But the topic, learning to live with pain, really got me thinking. As a type one diabetic, I do not experience constant physical pain due to the diabetes. I get it every now and again, if I hit a sore spot when injecting, or I've managed to accidently twist my finger pricker to number 5 instead of 2 or 3, or if my Lantus burns when it goes in.
It made me look on the flip side: how do I find the FUN in type one? To be brutally honest, I don't think there are many ways you can see type one as fun; but being the type of person I am, I need to throw some lightheartedness onto the situation.
One of the things I do to make things a bit less serious is to have funky cases for my kit. I carry around my insulin pen, testing kit and spare needles with me, all the time. So today I bought a new pencil/make up case (for a grand total of £1 from Primark!) that is brightly coloured, has hearts on it, and definitely doesn't look as if it's carrying around my life line.
Another thing I do, along with a couple of other bloggers - namely Sam and Tom - is play 'numberwang'. It might sound stupid, but when chatting, one of us will say 'numberwang' and then we test and see where we're at. It takes the seriousness off the situation for a moment.
Diabetes is constant, it is 24/7, it does not take bank holidays, it does not give you the day off on your birthday, it doesn't ever go away for the weekend. Being able to play on the lighter side of things allows me to remember that yes, I am a type one diabetic - but this disease is living along side me, with me, and does not control me.
7 comments:
Its so nice to read that you are trying to find the fun in this disease! Congrats on not letting the D get the upper hand!!
oh and- Numberwang- hahahaha I've never heard of that game, but it sounds fun!
oh numberwang is great, especially if you get a few people who play along, and then yell it in public :D
I wish I had someone I could play numberwaang with! Love it!
I've always wanted a bright, colorful, fun meter/supply case but never wanted to spend the money on one. (Those suckers are pricey!) But your idea of using make-up/pencil bags is brilliant! Thanks for the tip!
~Layne
I swear it was me who started the whole numberwang thing....I feel sad that I've been left out of your club :(
But nice post, and I was thrilled to see the appearance of Serious Cat :D
becky i promise you aren't being left out - i started playing it with sam ages ago, numberwang is off some tv show my dad loves...
mmmhmmm, I've been playing it for years B :D Dad mentioned numberwang to me years ago pre uni "Oh what's the numberwang today then?" :) Brill game though yo!
Lol...no worries hon, I wasn't actually being serious. It's from the Mitchell and Webb sketch show. Youtube it if you've never seen it, or I've liked it on the blog before.
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