The Struggle Continues

Random rantings and reflections of a type 1 diabetic who also happens to have ADHD (Inattentive Type)

[t1dme]

Me with my acoustic #guitar awhile back. #music #hobby #hobbies #yamaha

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#selfie #selfies #smile

[t1dme]

It is when we are only aware of our own difficulties or unhappiness, and blind to the goodness, kindness, sympathy, service and help which our fellow men give to us, that we become discontented. There is so much to be seen in our lives to arouse the feeling of thankfulness in us.

Hazrat Inayat Khan

[t1dme]

Excerpt: "Insomnia has reared its ugly head. I’m feeling tired…oh so tired. My mind is enveloped by a thick blanket of fog, but my eyes are as dry as a crisp winter day."

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[t1dme]

Happy Valentines day to you all!

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My perspective on diabetes advocacy.

[t1dme]

All beings hitherto have created something beyond themselves: and ye want to be the ebb of that great tide, and would rather go back to the beast than surpass man?

Friedrich Nietzsche

[t1dme]

I'm an idiot

Last week I agreed to guest blog on another diabetes blog despite not having anything written beforehand. Fast forward to this week, and I still haven't gotten anything written due to writers block. Perhaps I should have had something written beforehand....

[t1dme]

I've got my baby back. #guitar #acousticguitar #yamaha #music #hobby #hobbies #instrument #instruments

[t1dme]

My latest post on my diabetes blog

[t1dme]

Excerpt: "Diabetes burnout struck me like a tornado. Where skillful diabetes habits had once stood, there remained nothing. A once-magnificent city had been replaced by a vast field of rubble. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, I was left in a state of shock. After gaining an appreciation of what had transpired, my shock turned to self-pity and despair. Being stuck in the position I was in felt like an injustice, and the magnitude of the task at hand inspired nothing but despair. These days are now behind me. Having freed myself from self-pity and despair, I was able to focus on the process of rebuilding."

[t1dme]

Excerpt: "When your blood sugar is high all of the time, you adapt to it. Chronic hyperglycemia is miserable to live with, but I get accustomed to living miserably. It also tends to make me feel depressed after awhile, which means I…lack of motivation."

[t1dme]

Excerpt: "Given the magnitude of the task at hand, it’s essential that I focus on one or two habits at a time; otherwise, I risk overwhelming myself. I risk burning myself out all over again."