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Diabetes Blog Week: Day Three
Diabetes Blog Week: Day Three
There is an old saying that states “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. I’m willing to bet we’ve all disagreed with this at some point, and especially when it comes to diabetes. Many advocate for the importance of using non-stigmatizing, inclusive and non-judgmental language when speaking about or to people with diabetes. For some, they don’t care, others care…
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Diabetes Blog Week: Message Monday
Diabetes Blog Week: Message Monday
Message Monday: Lets kick off the week by talking about why we are here, in the diabetes blog space. What is the most important diabetes awareness message to you? Why is that message important for you, and what are you trying to accomplish by sharing it on your blog? I think my blog started back in August 2013, after doing the DAFNE course with my local diabetes care team. Up until that point, I…
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Connecting connections
The very first inspiration for Diabetes Blog Week was to help connect our blogging community, and that continues to be the most important reason it’s held every year. So let’s help foster and continue those connections as we wrap up another Dblog Week. Share a link to a new blog you’ve found or a new friend you’ve made. Or pick a random blog off of the Participant’s List, check it out and share…
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A work of art
A work of art
Day 6 Favorites and Motivations – Link List. If you have been blogging for a while, what is your favorite sentence or blogpost that you have ever written? Is it diabetes related or just life related?
With my blog, I tend to write as I think. I sometimes don’t stop to read it over (perhaps I should) before publishing. The one post I’ve written and taken the most care of, is this post from way…
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Love/hate
Love/hate http://wp.me/s1K0fb-lovehate
Day 5: Taking a cue from Adam Brown’s recent post, write a post documenting what you eat in a day! Feel free to add links to recommended recipes/shops/whatever. Make it an ideal day or a come-as-you-are day – no judgments either way.
I have a love/hate relationship with food. I love going to restaurants. I love trying new foods. I love cooking (I’m a little lazy, I’ll admit that). I love…
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Stop judging me
Last week I posted about how anxious I get in public, when I am addressing my diabetes. Injecting in public makes me sweat. It makes me want to run away and hide. I feel like everyone is watching me when I whip out my diabetes kit. Watching me. Judging me. I feel like a criminal, and people are watching me, waiting to take my next move. My next move with that dodgy looking needle. The needle that…
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Changes - Day 4
Either tell us what you'd most like to see change about diabetes, in any way. This can be management tools, devices, medications, people's perceptions, your own feelings – anything at all that you feel could use changing. OR reflect back on some changes you or your loved one has seen or been through since being diagnosed with diabetes. Were they expected or did they surprise you?
Sorry for the delay. I’ve been having a rough week..
In terms of changes, I think one thing that needs changing is the availability of diabetes management tools. Diabetes is one of the most costly diseases to live with and nobody really understands that. Test strips are almost a dollar a piece. Insulin can cost upward to over $200 a vial. This is insane. There are so many diabetics out that that STRUGGLE to get these vital items. This is necessary for LIFE. I also think it’s ridiculous that pumps are so costly. I understand that they are medical devices, but I think it would be so beneficial if everybody had access to these wonderful devices. It can help people better manage their diabetes is the traditional methods aren’t working.
I really think that change needs to happen both in and out of the diabetic community. Type 1s vs Type 2s. There are other kinds that we are leaving out. We are all fighting a battle, and although it’s not necessarily the same, I think we all deserve support. There are so many misconceptions out there so I think that the public needs to be more educated in general. Type 2s don’t cause their diabetes. There’s so much shame and stigma around both types of diabetes; this really needs to change.
I’m also going to reflect on what’s happened to me since being diagnosed. I’m more open to this community and the stigma around it. I think it’s important that we address these issues.
Personally, my immediate family worries a lot more about me now. My parents aren’t the worrying type, but I see their concern before every endo appointment I go to. My more extended family (cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc) treat me like a brittle and broken person. They see my pump or shots and they have so much pity in their eyes, it’s seeping everywhere. They never pitied me before but now everytime I see them, they feel sorry for me. I understand where they are coming from, but I think it’s just because they aren’t educated enough on it. This was definitely not expected for me. Maybe it’s because of my culture, but I’m not used to it. And it’s weird for me. I still love them though, but get-togethers are a little bit strange for me now. I have to count carbs and everybody’s concerned for me.
It’s my life. There are changes that need to be done. I’m trying my very best to do what I can. I educate people when I can. The cost of diabetes supplies...well there’s not much I can do about that. I wish I could. I’m a college student with super limited funds so I don’t think I’ll be able to do much ‘til I’m a little older and have an actual income.
Clean it out -- Day 3
What is in your diabetic closet that needs to be cleaned out? This can be an actual physical belonging, or it can be something you're mentally or emotionally hanging on to. Why are you keeping it and why do you need to get rid of it?
I don’t really have a diabetic closet or drawer. My supplies are spread about in different locations because I’m currently in school. I am a bit of a neat freak when it comes to my diabetes supplies and I like everything organized. I have all my cartridges and sets in a giant box at home. At school, I keep the sets and cartridges in their own little box and stack them in my closet shelf. BUT I do have waaaay too many lancets and I need to get rid of them, either through donation or something. Besides that, I have a tendency to hoard supplies because diabetes is expensive!
I guess when it comes to diabetes, I don’t hang onto much mentally. Well. I hang onto this idea of a very very mild worry. Worry about supplies, worry about pump. Worry about blood sugar. I think it’s a healthy amount of worry that I have though. It’s what keeps me safe and on track to keeping my body working.
Sorry for the late post. There’s a story behind it though. I’ll make a post about it either today, tomorrow, or Friday.
