Heard.
I hear: “Nice job on those box jumps this morning.”
I want to hear: “I can’t believe you managed to use your temp basal rates to get through a tough workout even though you started class at 65mg/dL.”
I hear: “Enjoy your coffee!”
I want to hear: “I know this might raise your blood sugar a little bit, so go ahead with that half unit bolus right now before you take a sip.”
I hear: “Alexis, thank you for providing such detailed information in your last email.”
I want to hear: “Alexis, I can’t believe you wrote such a coherent email after being up half the night with a bad low and then a rebound high, and you STILL got up at 5am to get your training run in! Wow!”
I hear: “Thanks for bringing lunch to our office today.”
I want to hear: “Thanks for bringing pizza and salad even though I know it will take all of your willpower to not have a slice of this delicious pesto pie and you’ll just be sticking to lettuce since you are trying so damn hard to maintain that low A1c of yours.”
I hear: “Some bread would go great with this salmon/cheese/meat/cruciferous vegetable you’re buying!”
I want to hear: “It must be so hard to not have carbs very often, but I bet it’s paying off! You’re doing great!”
I hear: “Sounds like you had a good day!”
I want to hear: “I know it must be exhausting to do your job, train for this half marathon and be working harder than ever at your diabetes managemet. But you are doing the best you can and that’s good enough. You are good enough.”
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Comments
I think the problem is: non-diabetics cannot even begin to understand how much work being diabetic is - no matter how supportive they are. And fellow diabetics are in the same boat and are worn out themselves! We need to remember and encourage each other. You are doing an amazing job!!!!! Keep it up and stay encouraged:)
Oh my gosh!! Preaching to the choir! I wish those around is had just half an inkling of what everyday life and just the simplest things are like. I find that even those closest to us struggle to grasp the vastness of it, not for lack of trying or not wanting to, just because you can’t until you live it. That’s why it is so great to have amazing people like you in the DOC to remind us that there are others out there experiencing the exact same things and feeling the exact same way
At times I think that we should develop a greeting between diabetics. Somewhere between a fist bump and a high five. For anyone who’s seen “Young Frankenstein,” how about an elbow touch? I don’t know any diabetic who tests blood from the elbow.
You are doing a great job and are an inspiration to alot of your readers I am sure but certainly to this old Type 2.