A Non-T1Ds's Attempt to Live With T1D
Hi, I’m Matthew, Anne’s brother, guest blogger for this post! Anne has had T1D for about two years now, and last Friday she dared me to spend a week as a diabetic. Of course, I can’t really become 100% diabetic for a week due to all the details of the condition and the fact that my pancreas isn’t stupid. However, I can test my blood sugar before meals and after I wake up and do carb counting, so that’s what I’m doing. Note from Anne ~ T1D stands for type 1 diabetes. Basically, he is testing his blood sugar when he wakes up, every time he eats, and before he goes to bed at night. He is recording this information in one of my extra logbooks, and he is calculating the carbs for everything he eats. I am extremely proud of him, he has been taking it very seriously and has been quite diligent! :) This is a picture of my brothers and myself (Matthew being the older one): To even it out a bit (between Anne and myself), I have a slightly harder job than Anne. She is much bet