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Do you consider yourself to be selfish? That's the topic I've been pondering over today and for many years since becoming diabetic. Sometimes I can't help but feel like because of diabetes I am forced to think of myself, or my diabetic needs, before the needs of others. Maybe selfishness is a characteristic that is inherited in people who develop life threatening illnesses or diseases. Perhaps because we live with the constant reminder of the thin line between life and death, we are more in tune to our needs.

Is it true that selfishness and diabetes go hand in hand?

What do you think? Have you, like me, thought about this before? Do you think of yourself as a selfish person?
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Finish this sentence, I was asked. "My Diabetes..." It is a playoff inspired by an NPR blogger, who was covered by his friend, Ted Koppel, in a documentary that focuses on his "My Cancer" blog. Leroy Sievers was a Peabody Award-winning journalist who detailed his inward thoughts about colon cancer in a personal online journal of sorts, helping himself and others find some comfort and knowledge while living with cancer. He aimed for everyone to learn from one another by finishing one sentence. By scouring his readers' answers, it allowed him to see if he had "missed something", and determine if there was a "lesson the disease was trying to pass on". (READ MORE)

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I was in my truck today picking up some fast food from Mickey D's. I typically don't eat fast food. Actually, I never do- but today I was in a hurry and I just wanted to get something fast and not have to put to much thought into it. As I was ordering, I realized that with diabetes there is no such thing as just a "quick little meal". Any time I eat something, I have to put some serious thought and effort into it. Everyday, I put serious energy and brain power towards calculating things in my head.

My life revolves around eating and calculating.
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I went to the doctor about my leg again yesterday. A different one. One that I feel much more comfortable with in the whole scheme of things. She seemed confident, personable, and concerned. They asked about my blood sugars, about what had been going on, and all that jazz.

 

And she believes that the infection is probably from a spider bite that turned into MRSA. Yep, MRSA. The big, scary staph infection. So now I'm sincerely hoping the new course of antibiotics kicks in soon. Because I'm totally run down in body and soul with this whole thing. I'm so exhausted, but can't sleep. I'm in pain. I'm annoyed.

 

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Maybe I can clear this up; maybe not everyone will understand exactly what I am trying to say.  In writing about something, or your feelings, sometimes it is very hard to convey a message.  You can have the truest intentions, and still, the precise message in which you wish to share can be misconstrued or lost completely. 

 

Where you’re at or how you feel about something when you read it can be absolutely different than another person sees it or what the original writer was attempting to say in the first place. 

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I'm burnt out on the constant diabetes thoughts that run through my head, even when I'm not consciously thinking about diabetes. I'm so tired of everything I do being followed with a diabetes related thought. I wish that other people could understand how present diabetes is in my life.

 

When I work out, I don't just get to de-stress my body and burn calories. I get to plan basal rates, meal times, and blood sugars around my workout.

 

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Peace, Harmony and The Purpose of Life

Everyday people with diabetes are faced with the conscious decision to live or to die. Our decisions have to be made consciously as they are scrutinized much more closely than the non-diabetic. But ultimately, we are no different.

This is the realism that we encounter many times throughout the course of any day. This is what we deal with and this is the reality that we live with in our lives. We either live with a conscious effort to understand and control our diabetes or we make unconscious decisions and then pay the immediate bad prices for these actions. Life as a diabetic is not an easy one. It is a life that has to be lived under constant management and awareness of everything.

The smallest of things has the largest of impacts.
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Ever since I can remember, I've been a dreamer. Not only do I get lost in vivid day dreams, but my subconscious takes over in the darkness of night with raging images. Over the years, I've come to realize that I have a history of especially strange dreams.

 

They are a mix of nightmares, unrealistic events, and practical moments. I've had some that were premonitions, predicting coming events. Others were so far out of the box that I don't expect anything to resemble them in real life.

 

But the one thing that my mind usually keeps out of my dreams is diabetes and pain. No nightmare has ever involved diabetes complications, seizures, or even diabetes moments. It's so ingrained in my daily life that my brain doesn't find the need to remind me of it in my sleep.

 

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My pump flaked out this morning.
 

Which naturally made me freak out. I had all kinds of thoughts about getting through the day without insulin. Who to call at Minimed. That I’ve had Toohey for almost two years and while it has a few scratches on it – and geez just an hour before in the shower I was thinking about whether I’ll stay with Minimed when my warranty is up in two years – that it hasn’t had any issues.
 

And did I mention getting through the day without insulin? Well sort of. More like getting through the day without a constant stream of insulin.
 

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I interviewed for a preschool teaching position last week. I observed the class and really enjoyed the kids and fellow teachers. It's a part time position that would work great with my own graduate school classes. One of my initial thoughts was that kids are often sick. And kids don't often remain aware of germs.

 

The preschool takes precautions with specific things. Hand washing after being on the playground. Handwashing before and after meals. Clean systems in place for other things. But there is still that constant interaction with the kiddos as they have runny noses, coughing without covering, sneezing. And that's just colds.

 

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