Diabetic Recipes
When I was pregnant with No. 2 in 2002 I worked for the worst boss I have ever had. I knew there was a reason I worked at that company and for that person -- although I was hard-pressed at the time to actually come up with that reason.
Six years later, I know I wouldn't be where I am without the experience from that job. The jobs I've accepted and created since working at that place I likely wouldn't have been as good at without that nasty, 14-month hell of a job.
While you won't often hear me admit this, that job helped shape who I am. Just as diabetes shapes who I am. This article from Diabetes Health about a family with three of the nine children living with type 1 made me wonder who I would be without diabetes. The mother/author talked about the silver lining of the multiple diagnoses. Her children have set their sights on careers in the medical field: one works in a pharmacy, one wants to become a pediatric endocrinologist, and one wants to be a research scientist who works on finding a cure for diabetes.
Where would I be without diabetes? On a personal development note, I wouldn't be writing as much as I am now. Writing is one of my passions, yet I have trouble finding time to do it unless I have an outlet. I certainly wouldn't be as conscious about what I eat and how often I exercise. And I wouldn't be able to counsel my grandmother, father and others about diabetes.
I don't wish this disease on anyone. But give me your silver lining. Tell me where you'd be without it.
I had one of those jobs from hell that I now see was truly a blessing. I've gotta say nothing comes to mind for the 'betes though. I guess I do appreciate having an outlet to write for, but I run out of things to say about type 2. I'll have to give this some more thought and let you know if I think of a silver lining.
At this moment, the insulin they got me on, i would need to inject about 200 units per day of both reg and nph... the doctors are batful about what they should do about me taking so much insulin a day. The reason y i am contacting you is that the specialist would not see me till october 1st, 2008. so if you have any sugestion of what other insulin i can try may be i can talk my primary doc to precribe that instead. right now, beside my primary doctor.... i have no one to fall back on for information and help. at this moment .. i am only injecting my self with 50 reg/ 65 nph when my blood sugar is above 350. and i dont take any insulin most of the day when my blood sugar are in the 200 range. not knowing what to do really depress me to the point that i dont really know what to do with my self. i have become very tired in the afternoon so i tend to sleep all afternoon and wont get up till may be 5pm. when im totally off my insulin for 6 months... i was never this tired. nor did i feel like being a hermid at home. pls help me with this.... i dont know who to turn to but you ... thank you for ur immediate attention to me and what i am facing. koifish