Hi there! I’m Miss Diabetes and I do comics about life with diabetes!

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 13 years old. Before I was diagnosed, I was very thirsty, going to the toilet a lot.

At the same time I was experiencing these symptoms, I happened to be reading one of the Babysitters Club Book, “The Truth About Stacey” by Ann M. Martin. Stacey has type 1 diabetes and she describes the symptoms she had when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes: thirst, increased urination, weight loss and fatigue. Those are the same symptoms I have, I thought. Could I have type 1 diabetes?