I will win this fight.
Sooner or later we can.
Just get through this night.
Pile of strips and pods
Slowly taking over my life
Always in my sight
Never away from it
There in front of me it is
Diabetes Stuff
My Wednesday Afternoon
Chipotle tacos!
I will regret this later.
How much to bolus?
Dark purple spot on a strip.
Great. I have ketones.
Type one or two?
The honorable endo can’t tell
Well he is fired
And my friends
For this matter
can tell
You guys are so inspiring! I call this group “The Testing Cycle”. there’s a bonus haiku at the end!!
Routine
Test. Test. Test again.
Two hours after I eat
And then before bed.
Morning
Wake up sleepy head
Find your kit and prick yourself
Take control again
Before Lunch
Get a good number
Just like in the lottery!
What’s it gonna be?
After Lunch
An apple a day
The same food at the same time
Oh, the hell with it.
Before Dinner Forgetting
Where did Daddy go?
Dinner is on the table
His chair is empty
Nighttime
Once more into the skin
A final blossom of blood
To feed the meter.
Jackson Brown
This is what he says.
“Get up and do it again.”
Every friggin’ day.
Overdue
Left site in too long
big red welt screams "Change me now!"
Insulin leaks out.
How many units?
Maybe 3? Possibly 5?
I hate wasting it.
Will check blood later
to confirm my wild guess
Give me a bandaid.
Me vs. Them
No more syringes.
Refill end of October.
But I need them now!
Insurance decides.
Doctors they will never be.
I’m my own endo.
Perhaps its a game.
How much will he pay this month?
Due to their mistakes.
tried my lovehandles
running low on real estate
no scar tissue there
Blood Drop - High Reading
Go and Wash the Sweetness Off
Second Blood Drop - Great!
Number changes life
Is it good or is it bad?
Only time will tell.
All day every day
Diabetes is with me
Never turns its back
I love it…“I’m not diabetic, I just have diabetes.”
That’s my favorite quote so far since I’ve joined this community.
Bravo!
my islet cells died
left me insulin impaired
wish they would return
Death by Mother-in-Law
hate southern cooking
way too many fats and carbs
readings skyrocket
Weakness
Bagel with cream cheese.
Will it take 50 units for
This yummy carb load?
ive never done this before, but i can try!
Contagious
are you contagious?
people keep asking me that.
i blow in their face.
(yes i actually do that.)
Work stress is harder
for those whose pancreus quit.
Replacement needed.
lol…i know what that’s like, oddly enough!
long commute
traffic is building
candy stash is looking weak
panic sets in now
Low Blood, suspend pump
buzz buzz buzz blood goes back up
pump stays off, High Blood
start over from scratch
this darn insurance process
they need to see logs
Sorry - this comes from my cynical morose side:
Pharma make money
Off me and others like me
No cure incentive