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The Darkness of Diabetes

I have had diabetes for over twelve years now. Probably more, because they were pretty sure I had it for several years prior to diagnosis. The first ten years were a cakewalk. I only took a little bit of medicine and checked in with my doctor and really not much else. Then there was that time in my life when things got rough. I call them the Dark Years. It was when my mom got sick and I got sick and other then that bad time in childhood with my dad, it was pretty much the worst period of my life. The good news is when you have a bad couple years, you appreciate the good ones so much more. After I spent nine months on my back with the ear infection my body didn't bounce back easily. Part of this I know is age; when you're over 40, things just take longer to heal. But it just seemed like my pancreas has decided it just wasn't going to work anymore. So I was taking all kinds of different meds and lots of insulin.

Health Over 40

I feel stupid talking about my health because once I get rolling, I sound like I am making it up and/or I am a total hypochondriac. As a child, I wasn't particularly sickly - although I do remember a bad case of pneumonia when I was out of school for so long my mom sewed me a doll. I wish I still had that doll, because it was one of those surprise gifts that mean so much. It would also be nice to hug that doll on days that I try and balance all the things wrong with me now. I've always battled my weight and yo-yoed up and down since puberty. There is rampant Type 2 diabetes on both sides of the family, so it's not surprising they found mine at age 32 while I was pregnant with Dex. They knew it was not gestational - my numbers were so high the diabetes clinic cleared their evening schedule to teach me about insulin and the nutrition of diabetes. I asked if Bryan could give me the shots and the nurse looked at me sympathetically. "You're going to be dealing with this the rest of your life. We really prefer that you handle it."

Caught In The Crosshairs

I can't believe it, but I am uninsured right now.Those who know my health history can't believe it either.But we are victims of timing.Bryan was laid off, losing his group insurance. We have applied to two major insurance companies and were denied so fast that…

Trauma

"Whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you stronger."I'm thinking whoever said that never went through a series of health-related garbage so bizarre that people only half-believe the stories.First my eyes. Then my ear.I have seen more doctors in the last 6 months than in the…

Did You Know We All Hug To The Left?

I am really lucky that I have loads of affectionate people in my life. We like to hug. We're huggers.Especially when one has been in the hospital and continues to have a major illness (yes, the saga continues, but I really am getting better... slowly,…