a diabetic dies
i just found out last night that a really good friend of mine died.
he had diabetes for 23 years and was 29 years old. he died of a
heart attack. my friend did not take care of himself. he hasn’t
checked his blood in years he told me. he also was only taking 2
injections a day, this was old information from him having a heart
attack 6 years ago after he woke up in cleveland clinic 3 weeks
later from his diabetic coma. now my friends struggle with diabetes
has ended. i will never have the chance to get on him about
checking his blood and seeing a doctor. i have known him for 20
years, we met a diabetic camp and now he is gone. what makes me so
mad about all of this is that he……(we)…..all have the chance
to live our lives close to normal. so when he use to bitch about
having diabetes, like many in this room do, it makes me mad. we all
hate having this disease, but it is controlable with some work on
our part. so for every one in this group that complains about
doctor visits, injections, pumps and blood monitoring….keep
complaining as long as you are the ones taking care of yourselves.
this is a disease that we all know can take our lives so it is up to
us to take of this disease.