Month: May 2010

I mentioned last week that there will be a guest post week starting May 10.  I am going to change the date because I love Karen’s idea of the Diabetes Blog Week and want to be able to participate in that as well.  So I will simply be moving the guest post week back a week starting May 17.

If you would like to submit a guest post, just use the contact form on my blog and I’ll give you any details you may need.

No specific subjects, it’s whatever you want to blog about and just have it to me by May 16.

Thanks all.

Dear Diabetes,

I know you can’t read this because you are obviously not a person, but can we pretend for today that you are because there are some things that I want to to tell you.  We have a love-hate relationship for sure.  We have our highs and we have our lows, especially when it comes to my blood sugar.  There are times that I curse the moment that I met you.  On the flip side, there are also times where I am so happy to have met you because you have changed my life.

No matter what anybody else says about you or thinks about you, you are here to stay.  You can either be my life long nemesis or you can be a life long friend.  I choose to have a life long friend by my side to get through life.  When I sit down and think about it, I owe my life to you.  Let’s look at some of the things that have happened that would not have if I did not meet you.  Good and Bad.  We will start with the bad so we can end on a good note.

I may have still been playing football.  I stopped playing football in college because I did not know what was wrong with me and I had no energy and no drive to continue to go through winter and spring workouts.  I would have a lot more money because I wouldn’t have to spend so much on you.  You are more spoiled then one of those Real Housewives of New Jersey ( kind of viscous like them at times as well!)  I wouldn’t be testing my blood sugar and inserting a needle into me constantly.  I also wouldn’t be waking up in the middle of the night in a sweat and light headed wondering where I can get my next fix of sugar.  But diabetes, like I said we have some good things as well.

First, I would never have moved to Florida if it wasn’t for you because I would have finished college back up North and probably stayed in that area.  That obviously means that I would not have met Amanda (girlfriend of almost 5 years).  Which by the way, I am glad that you and her are able to get along and play well with each other because if you couldn’t, then I don’t know where I would be.  If it wasn’t for meeting you Diabetes, I would not have a blog, which means I would never have gotten to know all these wonderful, caring people.  You have given me a whole new outlook on life and showed me that there is still good in this world and not everybody is just out for themselves.  Finally, if it wasn’t for you, then I would not own my own business.  I would not be doing the things that I love to do if it wasn’t for you.  I may not even have loved the things that I now love because of you.

In ending this letter, let me just say a few more things.  Diabetes, you are my friend.  When we have a bad moment, let’s just fix it and move on and not think back and hold grudges.

Sincerly,

Chris – The Life of a Diabetic

I spoke before on here about the fact that I need to cut back on my caffeine intake.  It was made very clear to me at my last doctor’s visit, that I must do this.  Mainly, my doctor felt that it could be one of the main facts of my blood pressure being high.  I was drinking anywhere from 8-10 cups of coffee a day, plus 1-2 energy drinks a day.  Some days was less, and some times even more than that.

Lately, I have been following the rules.  I have cut back my coffee to scary levels.  I drink a large coffee in the morning or 1-2 mugs of coffee and then 1-2 after lunch and then that is it.  Every so often there will be more caffeine in there, like an energy drink late at night to keep me going to finish some projects that I am working on.

Now that I know that I can cut back on coffee, I also know that I can cut back on the amount of food that I intake at every meal which means an easy way to lose weight.  Losing weight is the next big step in my life.  I have turned to quotes from Joel Osteen to help me reach these goals, more on that in a post tomorrow.

Until then, have a great day.

Normally on Mondays I give a quick little update of the weekend.  Well this weekend was very busy.  I fished, fished, fished and watched the boxing match.

This post is being done late at night right now, and I don’t really have too much to say……sorry.  I’ll have something good tomorrow, I promise, I think.