Diabetic Frustrations

I became diabetic in 1998, following a high stress workplace sequence of events.

I began taking insulin around 2008 because I was not able to diet/exercise control and metformin was no longer working.

 

All Metformin seemed to do for me was lower my sense of humour and impair my ability to dream.

 

When I reported this to my doctor, she said that that was an unusual symptom.

I said “or are people just not self aware enough to notice and more, be able to report it as important?”

 

 

in any event – having to take blood sugar levels and insulin makes it hard to eat with people who are family, never mind friends or coworkers

 

even eating alone

 

once at a food fair, someone reported a junkie in the food court

 

I had a very long and uncomfortable staring contest with the security guard who responded to the call and saw I did not fit the profile.

 

the number of times that I had to explain to restaurant servers and even managers that bathrooms were not hygenic enough nor should I have to hide

 

no one should be forced to ride the back of the bus

 

 

in 2012 I stopped taking the medication and worked to reduce my stress with yoga and going vegetarian

 

at first to resolve ethical issues but more to reject cruelty as a condition of existance

 

given the levels directed at me…