Monday, March 24, 2008
I've lost myself in my life with diabeties. My friends are my number one, im always busy i babysit alot. LIke so much i could call them my own kids. I don't usually focus on myself and my diabetites, it's not like i completly ignore my disease its just that, its not all i do , and htink about. When i go to tthe doctors there always complainging about my weight, but what if im comfortable with the way i am , im not obese. my BMI is normal, so wtf if there problem. gahh? HELP!
Hey there,
Here's the thing: friends are incredibly important--yes. My friends are also a huge part of my life (don't know what I'd do without them!), but what I've learned over the past few years is that my friends, my job, my school--all of it--is NOT NUMBER ONE, because taking care of myself has to be number one.
I can't be there for my friends if my blood sugars are so out of control that I'm high and low all the time. I can't do my job as best I can if my health and my overall well-being and happiness is not balanced. I definitely can't do my schoolwork well if, again, I am not taking care of myself.
And I don't just mean diabetes, but whether we like it or not, diabetes has to be at the top of the list. We all have other things going on in our lives--all of us--but that's not an excuse. If we don't accept the reality that this is a serious disease that requires a lot of attention and care, then we're only making life harder for ourselves.
So what can you do to make diabetes a bigger priority in your life? I have two jobs, am taking 6 college classes and workout everyday along with trying to spend time with my friends BUT I still make sure to check my blood sugar at least four times a day because I know when I haven't in the past, my blood sugars were totally out of control and I didn't feel healthy.
-Ginger