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So last night, I did the Dumbest Thing Ever. I had a couple of glasses of wine while we had family over, celebrating a birthday, and after they left, I went to bed and turned on the television. And what was on?

 

Steel freakin' Magnolias.

 

I haven't watched that movie since about a year after Olivia was diagnosed. I tried watching it then and bawled my eyes out. Well, guess what? I did it again last night. Mark was asleep beside me and I had to hold my hands over my mouth to keep from sobbing out loud. It was awful. I couldn't finish watching it.

 

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I've said it before and I know others have too: it's awfully strange, considering my profession, that I don't read books. I've never been a book reader. Ever. I struggled through classes in high school and college that required reading novels.

 

I know, right? And yes I still want to write the Great American Novel. But that's different. Part of the reason I don't read more is that I'm easily distracted. I can sit down and read a chapter or two of a book, put it down and think that I'll be able to get back to it the next day. But then it's a week before I pick the book up again and I've forgotten what I've read.

 

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So, when I left you in my diabetes diagnosis debacle, we were all screaming at Harry and Ruth for not knowing more about diabetes (even though Harry was studying to be a diabetes educator. Yeah, seriously.). (READ MORE)

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Well, as you may have read in one of my earlier posts, I had my appointment yesterday with my endocronologist. I had also told you I was hoping for a good A1c and I knew if my test wasn't good, I could expect to have the "you're a great candidate for the pump" talk. Well, I got my test results back and I can honestly say that I had one of the highest A1c's that I have had in years. I was very dissapointed. I am actually so ashamed, embarrassed, and frustrated that I don't even want to share my number with you. Maybe, if you're reading this and you are diabetic like me, then you can relate to this feeling of not wanting anyone else to see your score. I even go out of my way to hide my blood glucose reading every time I test. I'll be the first one to admit that this fear comes from being insecure about what other people might think of me. Or fear that someone might make a judgement of either my health or my diabetes management based on the number. (READ MORE)

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I love to write. I love to express my opinions, emotions and thoughts. It's particularly fun to focus on important topics in my life, like my blog here. But sometimes it gets very overwhelming to know that hundreds of people are reading my words.
When I blog, I expose my life to the masses. I put my diabetes on display. I put my views about diabetes on display. And sometimes, those are the hardest things to show the world. (READ MORE)

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When I was in college for my undergraduate degree, I quickly realized that I needed some sort of diabetes support group in my life. Managing diabetes alongside classes and the craziness of a college schedule wasn't easy. So I put together a student organization on my campus called Diabetic Echoes for diabetics, friends/family of diabetics, or just general interest. I also made it an international network here on the web.

 

Through this group, I've made some of the best friends that I'll ever have. There is such a different aspect to a friend who not only understands the general stress of life, but gets how diabetes plays into every aspect of living. Someone who I can turn to without judgement and say that I'm down or that the highs/lows are getting to me and I don't know what to do. I don't think I would have made it through college the way I did if I didn't have that network to fall back on.

 

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One of my recent posts highlighted how diabetes can blind side us on any given day. It doesn´t fit into the mold of life, especially MY mold of life. This has me wondering, "What is diabetes control?"

 

Some people in my life have questioned whether or not I am out of control as a diabetic. They wonder if I know as much as I seem to know or if I actually practice what I preach. They wonder how I can blog about numbers like 47, if I truly manage this disease.

 

My statements to them are always the same: everyone´s diabetes is different. Mine is complicated by other health conditions. I also have a history of lows; lows that sneak up on you and catch you unaware.

 

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Since I changed my endocrinilogist last year, I've really been happy with my experiences with Dr. K. She's the kind of doctor that means business but doesn't come off as if she's judging you. She tells you what she thinks, but leaves it up to you what to do. So usually, I'm fairly excited (yes, I said excited) about going to see her. Even when I know I've been doing 85% of things wrong.

 

This appointment didn't feel that way though. I just really didn't want to have to go. I've been making some changes and my averages are down. I didn't want to hear that I'd been doing this and this wrong, even if she does leave off the judgement. I just wasn't willing to expose all those mistakes to the light.

 

And I feel torn between wishing I would have canceled and being excited about the outcome.

 

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I generally consider myself to be fairly mature for my age. I've attributed my maturity to the experiences I've been through, mostly from dealing with a chronic illness from such a young age. It definitely puts a different spin on your whole life. You consider life as temporary, something to be cherished. You know you don't have all the time in the world.

 

Despite the maturity, I've still got growing up to do. There are things that diabetes and all my other experiences haven't taught me. I still have the passion and will of my youth to contend against on a regular basis. I'm holding on to pieces of that youth for good reason, seeing where maturity can change life for the worse in some ways.

 

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My dad and I have our endo appointments on Wednesday. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be going right now. I already tried to move it back a week, but the doctors were both booked. I'm just not in the right place to see her.

 

For one, my stress level has been high enough with my family member's issues, the job hunt, moving back home, and all the rest of life. I'm just not in the mood to go through the endo process...the guilt, the hate, the annoyance of this disease. I'm doing fine on my own, on a regular basis. But going to the doctor brings everything to the front, it makes it so much more real.

 

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