Diabetes is kind of like having a child. It's always on your mind. It asks for care 24/7 and just when you think you can sit down....BAM...it has another need.
Honestly, my dog is less high maintenance.
Did I bring enough snacks?
Do I have enough insulin?
Did I bring the medical tape? My CGM sensor is looking loose.
What does the ??? mean on the receiver screen?
Why is my BG so high? What did I eat?
Did I pre-bolus? I can't remember now!
It's beeping! What does that meeeeean?!
I hate this because I've become quite the high maintenance molly, and I feel like I'm inconveniencing everyone. Where I used to be free-spirited and could go with the flow, my disease literally won't let me anymore. It consumes my thoughts, not because I'm obsessed but because it always needs attention.
I'll give T1 this much. It's hard to be a people pleaser and have it. Because in order to take care of it, you have to not care what people think. You can't please everyone...you can't nurse your baby and make everyone else's demands...something has to give.
And it won't be me.
What about you? Has it made you high maintenance? How have you dealt with it? As a supporter, do you realize how much your spouse/child/friend thinks about their disease?
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