Id love to talk with other people that have experienced some of the same things I hav e and discuss treatments and compare prognosis.
Hi everyone:
My name is Pat and I have several things which has brought me here. They are
Cerebral Palsy, Cellulitis (ala Thyroid condition), Diabetes (Type I), Epilepsy
(Though I have yet to understand why there’s no forum here for that *Hint…Hint
CarePlace Staff 
) & Sleep Apnea (I was pleasantly surprised to see a forum
here for this ).
I’ve had Cerebral Palsy since birth and I’ve been told I’ve had Epilepsy just as
long, though I’m convinced that came along a few years later into my childhood.
I developed Cellulitis as an adult (Poor weight management, bad BMI, etc),
Diabetes just a couple of years ago (Mainly because of my weight and all the
sugar I’d eaten over the years before) and Sleep Apnea also just a couple of
years ago (Around this time of the year to be exact).
To get around town, I ride a Pride Victory scooter (Though I can and do walk short distances like around the apartment building I live in). Can’t hardly fit the thing on the bus (That’s the frustrating part), but actually I don’t mind it as much as the tradeoff is that I at least have freedom of movement. Basically, this means I can go whichever way I want to in order to get from Point A to Point B.
I see two doctors, one for my Epilepsy (A Neurologist) and the other for the rest of my problems (An Internal Medicine specialist). I see them on a quasi-regular basis.
Finally, I also have a Medical Wonders blog and VideoCast which I hope to merge into one (Currently they are two seperate blogs) and move over to CarePlace (I just LOVE themed places for my blogs :)). I will gladly post the URL when it is set up so everyone can take a look.
Well anyway…I just wanted to take the time to introduce myself. I look forward to getting to know each & every one of you.
Cheers 
Pat Cook
Denver, Colorado
My youngest son, Jonathon (10/28/1998) was diagnosed with diabetes 8/29/2006. He started on his insulin pump 5/7/2007. We are currently under pretty good control. Even on MDI, his last A1C was 6.5.
I also have another son, Joshua (9/15/1997) who was born with microphthalmia (small eye). He is blind in his left eye and wears a prosthetic over the small eye.
I am married to Glen since 1993, and we live in Kawkawlin, Michigan.
I look forward to getting to know all of you.
Dawn
Hi, I am knew here and I have type 1 diabetes. I’ve had diabetes for 26 years. I have a hard time controlling my blood sugars because I don’t have the money for supplies. I am very nervous and scared. I have 2 kids and I want to see them grow up and I want to live a long long time but I am scared that if I dont’get under better control I will… HELP Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Would like to talk to others with diabetes also.
I have been a type 1 diabetic for a few years, and have been struggling a lot. Been in and out of the hospital for numerous reasons. I would love to make some friends with the same problem.
I’ve lived almost my entire life with diabetes…and guess what? I’m middle-age, happy, healthy and actively living life.
I’ve had my share of bad times, near death experiences, and all the frustrations of living with diabetes. I think its time I reach out and share with others.