Eat this, not that
aka…I want chocolate cake
AGGRIVATION, ENDLESS, CONFUSING, DAILY
THIS IS MY LIFE!!!
thank God for insurance !!!
Always in my face!
“Sh**! Here we go…” (I am a nurse on a diabetes floor, so I knew what I was in for!)
What!? the ***####%%%ing bleep…
Does this really ruin your whole life for you? I agree that Diabetes sucks, but I refuse to let it ruin my whole life. Diabetes just gets a few minutes of my day. I won’t honor it with more worry than it deserves. I feel that I take back more of my life when I refuse to give Diabetes the Power to make my life suck. I know it can really be a big blow to your life style and psyche, so I hope you find your way through ok. Good Luck to you!
I agree with you. Diabetes just “is”. I wasn’t thrilled with my diagnosis, but I never understood the “Why Me?” attitude. Crappy stuff happens to people all of the world, it’s just different crappy stuff. I figure this must just be my serving of crappy stuff. I never figured that I was any less deserving of crappy stuff than anyone else in the world. People all over this world are born with AIDS, abandoned in the street, so I guess I’ll take my serving, because it always could be worse. I figure its just a small part of me, like my blue eyes, or my size 10 feet or the fact that I am the only one in my family who can’t roll their tongue!! Diabetes just “is”.
Isn’t that a song? 
That is why this web site is so important! It’s so important to know people who are going well. I work on a Diabetes and Dialysis inpatient unit, so I always see the worst case scenarios. My patients are losing limbs, going blind and on dialysis. That is why taking good care of yourself is so important! Instead of being in the bottom 10%, you have the power to be in the top 10% just by taking care of yourself. It is a hard thing for me to realize that my friend with AIDS may live longer than me, but none of us know how long we have. No body has a guarantee. My mother, was not diabetic, had low blood pressure, stellar labs, didn’t smoke or drink, and who was never sick, didn’t even have Advil in the house. She got a brain tumor and died at 60. Her parents died at 94 and 96. She should have had another 35 yrs! There are many people who live long happy lives, I hope you are one of those!
Why not me?
Don’t give it that much power in your life! Soul Destroying? I don’t believe Diabetes has any power over my soul. That’s the one thing it can’t touch! It can go after your toes, eyes etc, but my soul is not up for grabs!
You might enjoy a little song by Jimmy Buffett, “Math Suks”. I think that goes double when you are counting carbs!
When I was diagnosed in NYC in 1989, I had been peeing all the time; I felt sluggish and lethargic. Couldn’t really keep my eyes open. And the GP who diagnosed me was a total jerk.
My blood glucose was “…over 600,” he said, “which means you’ve got diabetes. I’ll meet you at the hospital.” That was it - ‘you’vegotdiabetesI’llmeetyouatthehospital.’ No explanation. No concern. Nothing. I asked him how I should get there. He said to take a cab. Here I was, alone in his office, newly diagnosed with a disease I knew NOTHING about, my new wife was at work downtown, my family 1,500 miles away, and this a–hole had me taking a cab to the hospital. My four words:
“Will I make it?”
willingness for personal care
I cannot remember a time when I was not diabetic, it was so long ago, and I am young (43) ! Only four words, ok.
DEATH, but not today!
Stuart
Tired of being Strong…
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Diabetes brings me friends*
- of so many colors, creeds, regions, abilities, talents … life’s rich pageant! We’re a reluctant tribe, but an encouraging & supportive one, and for that I’m grateful.
discouraging, constant, hindering, horrible