Diabetes is sometimes larger than life.
There are all these really BIG prescriptions, written with really BIG pens.
Then you've got all these BIG tests you have to take.
Sometimes you get to eat really BIG food.
But then you have to take really BIG shots.
And if you do it right, you end up a BIG success.
All the BIG things that go along with diabetes are important, but it helps to remember the small stuff too.
As A-Flizzle reports…
I think most people would consider me creative, but not artistic. I love crafts, but I also like detailed instructions on how to get it “just like the picture.” What can I say? I have OCD and am a type A personality to a tee. Nevertheless, I was very excited when Martin asked me to participate in Diabetes Art Day and make something that expressed how I feel about being a Type Awesome. I feel like the whole undertaking of the craft project brought us closer together and, of course, was so much fun!
This is what I consider my “family” (featuring Martin’s dog, Hopper, but absent my dog, Bindi and Martin’s cat, Squirt) and how sometimes I feel like Martin is in a bubble with his diabetes, where he takes on too much all on his own and no matter how supportive I am (as evidenced by my “Good Job” ribbons) there will be some things I just can’t and don’t “get.” This is perfectly okay, but a hard pill for me to swallow, as I am a fixer and like to take care of people. In the end, I think we are both continuously working to pop the bubble and find a greater understanding that while it’s his disease, we are in this together.
Diabetically Speaking 