Blood work does not bother me much anymore. I was always the type to get very 'stomach-churny' at the very MENTION of a needle and/or blood.. And at that slightest mention, I would hold my stomach and curl up with a weird face and say 'OK STOPPP!!' However, that was before Diabetes and today I dread more about the fact I have to go there SO early and wait and, I can't have coffee. (I really hate that.) I like to think that my diagnosis of Diabetes has allowed me to conquer these useless fears that I had. It does make your outlook on life, and what you can do, more obtainable ...
So I waited... I waited 25 minutes or so, with no coffee or breakfast in sight- Oh, and 8 hours of work still ahead of me. I could only think, 'I'm going to sleep much longer than 5:30am tomorrow!' ... that is for sure :-)
An older woman came in, and sat beside me minutes after I arrived. I said 'Good Morning', she said 'Merry Christmas' with a smile, and it stopped there.
10 minutes later of playing with the iphone, she wanted to know if I had waited long. I told her, 'a little while, but there is only 2 here today, usually there is 3.' Soon after, we were in deep conversation.
She was a Type 2 diabetic, her husband was, and her son. She was angry at everything, I could tell, and how easy it is to fall into that spell with Diabetes, I do know. She said 'honey, it is not Diabetus that will kill you, it is the many complications, that is what will kill you!' Nice!! ...She was definitely more pessimistic than I was, however I felt she needed someone to listen. So I let her talk. She also told me, her son acquired 'Diabetus' from always running around on the job, and having thirst from being active. She said 'he would always drink Coke. When he was thirsty, he wanted a cold coke'
(Hmmmm..... that is a big RED no no in my book.)
I really tried to stop myself, from saying..... and OPPS! ...it just came FLYING out, 'Oh Well...When you are thirsty, the best drink is water. Did he not like to drink water?'
Also, shortly following that comment.. 'and those complications can be avoided with keeping your blood sugar low. That is the reward in your hard work! I always try my ultimate best to do that, but yes it is not always easy.. I was just at home this month and enjoyed dessert more than I should have..'
She smiled and agreed. She knew I was that 'half-full-glass' kind of girl. She said 'how terribly sorry' she was that I had Diabetes, being 'so young and pretty.' I replied, 'Well, it's ok.... I will be ok.' I could only hope when I said goodbye that some of my positiveness rubbed off on her. She needed it.
Blood work was so quick, so fast, and so painless.... the nurse was very nice, and she had a 10 year old daughter, and her Xmas shopping was done. I honestly can't even remember much else...Happy Friday!
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