelet all during the rest of the photo shoot and than he was still wearing it after! He wore it to work the next day and than all the way to Michigan!
I'm going to end the story right there for now! And tell you a little about Jason and I!
Jason is nothing like I am! I am shy and quite as to were Jason is outgoing and not shy at all! Beside's when it come's to talking to me he is! But all around Jason is a awesome loving caring kind guy! I could not ask for a better boyfriend than Jason! I'm so glad that I meet him last year at camp!
Jason, I love you!
So that's the awesome and great guy I call my boyfriend!!
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| Love him more than he know's! |
~Jaimie!!
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
My 2nd mom!
Today's post is about my 2nd mom!
She may not be my birth mom but she is really awesome!(I am not adopted but I adopted her as my 2nd mom) Her name is Kim!
Kim is awesome in more than one way!
For one she know's how to give awesome advice about anything! And she is a great encourage too! More than once I have facebooked her for many thing's, most of the time it's to pray for someone or it's just to say Hi and talk to her!
A while ago I wrote a post about normal. When I asked Kim what normal is she told me a setting on the dryer! Which is very true! No one is ever normal cause we are normal in our own way!
I also adopted Kim as my 2nd mom cause she is a awesome Christian Lady! She is always willing to pray for anyone when I if she will pray for them! Sometimes I even get verse from her! But sometimes I'm the one telling her about verse's I have read or one's that I have wrote down!
She is also very sweet! She a awesome Godly mom/wife! She is just one of the many people that I look up too when it come's to Christian woman!
I meet Kim for the first time when I was still in pubic school! My dad and I were there for school pic's! And we ran into them! I also got to meet her ever so sweet husband! That same year her family moved to IN! Well my family's first Sunday at our new Church was her family's last Sunday there! But we keep in touch a camp meetings sometimes! But this past summer I really got to know her and her family! Which are all very sweet too! And no I am not sugar costing that just cause I'm her son's girlfriend! Kim is also the mom of my boyfriend! But I have meant everything that I have said!
She is awesome and sweet!! I love her and I love that I adopted her as my 2nd mom!!
~Jaimie~
She may not be my birth mom but she is really awesome!(I am not adopted but I adopted her as my 2nd mom) Her name is Kim!
Kim is awesome in more than one way!
For one she know's how to give awesome advice about anything! And she is a great encourage too! More than once I have facebooked her for many thing's, most of the time it's to pray for someone or it's just to say Hi and talk to her!
A while ago I wrote a post about normal. When I asked Kim what normal is she told me a setting on the dryer! Which is very true! No one is ever normal cause we are normal in our own way!
I also adopted Kim as my 2nd mom cause she is a awesome Christian Lady! She is always willing to pray for anyone when I if she will pray for them! Sometimes I even get verse from her! But sometimes I'm the one telling her about verse's I have read or one's that I have wrote down!
She is also very sweet! She a awesome Godly mom/wife! She is just one of the many people that I look up too when it come's to Christian woman!
I meet Kim for the first time when I was still in pubic school! My dad and I were there for school pic's! And we ran into them! I also got to meet her ever so sweet husband! That same year her family moved to IN! Well my family's first Sunday at our new Church was her family's last Sunday there! But we keep in touch a camp meetings sometimes! But this past summer I really got to know her and her family! Which are all very sweet too! And no I am not sugar costing that just cause I'm her son's girlfriend! Kim is also the mom of my boyfriend! But I have meant everything that I have said!
She is awesome and sweet!! I love her and I love that I adopted her as my 2nd mom!!
~Jaimie~
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Fear..
There are two kind's of people that I can think about right now, that know what I mean. The first kind is D-parents (Diabetes mom's and dad's). The 2nd kind is diabetic's (people that have diabetes).
Now we may not act like it but we are afraid all the time. I never know this when I was younger but I do now. There is always fear in us. For D-parents with little kids, they fear that their little one or little one's will go low and not be able to feel it. Or go high and not be able to feel it. D-parents also fear that their kids may not wake up in the night after going low.
My fear has always been here. But a couple nights ago, it got to me to were I could not sleep till wee hours of the night. I had the fear of going to bed and not waking up.
I don't have that fear very much but for some reason a couple nights ago I did. And I have to say I don't like it. I was up till after 3am that night cause I had fear. I don't get it, most night's I am fine with going to bed but once in a while I'm not. Which is why I was up till the wee hours of the night!
Since than I have got over the fear for now that is! I don't know how long I will not have fear but right now I dont.
All diabetic's have fear some don't show it! I don't show it around other people. It's just not the kind of person I am! I try to replace my fear with bring strong and having faith. Most night's I trust God to keep me awake!
So now that you all know that I have a fear of not wake up at night! Know that I don't say much about it at all!
Oh and D-parents, you guys are awesome!!
And you all with diabetes your awesome and strong too!!!
