My mom and I really enjoyed the health seminar we went to this weekend. The focus of the series was diabetes and they were passing out a ton of free diabetic products. We were both diagnosed more recently so it was just great timing. I think being educated about it definitely helps take some of the sting of the diagnosis away. It was also nice being able to socialize with a bunch of like-minded people. I don't normally run across too many people my age who have it but at the seminar there were tons! It was so great to finally feel like I wasn't completely alone. I told my mom that I tend to feel like a freak at my school because I'm the only one I know of who has the diabetes. She said she was really glad I opened up to her. She said she had no idea I felt that way. I was able to get a lot of things off my mind. My mom told me she's really proud of me for all the changes I've made since the diagnosis. At first I admit I didn't want to make any changes, but once I got started I didn't want to stop!