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Survive and Thrive Writing Workshop Poems
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Wudinich, Tamara Kimberly |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | I’ve had diabetes since I was 2 (24 years) and this is a scene that has played out numerous times over the years. It has been a struggle to find a doctor that remembers that I am more than just skin and bones. That I am more than just a disease. Diabetes they told me. I was two so I just nodded and ate my cookie. It's just a shot they told me while pinning me down, lungs raw and eyes red from screaming. Twenty-four years have gone by. It's just diabetes they say. Three shots a day to start with. That was before the medicine changed. Then one shot a day and one every time I ate. Now I use an insulin pump. One small prick every three days (to change the infusion set). Diabetes they say is a simple disease. Watch your blood sugars. Exercise. Take your insulin. Simple they say. But for me it wasn't so simple. See what they didn't realize was is that every body is different. Some burn insulin faster and some burn it slower. Some burn slower or faster during different times of the day. Sugars at 400?! Exercise they say. Still at 400?! Take more insulin they say. More than what your body can handle. Convulsions. Shaking. Seizure. Frantic 911 call. Flashing lights. Ambulance. Bright and dark. Alive? Maybe. Dead? |
| Starting Page | 15 |
| Ending Page | 15 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=survive_thrive |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
