I slowed down and considered what it meant to live with diabetes for 25 years. All I had learned and experienced over those years was worth taking that time to pause, marking the milestone of 25 years with diabetes.
I had heard it was common for parents to look for the root cause of their child’s diabetes, and that many of them start to blame themselves.
Setting agendas, scheduling appointments, making phone calls, doing work, washing laundry, packing for a trip, unpacking from a trip, prepping grocery lists, cooking meals, cleaning the house, bathing the dogs, bathing the kids, putting away dishes … sleep and repeat. Does this sound familiar to you?
I was so captivated by the story of suffering I was reading on my phone in the kitchen a few weeks ago that I nearly burnt my children’s grilled cheese sandwiches. This was unlike any story I had ever read before.
Your journey may look different than mine, but chances are you have had or will have difficulties in your life. Although not particularly enjoyable, our times of challenge do provide us with opportunities to grow closer to Christ.
Does trusting God sometimes feel like a challenge? I’ve often heard the saying, “let go and let God.” And I’ve always thought this was much easier said than done.
Have you ever thought about wandering away from diabetes? Have you ever just had your fill of it all? Have you wanted to throw in the towel?
BY HEATHER DERIX, GUEST BLOGGER I so vividly remember the day our world changed. I was in fourth grade, and I was pulled out of class to be told that my five-year-old sister had been rushed to the hospital. She was very sick. It wasn’t until later that I would be told...
Let’s be real – diabetes can be a nag. It’s not just the beeping at 2am, but the carb counting, the medications, the blood sugar checks, the sugar for lows, the correction for highs, the doctor appointments, the pharmacy refills, the failed pump site, the inaccurate CGM. It just doesn’t go away.
I was scrolling through social media when I saw an interesting post. Someone in a diabetes-related group I’m a part of asked the question, “Why do you think there is still no cure for type 1 diabetes?”
I don’t know anyone who likes being caught off guard, but God is always ready for our unknown. On that Monday morning of our unknown, when my son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, God already had prepared the “armamentarium” we would need.
My dad, my mom, and I spent the next three days learning what life would look like moving forward. It was a lot to take in. It changed our thought process on food and how we looked at exercise, we learned to count carbs and give shots, and we always carried insulin and sugar with us wherever we went from that day on.
All references to scripture are quoted in NIV unless otherwise noted.
