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He walks into our bedroom and stands over Susanne, who is fast asleep and likely dreaming of something catastrophic like a bridge collapsing or an alien invasion or being chased by a murderer. She has the worst dreams.  EVER!

 

“I’m 118. I’m having cereal and a yogurt,” Charlie says, pulling his insulin pump off his waistband.

 

“40 carbs?” he asks.

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Diabetes is so much about dependence.  Without insulin, my end result is pretty clear.  I'll die.  And not a pretty, easy death either.  A misery, crap-show of a death that no one wants to experience.  That dependence does so much to a person's psyche after even thirty minutes with the disease, let alone thirty years. 

 

One effect it has had on me is to make me, in most other ways, very independent, very adaptable, and very much able to fly by the seat of my pants.  Those are all good things, really.  Except when they're not.  

 

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I was invited to be part of a local mini-series. How exciting! I envision my name in lights, a crowd of adoring fans, gorgeous women at my feet,.
What's that? It's not actually a TV mini-series? My mistake,. (READ MORE)

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Canada and the United States of America both celebrate their "birthdays" on this long weekend. Flags are flown, fireworks launched, parades marched, and we perceive a sort of unity and interallegiance to our governments and our fellow citizens. While the United States celebrates it's independence from England, we also understand the various states' interdependence upon each other in matters of commerce, transportation, and national defense. It would seem to me that the Canadian provinces are similarly interdependent upon each other.

 

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It is often difficult to ask for help. Many of us see it as a sign of weakness, or as giving up our independence. In the case of those of us with diabetes, it may mean coming out of the insulin closet for the first time, exposing ourselves for possible loss of job opportunities, medical insurance, or even medical care. One might say that for some of us, getting the medications we need to live right now puts our future income, and our future health, at risk. On the other hand, sometimes that exposure can point the way for others with similar difficulties to find life-saving solutions. In that sense, those of us who go public with our pancreatically-challenged state are sometimes privileged to be the lightbearers for others' lives.

 

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Charlie took the cookie from the cookie jar.  Or from the diabetes bag, as it were.

 

At least one mystery has been solved in a month that has been absolutely atrocious on Charlie's blood sugars.

 

There is a reason why Charlie's lunch blood sugars have increased significantly in the past two weeks. He confessed sadly yesterday to the crime of mid-morning snacking while at school.

 

He didn't get an F on a math test. He didn't push a classmate. He wasn't disrespectful to a teacher. He just ate food with carbohydrates in it.

 

"I won't do it anymore."

 

"I was planning on stopping," he added, as if trying to kick heroin.

 

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Today, I have had diabetes for twenty five years. And I'm not sure exactly how I feel.
I guess, lucky - my body is free, so far, of complications.
I also feel somewhat happy and strong - I mean, I started this journey as a scared, angry little girl and I'm here now - a somewhat accomplished, otherwise healthy, happy woman.
And I feel a little sad - for the weight of diabetes is surely heavy on some days. I don't let myself think of what life might have been like if I'd never been diagnosed - because - really, what would be the point? I think more of the constant juggle and the often unavoidable failures and the sheer relentlessness of diabetes management. And yeah, that makes me sad. (READ MORE)

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I am dependent on insulin. But I am otherwise an incredibly independent person. I like taking risks - on my own. I enjoy the feeling of having accomplished something by my own will and my own action. I am more outgoing and more confident than I think I would have been if I'd not been diagnosed. A combination of wanting to be able to handle my disease on my own, without pity or judgment AND the experiences I had as a young woman - through the Clara Barton Camp and the ADA's Youth Congress - transformed me from a shy, albeit precocious kid, to a person who stands on her own. A person who keeps her head up and battles mightily - in the face of whatever wrong she sees and whatever challenges she faces. But would I trade my independence for a life without diabetes? I would - though again, who's to tell if something else might have brought me to this same place. (READ MORE)

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I once blogged about how wonderful the world would be if only Charlie would eat Jell-O - one of the few "free" snack foods we have to work with. Back then, he would take pleasure in poking it, squashing it with a spoon or dropping it in his brother's diaper, but nothing more. He refused to eat it. (READ MORE)

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It's not often that Susanne and I get out.  It's hard to do so with three kids; even harder when one of ‘em has type 1 diabetes. When we do go out, it's usually to see one of our favorite bands playing in Philadelphia. We love music.

 

We were very excited to have tickets to see one of our favorite musicians - Matt Pond.  The weather was great. I was coming home early from work. We'd head into the city a little early - find a place where I could eat and Susanne could watch me eat with mad envy as she slurped her chalky nutrition shake ... It would be perfect!

 

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