Roomie Love!

The thought of going to college, being away from your family and thrown in a room with a complete stranger (more times than not), is so scary to think about.  All of the “horrible roommate stories” that people tell you make the thought of going to college even scarier.  First off, don’t take everything you hear to heart... personally speaking, I couldn’t have asked for a better roommate!  I don’t even think I told Sarah I had Diabetes until after we decided to room together!  I wasn’t trying to hide anything, its just one of those things that I don’t go around broadcasting.  I can't say that when I meet someone new, the first think I tell them is, "Hi, my name is Ashley and I have Diabetes."  (I would think I was weird)!  When I did tell her, it was just sort of a… I have this, and rarely ever have problems but if this or this happens, this is what you’re supposed to do.  It’s not an awkward convo at all… I don’t even know why people would think that!  Having Diabetes is something that the people you live with definitely should be aware of.  Last week, I exercised several times in one day.  Burning calories caused the amount of insulin and glucose in my body to become un-proportional, so I woke up with dangerously low blood sugar (30 something), in the night.  I ended up being fine, but it really scared me!  I started thinking, what if something had happened and no one knew about me having Diabetes... I would have been in a lot of trouble!  I feel completely safe knowing that Sarah will always be there to step in if something were to happen!  She’s the best :)