Saturday, September 1, 2007
Yeah, yeah, we all know that denial is not just a river in Egypt.
After 19 months of living with diabetes, I find myself in denial, once again. I wish I could win the lottery and hire myself a personal diabetes counselor - or a former Marine drill sargent. Fortunately my primary health care provider has been very resourceful by providing information for personal counseling. Now, if I can just get past the stigma I attach to seeing a life counselor.
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Well.. Lordy where do I start.. My A1C... Last time was 6.2 not bad.. it started at 7.8. I was happy.
One of the first things I learned was how to drink Pepsi.. I don't anymore. Its that easy. See I had a preconceived notion of how DIET pepsi ought to taste and it didnt. Since I was ALWAYS a pepsi drinker I went to Coke, diet Coke to be specific.. My tastebuds weren't shocked when they got thier first taste of it. Now my favorite is Diet Coke with lime and if I'm out I'll ask for a diet cola w/ a slice of lime. It looks all kinds of cute and makes me happy. I loved my tea wit sugar too. I didnt drink iced tea for a long time, I do now but I use Splenda, no blue or pink packets for me. When I started tho I had only hot tea and used honey figuring on it would taste different and once I got used to it the Splenda wouldnt be bad. Those are the things I did to make the transition not as difficult for me. I still want my oreo's and peanut squares.. and I do eat them. Just not near as many nor as often.
Diabetes is a progressive disease so at best you will only keep the insulin at bay.. I hope to be able to do that for a good long time. If I dont get off my tookus and get some excercise I'm going to be in trouble in a hurry. But until then my best suggestion is to make Splenda your friend, carry it in your car, your purse, keep it in your desk at work, tuck some behind your ear if you'll remember to use it and not sugar.
Thanks for the post, Dolayne. I do miss Coke and Pepsi and even Hawaiian Punch. But most of all, I miss my sweet tea. I've learned to get by with diet Dr. Pepper. (if only you knew just how much I always hated the taste of ANY diet soft drinks). Wish I could use Splenda, but for some reason it upsets my stomach, so I use it sparingly.
Congrats on dropping that A1C #. Keep up the good work! You have such a positive attitude about your diabetes, I really need to hang around you and see if that attitude could rub off on me.
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