Today let’s borrow a topic from a #dsma chat held last September. The tweet asked “What is one thing you would tell someone that doesn’t have diabetes about living with diabetes?”. Let’s do a little advocating and post what we wish people knew about diabetes. Have more than one thing you wish people knew? Go ahead and tell us everything.
Today's topic made me thinking: what a great opportunity to advocate! But it's already covered. I advocate now whenever the opportunity. And it amazes me that I find people that know what I'm talking about and are not clueless about diabetes.
Still, there's something they should know and actually be reminded on every occasion. They, the ones that have a spot-on pancreas that's working properly.
I want them to know that it is hard. It's harder and more painful that it looks. That we make it look. That behind that normal life we diabetic lead, there's a lot of work. A lot of planning and computing and guessing and hoping and fearing and crying and smiling and trial and error, just for living a normal life. And that yes, we deserve a cure. Because diabetes is dangerous and scary and it doesn't really discriminate.
P.S. Check the What They Should Know – Friday 5/18 entries list.