Till next time
~Jaimie~
Now we may not act like it but we are afraid all the time. I never know this when I was younger but I do now. There is always fear in us. For D-parents with little kids, they fear that their little one or little one's will go low and not be able to feel it. Or go high and not be able to feel it. D-parents also fear that their kids may not wake up in the night after going low.
My fear has always been here. But a couple nights ago, it got to me to were I could not sleep till wee hours of the night. I had the fear of going to bed and not waking up.
I don't have that fear very much but for some reason a couple nights ago I did. And I have to say I don't like it. I was up till after 3am that night cause I had fear. I don't get it, most night's I am fine with going to bed but once in a while I'm not. Which is why I was up till the wee hours of the night!
Since than I have got over the fear for now that is! I don't know how long I will not have fear but right now I dont.
All diabetic's have fear some don't show it! I don't show it around other people. It's just not the kind of person I am! I try to replace my fear with bring strong and having faith. Most night's I trust God to keep me awake!
So now that you all know that I have a fear of not wake up at night! Know that I don't say much about it at all!
Oh and D-parents, you guys are awesome!!
And you all with diabetes your awesome and strong too!!!
Till next time
~Jaimie~
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Five important people!
I don't have many friends that are willing to hear about my life as a diabetic but the online Diabetes family will not only will the hear what I have to say they will try to help.
Most of my non-diabetic friends are really willing to hear about it but they will if I tell them, but I also don't talk much about it to them cause they don't really get what it's like and everything.
Even though most of my online Diabetes family is made of D-parents most of them help alot! And some of the diabetic I look up to or turn to for advice!
Four people that I go to most of the time are teens. Holly is one of them that I have really got to know over the past couple mouths and she a wonderfully advice giving about anything. MiKayla has been my friend for a while and she awesome! She has been though a lot and let still has time to give advice, I don't know how she does it all! Taylor has been my friend for two years now, and I meet her a year ago last May. She was really one of my first diabetics that I got to know before I got to know many in the ODF (Online Diabetes Family). She too is one that will give me advice if I can fix something.
Last but not least is Stephanie, I got to know her over a year ago. We texted each other every day. We started a thing were when we got checked we would text the other one what we were and for the longest time we would be close but not quite there. She too is one that will give advice when I need it!!
Oh and I almost forgot about Evelyn, I adopted her as my big sister! Even though she was diagnosis just last year, I look up too her in so many way that I don't think she even knows. I can go to get with anything weather it be diabetes stuff or boy problems, she's always happy to hear about it! She has handled her dx'ed awesome, and that's one reason I look up to her!! She also writes a blog too! Y'all should check it out!!
All five of those girls are not only my friend's but they are all my adopted sister's!! I have 4 big sister's and one little sister!! And I also call them my D-sister's (diabetes sister's) Cause we all have one thing in common we all have diabetes and we are all strong!!
Love you girls!! I'm happy to have to girls as my sister!!
Till next time
~Jaimie~
Most of my non-diabetic friends are really willing to hear about it but they will if I tell them, but I also don't talk much about it to them cause they don't really get what it's like and everything.
Even though most of my online Diabetes family is made of D-parents most of them help alot! And some of the diabetic I look up to or turn to for advice!
Four people that I go to most of the time are teens. Holly is one of them that I have really got to know over the past couple mouths and she a wonderfully advice giving about anything. MiKayla has been my friend for a while and she awesome! She has been though a lot and let still has time to give advice, I don't know how she does it all! Taylor has been my friend for two years now, and I meet her a year ago last May. She was really one of my first diabetics that I got to know before I got to know many in the ODF (Online Diabetes Family). She too is one that will give me advice if I can fix something.
Last but not least is Stephanie, I got to know her over a year ago. We texted each other every day. We started a thing were when we got checked we would text the other one what we were and for the longest time we would be close but not quite there. She too is one that will give advice when I need it!!
Oh and I almost forgot about Evelyn, I adopted her as my big sister! Even though she was diagnosis just last year, I look up too her in so many way that I don't think she even knows. I can go to get with anything weather it be diabetes stuff or boy problems, she's always happy to hear about it! She has handled her dx'ed awesome, and that's one reason I look up to her!! She also writes a blog too! Y'all should check it out!!
All five of those girls are not only my friend's but they are all my adopted sister's!! I have 4 big sister's and one little sister!! And I also call them my D-sister's (diabetes sister's) Cause we all have one thing in common we all have diabetes and we are all strong!!
Love you girls!! I'm happy to have to girls as my sister!!
Till next time
~Jaimie~
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Diaversary....14 years and going strong!!!
January 28 1999, that day changed my family's life forever! I was dx'ed with type one diabetes at the age of 3 1/2. And today I got to thinking that I grow up in the room/house that I lived in before I was dx'ed. Back than I did not have a care in the world beside loving my family and now I have to worry every min of every day what my BG is and how I feel and everything.
