Hypoglycemi My Freshman Year Of High School

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If somebody had told me four years ago that my high school years would play out the way they have, I would not have believed them. My freshman year of high school, I was a completely different person than I am now. I had an awkward haircut to match my awkward personality. I was shy and reserved and terrified of failing. Not long after I started my freshman year, I was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes, and my world shifted. My illness has complicated so much for me. Extreme fatigue, agitation, and headaches caused by hyperglycemia or sudden intense hunger and confusion caused by hypoglycemia are never the right circumstances for doing homework or taking a test. However, I have tried my hardest to take each falter in my health in stride and make

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