The morning of March 12th 2011, I woke up the same way I had for a month: tired, thirsty and enervated. Food was never on my mind anymore, all I craved was water. Realizing this was not the common cold or flu and fearing for my life my mom took me to the doctors. After a series of tests and a serious discussion with my doctor she finally broke the harsh reality to me, “Michelle” she said sadly, “you have diabetes.”...

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