Back than I was just a 3 1/2 year old but now I'm 17, and on the Insulin pump. I have not let diabetes in the way of my life!! I have lived every min of every day like nothing else! One of my fave things someone told me is "is not who you are, its just apart of you." Its true, I always say I will not let diabetes define me and I wont I never will!! Cause I'm a fighter!! I've been fighting for 14 years and I will keep fighting till there is a cure!
14 years going strong and I am not about to give up now! No way No how will I give up now!! I'm a fighter and I'm strong and always will be!!
Till next time
~Jaimie~
Monday, January 21, 2013
Pin cushion??
Not many people know what it's like to be a pin cushion. Me? I know what it's like, I have known what a pin cushion is like since I was 3 1/2. Yep I was dx'ed with type one diabetes than. From day one I have had shot's, finger drawn blood and once a year blood work, oh and don't forget about pump site change every 3 days.
There are day's I wish I just wish I could switch lives with someone for a day! I dislike diabetes and everything that comes with it!! Some days one site change or one shot is just not enough, when your high and can't come down than you need a site change and a shot sometimes. And having both done at the same time makes you feel like you really are a pin cushion.
When I was born, my parents never though their only daughter would be dx'ed with type one diabetes at a young age. They never though that I would just about become a pin cushion. I hate that everyday I have to get checked or think about what I eat or what I am before I eat! Its it fair? No, but it's life and till there is a cure, this is life for diabetics.
Before I was 10 I was getting 3 shots a day, sometimes more. And bring on the shot is feel like your worse than a pin cushion. I used to cry when I had to have a shot. But than again what kid don't cry when they get a shot or sometime. When I was 10 I got the pump which is just about like shot but better. I only have to change it every 3 days and you don't have to get a shot every time I want to eat.
There are some day's when I feel like I want to give up like not do anything any more, no check no shots no nothing but I know if I do that I might not live long and I want to live a long a healthy life!
Hopefully one day there WILL be a cure so no diabetic will ever have to feel like a pin cushion like I do sometimes and I'm sure other diabetics feel the same way.
Till next time
~Jaimie~
There are day's I wish I just wish I could switch lives with someone for a day! I dislike diabetes and everything that comes with it!! Some days one site change or one shot is just not enough, when your high and can't come down than you need a site change and a shot sometimes. And having both done at the same time makes you feel like you really are a pin cushion.
When I was born, my parents never though their only daughter would be dx'ed with type one diabetes at a young age. They never though that I would just about become a pin cushion. I hate that everyday I have to get checked or think about what I eat or what I am before I eat! Its it fair? No, but it's life and till there is a cure, this is life for diabetics.
Before I was 10 I was getting 3 shots a day, sometimes more. And bring on the shot is feel like your worse than a pin cushion. I used to cry when I had to have a shot. But than again what kid don't cry when they get a shot or sometime. When I was 10 I got the pump which is just about like shot but better. I only have to change it every 3 days and you don't have to get a shot every time I want to eat.
There are some day's when I feel like I want to give up like not do anything any more, no check no shots no nothing but I know if I do that I might not live long and I want to live a long a healthy life!
Hopefully one day there WILL be a cure so no diabetic will ever have to feel like a pin cushion like I do sometimes and I'm sure other diabetics feel the same way.
Till next time
~Jaimie~
Monday, January 7, 2013
Endo appt.
In less than 4 days, I have a endo appt. For those that dont know what endo is, it just means diabetes doctor.
I'm nerves about my appt, everyone say it will be fine and that my doctor is there is help me! I know his but I still worry about my appt! I dont know why but I do.
3 mouths ago my A1C was 6.8. I'm hoping to be it down to 6.6, but I dont want it too low. I would even be happy if it was 6.5.
In the next 4 days, I will need to get my diabetes binder up-to-date. Hopefully in the next 4 days my blood sugar's will be nice to me!
Till next time
~Jaimie~
I'm nerves about my appt, everyone say it will be fine and that my doctor is there is help me! I know his but I still worry about my appt! I dont know why but I do.
3 mouths ago my A1C was 6.8. I'm hoping to be it down to 6.6, but I dont want it too low. I would even be happy if it was 6.5.
In the next 4 days, I will need to get my diabetes binder up-to-date. Hopefully in the next 4 days my blood sugar's will be nice to me!
Till next time
~Jaimie~
Monday, November 26, 2012
What are you Thankful for?
Last night at Church we had our Thanksgiving service, were we want though out the Church and who ever wanted to want up and said what they were Thankful for.
So what are y'all Thankful for? I can tell ya what I'm Thankful for.
I'm thankful my friends and family. My Grandma and Grandpa Chaffin are a big part of my life. I think since I only grow up with Grandpa Chaffin as my only grandpa I know, I became close to him and my Grandma!
I'm Thankful for insulin, I have said that more than once but without insulin I would not be alive. Nor would alot of people. For 6 years I was on insulin shots, as much as I hated shots, I'm thankful that I had them for 6 years. When I was 10, I got my insulin pump. Now my pump, I'm more thankful for! It makes my life so much better bring able to pull my pump out and give insulin when I need too. I can count more than once when I would be in Church while we are praying and I would reamber that I forgot to bolus for what I eat or something, after reamber that I forgot to bolus, I would pull my pump out and bolus for it than.
