Diabetic Recipes
Waiting.
Waiting for his blood sugar to come down.
Waiting for his blood sugar to come up.
Waiting for the school to call with his numbers.
Waiting for him to come out of hiding so we can get this damn thing over with.
Waiting for the bruises to heal.
Waiting for science.
Waiting for his A1c result.
Waiting for good news.
Waiting for ketones to go away.
Waiting for his test strips to be delivered.
Waiting for technology to improve.
Waiting for restrictions to be lifted.
Waiting for people to understand.
Waiting for him to get older.
Waiting for it to get easier.
Waiting for the 3-year-old to stop saying "I'm low." It was cute and funny at first. Now it's making me uncomfortable.
Waiting for sleep.
Waiting for the doctors to get off their asses and make the call already to renew the prescription for insulin! What the hell! It's just his life support! Waiting for it to occur to someone that it makes no sense to renew a prescription for medication he will need forever.
Waiting.
Waiting for the waitress to come back with the bag of bread to see how many carbs was in his French toast.
Waiting for a breakthrough.
Waiting for a miracle.
Waiting for non-diabetes-related thoughts.
Waiting for a cure.
Waiting.
The word "waiting" is sounding weird after reading it so many times. And why is it that they don't make insulin an open ended prescription? I don't see the point of having to renew it either. Don't worry...I'm not waiting for an actual answer to that question.
The perscriptions aren't open ended so that you have to go back to the doctor. About 2yrs ago, I avoided going and my doctor would only give me one more refill till I saw him. I saw him and now I take better care of myself.
Maybe we just hate the word waiting. I know we wait for our blood sugars to either go up or go down, I think having to refil our prescriptions of insulin is a bit dumb also. I mean we need it to live period. I see my doctor every three months and he charges me twice to what he charges my husband. I am a type 1 diabetic and Bob, my husband is a type 2. He does not do anything different for me as does he to Bob. I hope I am making a bit of sense here.
Strangely, with all the "waiting" (and I think the thing with non-open-ended prescriptions is to avoid people selling insulin on the open/black market), I am reminded of Psalm 136, a really long psalm of which every line ends, "For His Mercy endureth forever"...
Me too, my friend. Me too.
Good post, Carey. We're waiting with you.
Carey, I know. Sometimes you just feel pummeled by all of the waiting.
It sucks. Big time. But you're not alone.
Hang in there.
Sandra
Go get some educational classes. You child is only 3 and all he knows is that he is the reason mom gets mad and upset. He is very sensitive to how you feel, and it is a terrible thing to make him feel responsible for your bad moods, anger, or any other negative feelings you are putting out. I have 2 kids with diabetes, (now grown) one has type 1 and one has type 2. It was hard when my daughter was small, she was diagnosed at 2 months of age. But I went to classes, learned all I could possibly learn about her disease. When she was older, I went to more educational classes, this time with her, and we learned together. You need to focus on the possitive because your negativity will pass right on to your son.
gkbiddle: thank you for your advice. I may opt for a tutor. The 3 year old does not have diabetes (knock on wood). Negativity is not all he knows. He also knows that his peepee makes for a great bath toy and that mommy doesn't like it when he rolls poop marbles down the stairs. Thanks for stopping by.
Waiting for sleep, really hit home with me. We are having a very bad week- lots of bad sites.
I actually changed Harry's pod(we omnipod) at 2am last night without waking him, this included taking off his shirt. It's my new personal best.
What I hate about the waiting and conversely love, is that if I am waiting I am hoping. If I am hoping I will be disappointed. I think my mental health would be better if I moved beyond waiting to accepting. I need to learn to accept with hope and not resignation.
I think I'll go hug my kid.
cee_stein
Can you come over to my house and change my daughters site for me:)?
Carey,
I am not a big fan of poop marbles either! But there is something about the word poop that makes my kids giggle! I enjoy reading your posts and from what I do read, you and your wife are doing an awesome job with Charlie.
Loved the quote from Psalm 136"...His mercy endureth forever." Thanks!
Nothing helps more, I find, than God's Holy Word.