I’m new to TuDiabetes, and newish to the DOC in general. Here is a MeMe i found about diabetes that I’d like to post as my first entry. After that, I’ll be posting duplicates of my posts at my blogspot.
I stole this from Rachel over on wordpress who’s link I found on some one’s random twitter.
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The illness I live with is: Type 1 diabetes
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I was diagnosed with it in the year: 1998
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But I had symptoms since: 1997 ish (I’m not exactly sure)
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The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is: taking the time to test even when it is inconvenient
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Most people assume: I can’t eat whatever I want; that they are my doctor.
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The hardest part about mornings are: High Blood Sugars!
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My favorite medical TV show is: I hate all medical TV shows. I can’t stand “medical stuff” or biology stuff. Medical stuff grosses me out.
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A gadget I couldn’t live without is: blood glucose meter—absolutely
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The hardest part about nights are: waking up at 6am having to pee from a high! Or going low
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Each day I take __ pills and vitamins. One vitamin, nothing else is really for diabetes.
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Regarding alternative treatments I: haven’t really gotten that far in my journey yet.
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If I had to choose between an invisible illness or visible I would choose: invisible. My health is my business, and with diabetes, unless I’m having an episode, I don’t have to disclose it to people or have anyone look at me funny.
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Regarding working and career: umm, nothing has really been of an issue so far in my career, but I am really just starting that particular journey.
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People would be surprised to know: I (almost) totally disregarded my illness and lived in denial for ten years, seldom testing, eating whatever I wanted, and only taking shots when I felt high.
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The hardest thing to accept about my new reality has been: realizing that I am doing my body damage by failing to make a lifestyle change.
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Something I never thought I could do with my illness that I did was: I have never allowed my illness to keep me from doing anything I wanted to do. I have, however, used it as an excuse to avoid weight loss (“It’s just harder for people on insulin to lose weight.” I knew then and know now that that is bulls***.). I hope that one day I can answer this question, “I was scared to have children, but look at my beautiful family!”
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The commercials about my illness: I haven’t seen many that don’t’ involve medicare or really any geared towards treating type 1.
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Something I really miss doing since I was diagnosed is: mixing grape soda with cherry kool aid. See also: This list
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It was really hard to have to give up: pasta! I love pasta so much.
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A new hobby I have taken up since my diagnosis is: Blogging
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If I could have one day of feeling normal again I would: I always feel “normal” except when I don’t. Obviously. But if I could have one day of eating anything and it not affecting my blood glucose numbers, I’d definitely have grape soda, cotton candy, and a carmel apple.
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My illness has taught me: Taking care of my body helps my mental health too.
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Want to know a secret? One thing people say that gets under my skin is: ”You can’t/shouldn’t eat that!”
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But I love it when people: don’t even mention my illness and act as if needles and finger pricks are no big deal.
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My favorite motto, scripture, quote that gets me through tough times is: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
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When someone is diagnosed I’d like to tell them: Here let me give you the DIABETES ONLINE COMMUNITY, use them, love them, be one of them! “one of us, one of us, one of us!”
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Something that has surprised me about living with an illness is: it doesn’t have to be your LIFE, it only has to be PART of your life.
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The nicest thing someone did for me when I wasn’t feeling well was: D (the bf, which is confusing cause most people call Diabetes D) is SO helpful when I am low. Since he has gone back to school for the semester, when I am low I get a little bit more freaked out without having someone to actually bring me sugar/monitor/etc. (I miss you!)
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I’m involved with Invisible Illness Week because: I am doing my best to be a diabetes advocate and to help other PWD’s know that they CAN succeed, make the lifestyle changes required to live a full, LONG, healthy life!
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The fact that you read this list makes me feel: pretty special, I won’t lie.
Thanks, Sarah Jane! And welcome!