I'm Thankful for my parents! Growing up I can reamber almost every Sunday my parents along with my brothers and I would go off to Church. I'm Thankful that they take my to church! I dont think I would be the young woman I am today without growing up in a Church. I have met so many people at church and I love everyone of them too!
I almost forgot about my brothers! Josh and Aaron have been awesome brothers to me! Josh bring the helpful brother, but yet the brother that when he told you to do something you better you it! And Aaron bring the overprotective brother at time. With both of them out of the house I miss them both! I will forever be their baby sister and their only sister! But I love them even when they want to fight be me!
I'm Thankful for The DOC (Diabetes Online Community) They are awesome people! I have met alot of people my age or older and even younger that are diabetic's! When I came into the DOC, I met people that I never know were diabetic's.
And than there is the people I like to call my 2nd family! Those people are awesome! When I was younger I never though of any of the people I know as my 2nd family but now I love all of them! They will sit and listen to what I have to say or I can talk to them on facebook. I love the advice they give when I ask for it!
So now that y'all know what I'm Thankful for. What are you Thankful for?
So what are y'all Thankful for? I can tell ya what I'm Thankful for.
I'm thankful my friends and family. My Grandma and Grandpa Chaffin are a big part of my life. I think since I only grow up with Grandpa Chaffin as my only grandpa I know, I became close to him and my Grandma!
I'm Thankful for insulin, I have said that more than once but without insulin I would not be alive. Nor would alot of people. For 6 years I was on insulin shots, as much as I hated shots, I'm thankful that I had them for 6 years. When I was 10, I got my insulin pump. Now my pump, I'm more thankful for! It makes my life so much better bring able to pull my pump out and give insulin when I need too. I can count more than once when I would be in Church while we are praying and I would reamber that I forgot to bolus for what I eat or something, after reamber that I forgot to bolus, I would pull my pump out and bolus for it than.
I'm Thankful for my parents! Growing up I can reamber almost every Sunday my parents along with my brothers and I would go off to Church. I'm Thankful that they take my to church! I dont think I would be the young woman I am today without growing up in a Church. I have met so many people at church and I love everyone of them too!
I almost forgot about my brothers! Josh and Aaron have been awesome brothers to me! Josh bring the helpful brother, but yet the brother that when he told you to do something you better you it! And Aaron bring the overprotective brother at time. With both of them out of the house I miss them both! I will forever be their baby sister and their only sister! But I love them even when they want to fight be me!
I'm Thankful for The DOC (Diabetes Online Community) They are awesome people! I have met alot of people my age or older and even younger that are diabetic's! When I came into the DOC, I met people that I never know were diabetic's.
And than there is the people I like to call my 2nd family! Those people are awesome! When I was younger I never though of any of the people I know as my 2nd family but now I love all of them! They will sit and listen to what I have to say or I can talk to them on facebook. I love the advice they give when I ask for it!
So now that y'all know what I'm Thankful for. What are you Thankful for?
Friday, November 9, 2012
What is normal?
I though about something that was said at YC a couple weeks ago, on the last day the speaker was talking about people asking him if he ever wanted to be normal. Normal? he said What even is normal? If normal if like you, than I dont want to be normal.
I got to thinking about what my normal is. I have always wanted to be normal, but what really is normal. I have to say if normal is like Obama, than I dont want to be normal. Maybe my normal is bring a diabetic since thats all I know. I dont know what it's like to eat something without being aware of the carbs in what I'm eating, or with out thinking do I need to get checked. I dont like this normal, the normal that I want is were I dont have to think about carbs or checking my sugar or reamber to take insulin. And when I leave the house I dont want to always have to be checking to make sure I have my checker or juice or the kit for in case I pass out from bring too low.
I cant help but wonder if for some reason, God made me like this for a reason. Maybe God made me a diabetic cause he know I could handle it. There is a pic I seen on facebook that say "Stronger than Diabetes" I seen that, and though yes I am. I asked a friend to make me a pic that said "Stronger than my fear of needles" Both are very true!!
I maybe a diabetic but I stronger than diabetes and i'm stronger than my fear of needles.
I asked someone once why they stuck around after they found out I was a diabetic, their answer was "Cause its not who you are, its a part of you." Which is true, diabetes does not define me it makes me a stronger person than I was before I became a diabetic.
I dont know that I would be the person I am today if I had not become a diabetic. As much as I wish I was "normal" I also know that maybe I am meant to do something with my diabetes or diabetic's. Over the past 3 years I have been some really awesome diabetic teens and adults, but I have also meet some really cool and awesome even great non-diabetic's. When I put both sides of friends together, I have some pretty awesome friends. That I hope will stick around always.
So i'm asking you what do you think normal is?
