Sweetnd Truth: There's more to me than what you see...

Today's Prompt:  Today we’re going to share our most memorable diabetes day. You can take this anywhere…. your or your loved one’s diagnosis, a bad low, a bad high, a big success, any day that you’d like to share. "You need to get to the hospital right now.  Don't make any stops.  Go from here to there immediately. Which hospital would you like to go to?  I will call them and tell them you are on your way."   Panic set in when I heard the doctor at Emergency One tell me those five lines.  I knew my life was going to change forever from the seriousness in his voice.  Luckily, I had my boyfriend, soon to be fiancé/husband, by my side.  I couldn't have handled it alone. The next couple of days were a blur to me.  I cannot describe in words the amount of confusion and stress that I felt.  The lack of empathy from the doctors in the hospital was discouraging.  They said my life was going to change drastically (which it was)...an...

Today’s prompt:  Recently various petitions have been circulating the Diabetes Online Community, so today let's pretend to write our own.   Tell us who you would write the petition to – a person, an organization, even an object (animate or inanimate) – get creative!! What are you trying to change and what have you experienced that makes you want this change?   My Petition: As a person with a chronic illness, I believe the following: We should not have to spend extra money on diabetic needs.  Is it our fault that we have this disease? Don't we spend enough?   Insurance companies should cover at least some (or all!) of the cost of the supplies we use on a daily basis.   Why should we have to spend our own money on supplies like batteries (for an insulin pump, sensor, test meter)?  Why should we have to spend money on glucose tabs or fruit snacks to help us when we are having a low? What about the alcohol swabs...there's no insurance coverage ...

Today’s prompt:   Often our health care team only sees us for about 15 minutes several times a year, and they might not have a sense of what our lives are really like. Today, let’s pretend our medical team is reading our blogs. What do you wish they could see about your and/or your loved one’s daily life with diabetes? On the other hand, what do you hope they don’t see?   I have to say, I can't complain about my doctors.  My endocrinologists and PCP are amazing! Here's the reasons why: *They fight for my diabetic needs and they are incredible advocates.   *When I get down on myself, they are there to reassure me that I'm doing great with managing my diabetes.   *They know me on a personal level, which is very comforting.   *They are there any time of the day and night.   *I don't get the whole "Well, this is your life now." (Like I use to get from other doctors) *I hear "You CAN eat ANYTHING you want." (I have heard from oth...