Jay Midnyte

Shawty Lo the elbow chopping brick smasher (look at his elbows) is blogging now... He has a lil spot over on Vibe, where we'll get to learn who Carlos Walker really is. In his first installment, he blogs about his Diabetes.

There’ve been so many things said about me in my lifetime that rumors and gossip don’t even really phase me. I had to clear up some things a few months ago about my health so I wanted to do a blog about diabetes and how serious this disease is.

I was diagnosed back in 2001 and it was crazy when I first found out. I was doing a lot of urinating, having to go to the bathroom like every 20 minutes. I remember one night laying in bed and it was like I was having an out-of-body experience; I could see myself sleeping.

When I first went to the hospital, the doctors said I was supposed to, like, be in a coma because my blood sugar was over 1600. They couldn’t believe it was that high, saying most people would either be dead or in a coma. It seemed like I could barely walk, like I weighed 300 pounds.

All this had gone on for about a week before I went to the hospital. When they checked me in, that’s when they found out I was diabetic. I didn’t take it seriously at first. It took me having to go to the hospital 2 or 3 times before it really sunk in. I was in denial. (More)

Mi madre is a diabetic for a year now and I HATE IT. It must suck to not be able to eat what she wants when she wants, and to monitor her blood sugar levels consistently. But she's handled it pretty well. I'm proud.