I got to thinking about what my normal is. I have always wanted to be normal, but what really is normal. I have to say if normal is like Obama, than I dont want to be normal. Maybe my normal is bring a diabetic since thats all I know. I dont know what it's like to eat something without being aware of the carbs in what I'm eating, or with out thinking do I need to get checked. I dont like this normal, the normal that I want is were I dont have to think about carbs or checking my sugar or reamber to take insulin. And when I leave the house I dont want to always have to be checking to make sure I have my checker or juice or the kit for in case I pass out from bring too low.
I cant help but wonder if for some reason, God made me like this for a reason. Maybe God made me a diabetic cause he know I could handle it. There is a pic I seen on facebook that say "Stronger than Diabetes" I seen that, and though yes I am. I asked a friend to make me a pic that said "Stronger than my fear of needles" Both are very true!!
I maybe a diabetic but I stronger than diabetes and i'm stronger than my fear of needles.
I asked someone once why they stuck around after they found out I was a diabetic, their answer was "Cause its not who you are, its a part of you." Which is true, diabetes does not define me it makes me a stronger person than I was before I became a diabetic.
I dont know that I would be the person I am today if I had not become a diabetic. As much as I wish I was "normal" I also know that maybe I am meant to do something with my diabetes or diabetic's. Over the past 3 years I have been some really awesome diabetic teens and adults, but I have also meet some really cool and awesome even great non-diabetic's. When I put both sides of friends together, I have some pretty awesome friends. That I hope will stick around always.
So i'm asking you what do you think normal is?
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Craziness
In the past couple mouths alot has gone on.
Between diabetes, school its been different.
I've been a diabetic since I was 3 1/2, Want on the pump when I was 10.
For the past 3 years I have been home schooled, I love it cause i'm able to take care of my diabetes better. But this year has been different, In past years I have done good and take care of my diabetes. But this year has not been like past years. I've been doing everything with my pump. I bolus when i need too, but I don't test like I should.
School has been crazy this year too. I have 12 class left so I'm trying to get all my class done this year. But with doing that it's been stressful. But I want to be done this year with school so I will get it done!
You put school and diabetes together that = craziness and stressful
Well till next time ~Jaimie~
Between diabetes, school its been different.
I've been a diabetic since I was 3 1/2, Want on the pump when I was 10.
For the past 3 years I have been home schooled, I love it cause i'm able to take care of my diabetes better. But this year has been different, In past years I have done good and take care of my diabetes. But this year has not been like past years. I've been doing everything with my pump. I bolus when i need too, but I don't test like I should.
School has been crazy this year too. I have 12 class left so I'm trying to get all my class done this year. But with doing that it's been stressful. But I want to be done this year with school so I will get it done!
You put school and diabetes together that = craziness and stressful
Well till next time ~Jaimie~
Monday, September 24, 2012
Diabetes burn out???
The past 3 mouths has been different for me.
I have been running in the 200's 300's sometimes 400's. Not a good thing for a diabetic, I know, but it happens. It's not fun when it happens. Cause than my A1C goes higher and I'm not happy about that.
This past week, I looked at my 7 day Avg and 14 day Avg. It was in the 200's. So this past week, I desiced something. I am going to work harder between now and Oct,12 (My endo appt) at keeping my BG under 200.
It will be hard, but I can do it. Just have to change the way I do thing's now.
I will not go into Diabetes burn out!!
~Jaimie Rose~
I have been running in the 200's 300's sometimes 400's. Not a good thing for a diabetic, I know, but it happens. It's not fun when it happens. Cause than my A1C goes higher and I'm not happy about that.
This past week, I looked at my 7 day Avg and 14 day Avg. It was in the 200's. So this past week, I desiced something. I am going to work harder between now and Oct,12 (My endo appt) at keeping my BG under 200.
It will be hard, but I can do it. Just have to change the way I do thing's now.
I will not go into Diabetes burn out!!
~Jaimie Rose~
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Long story
Once back there I was still wet so I want to change into some different clothes. After i was change i was trying to get my site to stick back to my leg. Did not work like i want it too. It come out. And of course i did not have the poker thing to redo my site. But i did have stuff to change my pump. By this time the guys had just left to go get gas and ice. I had my friend ask her mom if she would put the needle in me. Since I don't care for needles. It take up about 30 mins to talking about how to do this. My friend's mom has never done this before now. She does have a nephew that is a diabetic. So she know what it was. We did get it done after 30 mins of talking about doing it. But we wanted to get it over with before the guys got back. After it was done my friend and her mom could not believe that i did not feel it. I did but it was just like it was when i check my self.
After the guys got back we got to tell them all about it.
The next day while hiking almost back we were just hanging around and talking. My friend and I were taking pic. When she said Blog post. She was so right. It only take me about 4 days to write the post.
Till next time
~Jaimie Rose~
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
I never would have though...
I would never have though I would be a diabetic. At the age of 3 1/2 life was going good for me. But than diabetes desiced to rain on my party of life as a 3 year old.
