Diabetes is Not A Doughnut

Diabetes is not a doughnut.

It is sitting on your bedroom floor at 12:30 AM, eating a third granola bar, hoping your blood sugar will come up soon, hoping you can get some sleep before you have to be up for work in 6 hours.

Diabetes is not a candy bar.

It is looking at a candy bar and thinking, "This probably has at least 30 carbs in it. That's at least 2 units of insulin. How will eating this make me feel later? What's my blood sugar? Do I really want to bolus for this candy? Is it worth it?"

Diabetes is not a piece of pie.

It is a constant balancing act with constant math equations, blood sugar readings, insulin injections, and constantly monitoring how you're feeling.

Diabetes is not a cookie.

It is sitting on your bathroom floor at 4 AM, feeling like you might toss your cookies because your blood sugar is over 400.

Diabetes is not chocolate.

It is at least 5 finger pricks with a needle every day. It's insulin injections. It's thinking about everything you eat based primarily on carbohydrate content.

Diabetes is not a piece of cake.

It's making decisions every day, knowing that each decision you make is literally keeping you alive. You are keeping yourself alive every day!

Diabetes is not a doughnut.

Because Diabetes is not sweet, nor is it a joke.