Argumentative Essay About Diabetes

The clock ticks two o’clock in the morning, I wake up with sweat all over my body and the bed. My body is trembling, and the walls are swirling around me. My night stand is lined up with black totes of medical supplies; I call for my mom who rushes in and grabs one of the totes. She takes out a pricker and pricks my throbbing finger. My parents and older brother stare and watch with fear in their eyes. Diabetes has gotten the best of me.
It was not always like this. I was an average seven year old boy enjoying the youthful life. But there were signs that lead on that something may be wrong with me. People would constantly tell my parents that I was skinny and that I was not the same child as I once was. Though my parents did not listen to their criticism, there was some truth in their statements. I was losing weight fast; I lost ten pounds within a few weeks. I was no longer the active child running

In life, the two most important concerns are my diabetes and my health. Diabetes is not the most difficult or worst thing any human can face in their lifetime, but it is a daily struggle figuring out how to keep my body healthy. Even now, as a freshman in college, I still ask myself why me, why did I get diagnosed? Though people have made a negative connotation with diabetes, I believe that this disease has changed me for the better. When I was younger, I use to hide the fact that I was a diabetic. I had an irrational fear of people judging me. The looks the adults gave me was the look I feared the most. The “look” showed that I was different; all I wanted was to be accepted. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that diabetes has played a key role in shaping the person I am today. With diabetes, every day is a battle, but in the end it only makes me stronger physically and