Diabetes Doesn't Define You

Today is officially diabetes blog day, in honor of Diabetes Awareness month.  A big thanks to Chris, over at The Big D blog for designing the awesome logo below.

I usually take forever to put together a blog.  I research, I write and then re-write, and spend a lot of time trying to put together a whole feeling or message.  This time I am going to go a little stream of consciousness, just for fun!  Here aresome of the thoughts that go through my head in any given week that involve diabetes:

1. Wow, look at all the black dots on my fingertips!
2. I wonder if my endo will get on my case for not testing 2 hours after meals like I use to do religiously?  With my new job it has been hard to do this….
3. How did I ever survive without a CGMS?
4. In an average year I use approximately 4500 test strips.  At about a buck a piece, I sure could go on a killer vacation each year with all that money!
5. Oooohhh, look! They have a low carb version of pita bread!
6. If there was a cure today, would I still think of myself as a diabetic?
7. Diabetes sure does make me a strong person.
8. Diabetes makes me feel weak sometimes.
9. I hate asking for help with inserting a DexCom sensor in my arm, but I love that my husband is willing to do it for me.
10. I wonder if I my dog can tell when I am low or high?
11. I sure carry around a lot of food with me….My purse is sooooo heavy!
12. Fruit juice, glucose tabs, or left over candy? Which should I have to treat this low?
13. It isn’t fair I have to deal with diabetes.I wonder if there will ever be a cure… 

You can be 1happydiabetic, it’s all about your attitude!

Suzanne