First of all, I want to say to all my brothers and sisters who are just starting out, fighting....

I started having diabetes when I was in the 9th grade. It started around 2020-2021. I first noticed this when I had to go to the toilet more than I should at my night school. As the days went by, I got thinner and thinner. That's when I found out I had diabetes. When I went to the clinic, I had to go to the 300-bedded hospital first. After that, I had to go to the 550-bedded Mandalay Children Hospital. There I had to learn how to inject.

I was really young, so I didn't dare to inject myself. It was something I never dared to do. At that time, the doctors and nurses at the hospital encouraged me to learn how to inject, so I had to practice on a small doll.

But I didn't dare to do it. I was completely scared, and sad.

At that time, my mother gave me the daily injections.

I was told that at the hospital that I can go home only if I could learn how to injection insulin.

When I got to the village, there were some difficulties on managing the right time for the insulin injections because I was at school and my mother was at work. Then my mother and my grandmother said, "Let's try to get the injection yourself." If I can't get the injection myself, I cannot go wherever I want to. That was the time I got the determination that I'll get the injection myself. I want to go on trips. I've loved traveling since I was little, so I'll get the injection done by myself. The first injection was done by holding the skin tightly and it didn't hurt at all. It really didn't hurt, so I was very happy that day. I even told my mother happily that I could get the injection.

This condition has changed my life. I used to think that I couldn't make it like the others. Food was the first thing. My mood was also low.

But why can't I do it? I'm determined to fight this disease before it gets to me.

"I play football every evening.

After playing, I check my blood sugar level and it's around 120-130 and I'm happy with this."

"When I do this every day, the glucometer became my best friend, and the needle I inject, my savior. I could finally learn to enjoy my life more. I do what the doctor tells me to do systematically."

I can't do anything because I have this disease. I can't follow the rules like others. I can't eat like others. I can't have fun like others. I used to think like that a lot.

Now I've completed a phone repair course and am ready to work. In Mandalay, I'm trying to keep my blood sugar levels normal and prevent complications by myself. I can now go on trips that I want to go on.

So, no matter what, I want to encourage you not to give up and to eat the best you can!