Diabetic

Today was not a good diabetes day.

First I woke up in the middle of the night to realize I had given myself 8 units of insulin WITHOUT knowing it or NEEDING it.

So I had to stay awake to get my blood sugar up from 40 while also getting in enough sugar to counteract the 8 units of active insulin.

& of course I ate too much so then I had a high blood sugar but was too nervous to give myself any insulin.

Then we decided to go to the pool and I only packed my insulin vial and extra reservoir.

At the pool my site got pulled out with no extra sites with me & when I went to refill my insulin, the vial I had brought was empty…

But here I am with a blood sugar in the 100s, a full insulin pump and a new site.

Just because it was a bad day, doesn’t mean we need to get frustrated or give up.

If it’s Meant to Be, It will Be

This quote is something I’ve lived by since I was in high school and my now husband was going off to college.

We didn’t know if we would be able to make a long distance relationship work but my now mother-in-law said, “if it’s meant to be, it will be” and it eventually did.

Now I use it for so much more than just a high school love.

I’ve used it for buying not one house but two, for my infertility journey, for my career and for a lot of friendships.

I don’t know my next steps in life but I do know that “if it’s meant to be, it will be”.

Where Were They?

Have you ever read stories of something bad happening and then see people stepping up to help?

If you have, have you ever wondered where these people were before hand?

The newly divorced mom of dad who are now getting offers to help watch their kids or be a listening ear. Where were they when they were struggling to save their marriage?

The man that just got fired from their job because they had too much going on who are now being asked what people can do to help so they can find new work. Where were they when the mountain felt hard to climb?

The teenager that just got arrested for doing drugs who now have concerned parents. Where were they with all the warning signs?

The woman who just committed suicide and now people are posting that they should have reached out. Where were they when they asked to hangout, when they were being bullied or when they knew the terrors they were going through?

Everything is clearer in hindsight.

So if you can, be there now. ❤️