Jaxblu143

I am a 33 y/o type 1 diabetic, diagnosed at the age of 12. I have been a brittle diabetic since day one, going from a bs of 800 dropping to 22 in just a matter of a few hours. I spent my youth in constant dka, too many times to count, with an A1c of 13+ for years on end. I also am a reviving heroin addict on methadone now for 3 years. I unfortunately took my diagnosis as an excuse to "live fast, die young", and was certain I would never make it past the age of 25. Well, here I am at 33 dealing with complications that I honestly didn't think I would live to see. I was blessed with a beautiful baby boy at the age of 28, when I was 100% clean off all drugs including methadone. I was highly advised to abort at 20 weeks because of the doctors fear of losing myself or the baby upon delivery, but I kept my faith and was given a healthy 5 lb 9 oz perfect little guy. My A1c was 5.9 for my pregnancy, the only time I have ever been in control in my life. It was very easy to do it when it was for him. I now have a kidney function of 40%, have gone blind due to retinopathy (but had surgery to regain my vision thank god), suffered neuropathy for years now (lyrics helped but now the methadone keeps it at bay), am starting to have heart issues, and also contracted hep c during my iv drug use days. I am very scared that I am living on borrowed time, the crazy thing is to look at me u would never guess in a million years that I am in such awful health. I look like a healthy young mom. But suffer everyday feeling like a 90 y/o woman in bad health. I need this forum I am on a campaign to hopefully save my life. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Much love.