Demauri Malin
April 30, 2010My name is Demauri Malin, Type 1 diabetic, 22 years and counting. It seems it was just yesterday my diagnosis walked through the door of my perfect little world. I took the bull by the horns and became a pain in my parents butt. Literally I decided I couldn't eat at restaurants and had to exercise at the most difficult times. My parents didn't mind the thumping of my feet to aerobic videos at midnight after I returned from work. Later in life I became less strict and discovered what being flexible meant while keeping my diabetes in-check. I did great for a short time on shots but quickly my numbers became a health issue as I longed to become more active, pushing my limits, I measured my individual goals of athletic success against my non-diabetic team mates.
