I am a TYPE 1--going on 33 years and counting..here is my story...I would love to have discussions with folks in similar situations and/or help out those who have just been diagnosed!!
As I have mulled over different topics it suddenly hit me that there is one topic that I have been involved with longer than just about anything, excluding my parents, siblings etc.
I have carried this “topic” around me for 33 years. It is like a monkey on my back, there is no way to cut him loose. I have to admit that I have adjusted to its annoying behavior over time, but there has not been a moment that I can recall in 33 years that I have “enjoyed” its company. Thank goodness (THE LORD) numerous tools and advances have enabled me to tolerate my monkey.
I have cried over it, threatened to ignore it forever (and have done so for very limited periods of time…it doesn’t respond way to ignoring), made up with it and promised him I would walk each day in perfect line with it, never again ignoring it. I fail, and it reacts and we start the whole cycle over again.
The only positive I can glean from this relationship is that I am where I need to be in life right now, this minute..and every decision I have made since December 1980 has in way or another been related to my pal.
Its real name is Type 1 Diabetes, but its street name is ? I just realized that I have spent every waking minute with it for almost 33 years and it doesn’t have a name. Weird how that works.
I have decided to write something (a book?) about my experience….the journey from peeing in a cup 3 times a day to wearing an Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitor…from the terrible news that made my outlook on life looks grim, to where I am today…a wife and mom to three wonderful children..all the way from 11 years old to 44.
If there is anyone else out there who has a similar pal please help me…tell me your stories, your journeys. Here is the question for today:
How do you deal with Type 1 Diabetes and exercise? Mild, moderate, extreme exercise…any and all. I have run two 5ks…want to run more, would love to run a 1/2 marathon, but even though I have good control running is almost a losing battle…like herding babies…tell me your tricks?
Peace & Roll Tide Roll!!
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