The last couple of months have gone by quick. It feels like the last 90 days has been about 2-3 weeks. Summers for me are always a very time consuming few months. My work actually picks up during that time period, my wife is off for the entire summer and I do a lot of traveling… just like most people do. This summer, however, has had a lot more traveling than normal, so I knew that I wouldn’t be able to keep up with blogging and tweeting and advocating and everything else that I normally do on a daily basis.
And ya know what? It felt so damn good to take this break. There have been plenty of times where I just felt overwhelmed with trying to keep up with all of the diabetes related initiatives that are always going on. I came to a point where I felt that I was doing something just to do it and I didn’t really have that much emotion or passion for whatever I was promoting or helping out with. I have a stack of about 5-6 diabetes related books that I just couldn’t read anymore because it was just too much diabetes.
After 10 years, these last few months have been my first real exposure to diabetes burnout. I just couldn’t take anymore diabetes other than the daily activities that I had to do to maintain a decent blood sugar. Do I want to go to the park with my nieces or read another post about the Scientific Sessions? Should I go out to the bar with my friends or write another post about my insulin pump? Should I hang out with my family and watch a movie together or chat online with others about diabetes?
To me, these answers were pretty damn easy to make over the last few months.
But, over the last few days, I have been missing it. I have began getting that itch again that I need to do something, I need to write something, I need to fight for something.
So, here I am. My batteries have been re-charged and I am ready to go. I know better than to just jump head first and go full speed ahead right away, but I am slowly getting more involved again and I hope y’all haven’t forgotten me too much!
I look forward to connecting and talking with you all again on a more frequent basis.