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I was having serious issues with becoming a diabetic.

Being diagnosed with diabetes can be a very scary thing, and it can easily make your life stand still for a moment.

Overcoming the obstacle of my diabetes diagnosis was something that forced me tackle the challenge head-on and, with an amazing support system, eventually come out stronger.

When I first found out I had diabetes I denied it.

My diabetes is such a central part of my life... it did teach me discipline... it also taught me about moderation... I've trained myself to be super-vigilant... because I feel better when I am in control.

I finally admitted that obesity and diabetes were part of a life-threatening legacy - and I had to deal with that reality or die.

I was always on the go, and thought I was too busy to develop something like this. I thought at the time that diabetes went along with bad habits, but I was the last one in my family to eat junk food.

All my life, I've been a type 1 diabetic. I've always taken life day by day.

Being diabetic was not what I thought of as being normal, and I feared the stigma of having to take medicine and having people stick me with a needle.

Trying to manage diabetes is hard because if you don't, there are consequences you'll have to deal with later in life.