First of all my name is Joanne Louise Weston i am a type 1 diabetic, i was diagnosed 6 years ago,

as many of you have heard before im sure insulin is not a cure it is a treatment. i wonder how many of you are actually aware of this its my 6th year this October of having type 1 diabetes and i am still being faced with the same questions almost every day 

" why did i eat so much sugar?" and " how many months will i have diabetes for?" " do you have the bad type or the good type?" the list goes on and on, i do not mind answering your questions i love making people aware but when you are like me trying to make sense of why this happened those questions sometimes become offensive and  when you see me injecting myself with a needle do you always feel the need to make a 'junkie' comment its hard to make yourself feel like everyone else when you live on time, time is something i can never lose track of.. its a life and death situation for me. diabetes the invisible disease i look fine on the outside but it is a battle on the inside sometimes. Helpless? this is one word i can use to describe how i feel on my bad days, diabetes can easily make you feel helpless, its a weird emotion one that hurts you so much mentally and emotionally that your body responds to it, its a ache  and a hurt that haunts your heart the battle with my diabetes is sometimes never ending no matter what i do sometimes it just isn't enough. i could on to tell you my struggles and all the tough challenges i face day to day but it would never end  our diabetes is OUR LIFE and like our life it goes on.. diabetes goes on it goes on through each and ever day and every night, it is the heartbeat of my life, if you stand in front of someone, someone you love even you cannot hear there heartbeat but it is important and its always there whether you see it or not, being a diabetic means it takes effort to keep that heart beating every minute of every day we work to keep those hearts beating. with all this aside you can achieve anything you want and be anyone you want to be as long as you keep your head high, its easy to feel alone and in the dark with your disease but you are not alone, the olympics are here again this year and it is always a inspiring time for me, for me because i take the time to look deeper into our athletes like the many athletes who have type 1 diabetes and manage to compete at a

 elite level. 

this is Missy foy she is the only diabetic runner to qualify for the Olympic marathon trials she is a inspiration :) you can all do anything you put your mind to and remember you are not alone

   

JDRF are an amazing organisation they help people raise money for diabetes with different charity events and provide people with ana amazing amount of information on type 1 diabetes! don't ever stop believeing because one day there will be a cure to the people who arent aware of diabetes do some research and save your judgmental looks until you no the facts and to those who want to donate jump online and donate its for a great cause