On January 28 1999, I was diagnosis with type one diabetes that changed not only my life as a 3 1/2 year old but my parents and my brothers life. My parents learned how to count carbs and everything. I got shots every day for 5 years. Now I get a needle in me every 3 days for the past 4 years.
You would think bring a diabetic I would not be afraid of needles but I am. For what reason I don't know. The only needles I don't care for are when i get my blood work done and when we change my pump every 3 days. You would never think that a diabetic would be afraid of needles but this diabetic is.
When I think of when its time to change my pump again. All I can see is this needle that is long and that i don't care for one bit. Sometimes I think of my self as a pin cushion cause I have to deal with needles all the time. Not just every 3 days but every day. I deal with needles when I check my self and if i'm high, I give a shot and have to deal with yet one more needle.
As a 3 1/2 year old i would have never though that i would have needles for the rest of my life or till they find a cure. 13 years later i wish they would have a cure now. Maybe in a few more years they will have a cure.
Till next time
~Jaimie Rose~
On January 28 1999, I was diagnosis with type one diabetes that changed not only my life as a 3 1/2 year old but my parents and my brothers life. My parents learned how to count carbs and everything. I got shots every day for 5 years. Now I get a needle in me every 3 days for the past 4 years.
You would think bring a diabetic I would not be afraid of needles but I am. For what reason I don't know. The only needles I don't care for are when i get my blood work done and when we change my pump every 3 days. You would never think that a diabetic would be afraid of needles but this diabetic is.
When I think of when its time to change my pump again. All I can see is this needle that is long and that i don't care for one bit. Sometimes I think of my self as a pin cushion cause I have to deal with needles all the time. Not just every 3 days but every day. I deal with needles when I check my self and if i'm high, I give a shot and have to deal with yet one more needle.
As a 3 1/2 year old i would have never though that i would have needles for the rest of my life or till they find a cure. 13 years later i wish they would have a cure now. Maybe in a few more years they will have a cure.
Till next time
~Jaimie Rose~
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Packing! :)
I have been trying to pack for Family camp at my church. This morning We want to set my tent up. And now I am still trying to pack. It's not that fun, i have so much stuff i need to take.
1st we start with my clothes. I need clothes for a week and 2 days. That right now is in the making. I have some clothes pack but I also have clothes that are bring wash. Once they are done I will than pack them too.
2nd we have my "fun" stuff. Thing's that i'm taking for when i'm not doing anything at camp. And my Ipod that i'm taking for at night. And than a fan since it will be hot. I'm also taking some books so i can read. I love to read alot! I'm also taking my laptop with me too. Just so i have games to play when i want too.
3rd thing we have is my diabetes stuff. I have to say that is alot of stuff.
I need stuff for low and than insulin for highs. and than site's for if my pump site fails. i will have needles and insulin and snacks. And my 2 checkers i'm taking with me. And extra test strips.
All this stuff for a week and 2 day trip not 20 mins from my house. I can't wait for family camp. This is going to be my 1st time staying there all week. I'll be spending a week with my friends that i have meet over the past 2 years.
Well I should go and get done packing!
Till next time all!
~Jaimie~
1st we start with my clothes. I need clothes for a week and 2 days. That right now is in the making. I have some clothes pack but I also have clothes that are bring wash. Once they are done I will than pack them too.
2nd we have my "fun" stuff. Thing's that i'm taking for when i'm not doing anything at camp. And my Ipod that i'm taking for at night. And than a fan since it will be hot. I'm also taking some books so i can read. I love to read alot! I'm also taking my laptop with me too. Just so i have games to play when i want too.
3rd thing we have is my diabetes stuff. I have to say that is alot of stuff.
I need stuff for low and than insulin for highs. and than site's for if my pump site fails. i will have needles and insulin and snacks. And my 2 checkers i'm taking with me. And extra test strips.
All this stuff for a week and 2 day trip not 20 mins from my house. I can't wait for family camp. This is going to be my 1st time staying there all week. I'll be spending a week with my friends that i have meet over the past 2 years.
Well I should go and get done packing!
Till next time all!
~Jaimie~
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Family and Friends
When in a diabetic family or house you hear alot of these things. When coming into a diabetic family you have to learn things like giving a shot or what insulin mean to a diabetic.
I was lucky when my brothers found girlfriend's. The 1st time my oldest brother Josh brought Cyndi home for dinner. I though I would have to say something when I pulled my pump out to bolus for dinner. I keep looking at her and all she did was smile at me. Later I said something about it, she said it's fine i'm used to it. Her grandma is a diabetic.
3 years ago when my middle brother brought his girlfriend home for the 1st time. (we all know her cause she was my friend's step-sister at the time) She know all about it cause her mom is a diabetic (weird I know but I love them like my sisters) Alicen is now my sister-in-law as of a year ago.
Not many people would be willing to know someone that has type one diabetes. And when I find my boyfriend that could turn into a husband, I hope he is like my sister-in-law and my soon to be sister-in-law.
