Invisible Illness Week
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 8:40AM During my morning blog reading I came across Kerri's meme post called "30 Things About My Invisible Illness: 2011." I thought this was a great idea for a post and thought I would follow suit.
Diabetes is invisible to most of the world and I think it is important to educate as many people as we can about it. The more they know, the more they will understand.
Anyhow, here goes my 30!
1. The illness I live with is: Type 1 diabetes
2. I was diagnosed with it in the year: 1990
3. But I had symptoms since: 1988
4. The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is: Watching what I eat.
5. Most people assume: . That diabetes is manageable and “no big deal.” WRONG!
6. The hardest part about mornings are: Waking up with a number that doesn’t make sense.
7. My favorite medical TV show is: Children’s Hospital. Hee hee
8. A gadget I couldn’t live without is: My Pump and Dexcom.
9. The hardest part about nights are: fear of a low.
10. Each day I take 1 pill & a billion vitamins. More like 8 pills and pump insulin 24/7.
11. Regarding alternative treatments I: Pray. Does that count?
12. If I had to choose between an invisible illness or visible I would choose: I kind of like that my disease is hidden when I want it to be. At other times I’ll just wear a Ninjabetic Shirt! W00t!
13. Regarding working and career: A career in helping PWD's would be awesome.
14. People would be surprised to know: that I love to cook.
15. The hardest thing to accept about my new reality has been: that I am going to have this forever.
16. Something I never thought I could do with my illness that I did was: Remake a Beyonce song.
17. The commercials about my illness: bug me.
18. Something I really miss doing since I was diagnosed is: Being surprised when I saw my own blood. I am way to used to seeing my own blood.
19. It was really hard to have to give up: Skipping meals. I do it now but at first it was hard for me to eat 3 meals a day.
20. A new hobby I have taken up since my diagnosis is: Writing and advocating.
21. If I could have one day of feeling normal again I would: Eat whatever and not think a flipping thing about it.
22. My illness has taught me: That it is much easier to deal with in a community than it is by yourself.
23. Want to know a secret? One thing people say that gets under my skin is: "Take care of yourself” Duh? You think? Really? ugh.
24. But I love it when people: are themselves. Just be you.
25. My favorite motto, scripture, quote that gets me through tough times is: You can do this.
26. When someone is diagnosed I’d like to tell them: that they are not alone!
27. Something that has surprised me about living with an illness is: that I have made more friends that I would have ever thought because of this disease.
28. The nicest thing someone did for me when I wasn’t feeling well was: Someone sent me fuzzy socks because my feet were cold. How nice is that?
29. I’m involved with Invisible Illness Week because: I like to steal ideas from my friend.
30. The fact that you read this list makes me feel: like you care about people with diabetes!
I am not going to tag anyone but if you have diabetes, have a blog, and don't have post for today than I would suggest posting this meme with your own 30!
Have a great weekend.
Reader Comments (1)
children's hospital rules! ahaha