Oftentimes I feel that diabetes overshadows my life. Like, it transcends whatever I do. Or at least, it mostly does now, and it seems as though it always used to. Everything seems to be about my diabetes, in everything I did it was "how were your numbers" or "how was your diabetes". instead of what it’s actually about.
It’s everywhere, it was with me me when I used skydive, it wasn’t "Courtney be safe, make sure you’re watching your instructor’s hand signals and that you pull your chute in time" it was "Courtney, watch your blood sugars, don’t you dare get on that plane if your numbers aren’t normal".
It’s with me when I cycle: "Courtney please watch your blood sugars." Not, "Courtney please be weary of traffic."
It’s with me when I wake up in the morning, like the scowl on my face can only have to do with me being low instead of me just waking up on the wrong side of the bed naturally "Courtney are you low" not "Courtney how did you sleep"
It’s with me at work, I can’t just argue because I have a good point worth arguing it’s "Courtney, do you need a snack, is your blood sugar low, you’re getting feisty" instead of "why do you think this is important, what advantages do you think it will give us, what are the pros and cons to what you’re suggesting"
Yes, diabetes overshadows my life in many respects. It takes away from what things really are and what they’re truly about.
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