Just Another Day

March 24, 2013
 I'm afraid this post might be a little bit boring compared to most of the others. It's a good thing in a way because that means today was just normal. Even with all of the needles and vegetables. That's now my life and I'm actually pretty happy to be able to say that. :) You would be happy to hear that I was pretty motivated today. I did some laundry and I took Trixxy for a walk and I am about to do the dishes. This is more important than the dishes. ;) It was also very relaxing, relaxing is always a good thing. I don't care who you are if you relax you've had a pretty dang good day. That's pretty much it for my day today. I told you not a whole lot happened. I won't just leave you with that though. I got asked a few questions today and I think it couldn't hurt to have them on here as well. I'm more than open to questions about it now.

 "So what change has been the hardest to adapt to after finding out you had diabetes?" The hardest change I think would have to be giving myself insulin. I don't like when other people give me shots in the first place so finding out I had to now give myself shots... Uh uh, I wasn't having it. I hated it at first and I was so scared of doing it because sometimes it hurts! Then I started to think about it and why I was freaking out so much when I had just given myself a shot a couple hours ago. A shot is going to hurt in some places, that's just how it is. It would hurt if the other person did it as well, so just do it. That was something really hard for me at first but now I feel pretty confident about it. Which is a good thing because I need insulin everyday and that means I will have to deal with needles just as often.

 "What are the main foods that you pretty much well have to avoid?" From my understanding I don't really have to avoid anything. It is better for me to avoid sugars and a ton of carbohydrates, but really that's just the same as anyone. Sweets aren't meant for an entire meal. They are meant for every once in a while a treat, it's not supposed to be an everyday thing anyways. I believe I just have to watch my portions and have everything in moderation. Obviously I'm going to avoid a lot of high sugar foods everyday because it's just easier and better for me. It doesn't mean I never have to have them just not ALL of the time. It really shouldn't be just a thing for diabetics either. The best things you take in moderation.

 "Do you have to be careful when you're eating fruit?" I have to be careful now eating anything. Like I said earlier I have to have everything in moderation. I do eat an abundance of vegetables now because I can eat a lot of them and it's not going to raise my blood sugar by much. There are also some fruits that are better for me than others. That's the same with most things as well, it's just a matter of what has less carbohydrates than the other. I do change up my meals a lot though so I'm not eating the same thing everyday. Some days my meals will be just carbohydrates and others I fill it mainly with foods that have very little carbohydrates so I can have a lot of different things for one meal. It just depends what I've been craving or feeling like eating at that time. :) There's a lot of options to my diet which is very nice and helpful. As I said earlier I am more than willing to answer questions if you have any. Just ask :)