When I find that someone I want them to know and understand or somewhat understand what I go though every day since I was 3 1/2. A diabetic life is hard but with the right people to help you and to guide you, it don't have to be hard. Day's when your having a high or low can be hard. You might just want to sit and cry. I have done this but it was not when i was high or low. I was mad at my mom for bring so over bearing. But with the right friends and family you can get thought it.
2 weeks ago I want to youth camp at my church not but 15 mins from my house, the 1st day i was there i was high just before lunch so i gave insulin. Well i gave more insulin at lunch. Not thinking I was going to be running around after a while. We want to the 1st group thing. At the 1st brake we had i want and checked. I was 58 (if i reamber right) I have a snack and a juice. Want back in. 2nd brake not long after the 1st one. I checked again I was 56 (not want i want to go down and not up) snack again. After that game was over we had a other one to go to. I want back to my room to grab some snacks and checked again 115 i think.
But what i'm getting at is one of the dorm mom's that was taking pic's know that i'm a diabetic. She came up and asked if i was okay and everything. Than said If i need anything to ask. When she left my friend that i was rooming with said the same thing. And this friend that said that was standing by me the whole time i was low. We were on the same team. But any way, its friend's like that, who help you get though it.
When I was younger, I did not like people to know i was a diabetic. At one point in 5th grade I was wearing a sweat shirt, (my site was in my arm) I was getting so hot I want to take it off but i did not want people to look at me weird cause of my site in my arm. If i reamber right i end up take it off just cause i was so hot.
i have even gone to church with no swear shirt on and my site in my arm. I did that one Sunday morning before i started to sit with my friends. A brother of one of my friends (their family was sitting behind us) asked me one day on facebook what was in my arm. And I just said I'm a type one diabetic. And that was that. He never said a word about it again and he still talks to me sometimes.
My point is this that is not to be afraid to show your friends or boyfriend/girlfriend that your a diabetic. I came right out and told my friend I was a diabetic and she has no problem with it. If friends are your true friends than they will stick with you no matter what. As one of my friends said though thick and thin or high or low. I love that girl like my sister when she said that. I now call her my adopted little sister.
That's all for now till new time!
Take Care All my friends!
Jaimie Rose :)
I was lucky when my brothers found girlfriend's. The 1st time my oldest brother Josh brought Cyndi home for dinner. I though I would have to say something when I pulled my pump out to bolus for dinner. I keep looking at her and all she did was smile at me. Later I said something about it, she said it's fine i'm used to it. Her grandma is a diabetic.
3 years ago when my middle brother brought his girlfriend home for the 1st time. (we all know her cause she was my friend's step-sister at the time) She know all about it cause her mom is a diabetic (weird I know but I love them like my sisters) Alicen is now my sister-in-law as of a year ago.
Not many people would be willing to know someone that has type one diabetes. And when I find my boyfriend that could turn into a husband, I hope he is like my sister-in-law and my soon to be sister-in-law.
When I find that someone I want them to know and understand or somewhat understand what I go though every day since I was 3 1/2. A diabetic life is hard but with the right people to help you and to guide you, it don't have to be hard. Day's when your having a high or low can be hard. You might just want to sit and cry. I have done this but it was not when i was high or low. I was mad at my mom for bring so over bearing. But with the right friends and family you can get thought it.
2 weeks ago I want to youth camp at my church not but 15 mins from my house, the 1st day i was there i was high just before lunch so i gave insulin. Well i gave more insulin at lunch. Not thinking I was going to be running around after a while. We want to the 1st group thing. At the 1st brake we had i want and checked. I was 58 (if i reamber right) I have a snack and a juice. Want back in. 2nd brake not long after the 1st one. I checked again I was 56 (not want i want to go down and not up) snack again. After that game was over we had a other one to go to. I want back to my room to grab some snacks and checked again 115 i think.
But what i'm getting at is one of the dorm mom's that was taking pic's know that i'm a diabetic. She came up and asked if i was okay and everything. Than said If i need anything to ask. When she left my friend that i was rooming with said the same thing. And this friend that said that was standing by me the whole time i was low. We were on the same team. But any way, its friend's like that, who help you get though it.
When I was younger, I did not like people to know i was a diabetic. At one point in 5th grade I was wearing a sweat shirt, (my site was in my arm) I was getting so hot I want to take it off but i did not want people to look at me weird cause of my site in my arm. If i reamber right i end up take it off just cause i was so hot.
i have even gone to church with no swear shirt on and my site in my arm. I did that one Sunday morning before i started to sit with my friends. A brother of one of my friends (their family was sitting behind us) asked me one day on facebook what was in my arm. And I just said I'm a type one diabetic. And that was that. He never said a word about it again and he still talks to me sometimes.
My point is this that is not to be afraid to show your friends or boyfriend/girlfriend that your a diabetic. I came right out and told my friend I was a diabetic and she has no problem with it. If friends are your true friends than they will stick with you no matter what. As one of my friends said though thick and thin or high or low. I love that girl like my sister when she said that. I now call her my adopted little sister.
