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Just like\u00a0in the movie<\/a>, today we\u2019re doing a swap. If you could switch chronic diseases, which one would you choose to deal with instead of diabetes? And while we\u2019re considering other chronic conditions, do you think your participation in the DOC has affected how you treat friends and acquaintances with other medical conditions? (Thanks to Jane of\u00a0Jane K. Dickinson, RN, PhD, CDE<\/a>\u00a0and Bob of\u00a0T Minus Two<\/a>\u00a0for this topic suggestion.)<\/em><\/p>\n

I’m\u00a0Feisty\u00a0and it’s Friday. \u00a0I have thought quite a bit this question throughout the week. \u00a0In my mind, I have answered this many different ways but always come to the same conclusion, no, I would not switch T1D with another chronic disease and I’m annoyed with myself for thinking about this as much as I have.<\/p>\n

In the past 5 years of my life, among my close friends, I have witnessed the following: a friend diagnosed, fight and BEAT the shirt out of breast cancer; a beloved friend diagnosed with cancer and three weeks later watching him take his last breath on this earth; a friend diagnosed with MS; a friend’s constant battle with debilitating depression; a friend responding VERY favorably to a Lupus treatment. \u00a0In a phrase that was often part of my Catholic upbringing, “We all have our own cross to bear”. \u00a0I believe this is true, so no, I’m not entertaining the idea of switching.<\/p>\n

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The EXACT spot I thought of SurfaceFine is across the street past the double parked van. Please notice my favorite building in the top left corner.<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s been a year since I started Surfacefine<\/a>. \u00a0Rarely does anyone question the name (you know, the 6 people who read it). \u00a0The name came from a moment when I was considering participating in Diabetes Blog Week<\/a> (again, way to go Karen<\/a>). \u00a0I woke up early to go to the gym. \u00a0I had an appointment to workout with a trainer so there was not an option to cancel. \u00a0My bg was in the high 200’s when I woke up. \u00a0For all intensive purposes we’ll just say it was 300. \u00a0I had an hour before I had to leave for my appointment. \u00a0Correction bolus taken plus a little additional rage bolus for good measure. \u00a0No ketones. \u00a0I practically drowned in my attempts to hydrate and flush my system. \u00a0As I walked to the gym, I checked my Dexcom at every intersection. \u00a0The arrow continued to angle downward. \u00a0I know it’s counteractive to workout that far out of range. \u00a0I also know I had to pay that trainer if I canceled. \u00a0I saw my neighbor on a street corner. \u00a0She \u00a0made a comment about my going to the gym and “good for you”. \u00a0As I race walked my way along, I couldn’t help but think of my attire. \u00a0There I was in my new sneakers, dressed in spandex, moisture-wicking gym clothes, hair in a messy ponytail looking the part of the committed health nut. \u00a0No one who saw me knew there was a bedazzled Dexcom sensor in my arm under my jacket, a Dexcom\u00a0receiver\u00a0vibrating that my blood glucose level was too high in my pocket, an insulin pump connected to my\u00a0abdomen with it’s clip pulling down my pants, that I was thinking how I had put a temporary basal rate reduction into my pump soon because the exercise would drop me too much. \u00a0If I canceled, the outside world would never know it wasn’t because I was a lazy bum who over slept, the world would never “see” that my bg was too high that morning. \u00a0A morning smile to people I met or recognized on the street. \u00a0Rosy cheeks from the uphill hike through my neighborhood. \u00a0A heart pumping sugary blood through my veins while my organs worked double duty trying to flush it out my system while my body absorbed the extra jolt of insulin pouring through me.<\/p>\n

Yes, on the surface, I’m fine.<\/p>\n

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