Don't Worry Mom... I'm a Big Kid Now!

Hello fellow Diabeticals!

Well as the end of the school year is approaching I sure hope that everyone is looking forward to a relaxing summer.  As for me, my first year of college has already completed itself and the minute it was over I took the first plane I could to visit my mom and brother in Hawaii.

As I've mentioned before my little brother has also joined the diabetical band wagon so it's always cool to see him and have a diabetical sidekick so to speak.  However, this blog is not about my brother.  This is about my mother.

You see I've been living on my own now for a while and am used to taking care of myself now without any parental supervision.  This freedom can be frustrating at times but I feel that my parents prepared me on how to take care of my diabtes on my own for the past ten years.  I know what it feels like to feel "high" or "low" and I know what to do in these situations.  So it becomes frustrating to me when people who don't know my body try to tell me what my blood sugar is.

Now I know that my mother means well.  After all I've been her "baby" for many years and as the first child to "leave the nest" I understand that she may have trouble letting go of the maternal leash but it does get frustrating when I'm asked to check my blood sugar every (or what seems) five minutes.

The second morning I was there I walked downstairs and she immediatly told me to check my blood sugar because I had used the bathroom several times during the night.  A valid concern as it was it kind of bothered me that she didn't ask me if I had already checked because the first thing I do, before I even get out of bed is check my blood sugar.  Instances simliar to this have been happenig the whole trip.

I understand that my mom cares but I think I'm just tired of diabetes being part of how my mother and I get along.  I'm at an age where I can take care of my diabetes myself and I have been doing just that.  I guess this is just one of those stages of growing up where my mom and I both have to realize that I'm an adult now and I can handle my business.  I guess patience is needed on both accounts.