Personal Narrative: Living With Type 2 Diabetes

My fears and hopes living type II diabetes One of the main worries in my life is that diabetes might damage my kidney which can lead to end stage of kidney failure or diabetic nephropathy. I am also afraid that my diabetes may damage my vision can lead to blindness (diabetic retinopathy) I might loss my ability to live independently and develop stroke. I am also afraid my legs might be amputated if I don’t control my diabetes well (Minet, Lonvig, Henriksen, & Wagner, 2012, p.1115). My others fear is pricking my fingers which is painful and uncomfortable. My hope is to live for many years with my diseases without any complication because most people with diabetes experience complications and end up dying before they get to be old. I also hope to take my medications less often throughout the day with advanced technology it’s sometimes very difficult for me to remember to take my medication on time in addition to the side effect associated.

My barriers and new behaviors living with my diseases
Living with types II debates has many barriers and …show more content…
For instance, every day before I eat my breakfast I have to check my blood glucose to make sure that my blood glucose level is within normal range. Otherwise, I might have to eat some carbohydrate, take medication or inject insulin so that everything is returned to baseline. Sometime I may experience hypoglycemia while I am doing exercise or after I take my mediations so I should carry sugar tablets or candies to stabilize my blood sugar. My doctor also told me that I should not fast because of my disease since my body constantly needs sugar in the blood. Even though, fasting is a way of thanking my gold and culture; I have to give it up because it will have severe consequences on my health (Aghamohammadi-Kalkhoran, Valizadeh, Mohammadi, Ebrahimi, & Karimollahi, 2012, p.