That's all for now till new time!
Take Care All my friends!
Jaimie Rose :)
Stephanie, a regular eighteen year old
I'm Stephanie. I just graduated highschool and am starting college in the fall. I'm pretty excited. When I was nine years old I was losing a lot of weight and drinking gallons of water. I was down to 46 lbs. so my mom scheduled a pediatrician appointment, only to find out that I had diabetes. I was told to go straight to the hospital ( we got McDonald's one Last time on the way! Shhhh!). Spent a few days in the hospital then was on shots for the next four years of my life. When I was thirteen I got a clear Minimed blue. Now I have a blue one and a cgm. Makes life easier.
I have a part time job at a health food store, I love to swim, my dogs are my babies and I'm always up to some fun. Diabetes doesn't hold me back from anything
and it never should for anyone. I'm a normal... Well maybe
Not so normal, lol 18 year old girl.
Monday, July 9, 2012
A little about me
Hello all!
I'm Jaimie one of the teen diabetic girls that run this blog.
Stephanie and I become "friends" last Oct. I was on Facebook on one of the teen groups i help run. She was home sick from school that day. I e-mailed her on Facebook and asked if she would like to be my friend. (And for people that know me I am a SHY person all the way!) She e-mailed back and said sure so we gave each other out cell number and began to text. I don't think I have ever texted so much in my life till i meet her. But Hey I love her like a sister!
We have this thing now were I can call her big sister and i'm her little sister! I love it cause I have no sister's (only sister in law's) And she has no brother's or sister's so i'm her little sis!
We give advice about alot of things. One of the thing that we talk about (not a lot) but we do is Boys. Of course what girl would not talk about boys. But we do always talk about diabetes. At one point we would text each other when we would check. And who ever send it would send back what they were. This want one for I don't know how long. Maybe till March or before i cant reamber.
Okay welll I will tell a little about me.
I'm Jaimie Rose Chaffin. I'm from Michigan. I'm 16 going to be 17 this week. I have 2 brothers and who have wife's..My brothers are Josh 22 and Aaron 19 their wife's are Cyndi 22 and Alicen 21. Cyndi and Josh are new Parents to my nephew Joshua Peyton Chaffin who was born 5 mouths and 1 week ago. Aaron and Alicen are due in January with their 1st baby. I also have a nephew named Graivin. His some what adopted into the family. But we love them all.
I live with a disease called Type One Diabetes. I was Diagnosis when I was 3 1/2. I was on shots for 6 years, than i got the insulin pump when I was 10. I live a life or try too just like any other teenager. I eat and drink just like everyone else does. I just have to watch what I eat and what I drink and make sure I count carbs before I eat. And no I did not get diabetes from eating to much sugar. I had chicken pox when I was 1. That don't know for sure if that what did it but they think that is what cause my body starts to attacked my Pancreas after I had Chicken Pox.
Well that's all about me.
Till next time!
Take Care! Jaimie Rose :)
I'm Jaimie one of the teen diabetic girls that run this blog.
Stephanie and I become "friends" last Oct. I was on Facebook on one of the teen groups i help run. She was home sick from school that day. I e-mailed her on Facebook and asked if she would like to be my friend. (And for people that know me I am a SHY person all the way!) She e-mailed back and said sure so we gave each other out cell number and began to text. I don't think I have ever texted so much in my life till i meet her. But Hey I love her like a sister!
We have this thing now were I can call her big sister and i'm her little sister! I love it cause I have no sister's (only sister in law's) And she has no brother's or sister's so i'm her little sis!
We give advice about alot of things. One of the thing that we talk about (not a lot) but we do is Boys. Of course what girl would not talk about boys. But we do always talk about diabetes. At one point we would text each other when we would check. And who ever send it would send back what they were. This want one for I don't know how long. Maybe till March or before i cant reamber.
Okay welll I will tell a little about me.
I'm Jaimie Rose Chaffin. I'm from Michigan. I'm 16 going to be 17 this week. I have 2 brothers and who have wife's..My brothers are Josh 22 and Aaron 19 their wife's are Cyndi 22 and Alicen 21. Cyndi and Josh are new Parents to my nephew Joshua Peyton Chaffin who was born 5 mouths and 1 week ago. Aaron and Alicen are due in January with their 1st baby. I also have a nephew named Graivin. His some what adopted into the family. But we love them all.
I live with a disease called Type One Diabetes. I was Diagnosis when I was 3 1/2. I was on shots for 6 years, than i got the insulin pump when I was 10. I live a life or try too just like any other teenager. I eat and drink just like everyone else does. I just have to watch what I eat and what I drink and make sure I count carbs before I eat. And no I did not get diabetes from eating to much sugar. I had chicken pox when I was 1. That don't know for sure if that what did it but they think that is what cause my body starts to attacked my Pancreas after I had Chicken Pox.
Well that's all about me.
Till next time!
Take Care! Jaimie Rose :)
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