I'm a wordie. A poet. Someone who cares deeply about language and how it's used. Words matter. The impact and importance of just the right word and how our word choice dictates how we're received is not lost on me. I can't control how you'll interpret these words, but that doesn't mean I stop trying to use the right ones.  So, too, with diabetes management. I know I can't get it right all the time, but, like you, I try hard anyway.

Here's the thing:  we never stop trying to "get diabetes...