{"id":8086,"date":"2020-01-02T14:51:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T14:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/?p=8086"},"modified":"2022-05-28T08:17:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T08:17:54","slug":"044-martha-age-13-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/2020\/01\/02\/044-martha-age-13-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"044 Martha, age 13, Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Unexpected That Thought Me Well<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Acheampong Kwartemaa Martha is my name. I am a thirteen year old girl and I am in JHS one at Our Good Mother International School in Accra. I would like to talk about my experience on diabetes. Diabetes is a condition caused by lack of insulin which makes patient excrete more urine which is also sugary.<\/p>\n<p>Before I knew that I had gotten diabetes, I was feeling weak in doing thing, urinating more than expected. This made me urinate in bed because I used to drink a lot of water. I couldn\u2019t understand this because a girl of eight years, how come I still urinate while asleep. I was also growing lean. So my parents took me to Afari Community Hospital when they also saw these symptoms in the the year 2015. We were told to go for a test at the laboratory. The results were out in some minutes and the doctor told my parents I had gotten diabetes. So he told us to go to Okomfo Anokye Hospital. We went and I was admitted. There I saw Dr. Ameyaw and Dr. Serwah Bonsu and they gave me a machine to test my sugar level. They also advised me on the things to do and those not to. There I was told to keep injecting Insulin R and Humulin N, so I took the insulin three times and humulin twice daily. From there I knew I was diabetic and continued with my injection.<\/p>\n<p>Diabetes has really improved my knowledge. Before, I didn\u2019t know about this condition caused by the pancreas nut functioning properly to produce the insulin needed by the body. Now I can check my sugar level and even check for others. Also now my education is improved on diabetes after attending advices sections from the doctors without even learning at school.<\/p>\n<p>Same way diabetes has become a burden to me. I sometimes miss school because of DM. Sometimes I feel pain associated with the treatment and even limits my friendship. This is because I worry whether I will pass out.<\/p>\n<p>This is my experience on diabetes. I always consider the advantages more because it makes me feel better and forget the disadvantages. And it makes me happier than one can think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Unexpected That Thought Me Well Acheampong Kwartemaa Martha is my name. 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