Chase is doing great. We really seem to have incorporated his diabetes into our daily lives. What use to feel foreign is now routine.It is frustrating, though, having some days that seem almost parallel - same carbohyrdrate intake and the same amount of physical activity but completely different blood sugar readings. Those days are the most mentally frustrating.
I attended a JDRF gathering to meet with our US congressional representative on issues related to juvenile diabetes. It was his perception that controlling diabetes is all about management (eating healthy, being physically active, taking insulin). True, to a point. Fortunately I had the opportunity to walk out the door and give him my take on "managing diabetes"...
Oxymoron
An oxymoron(noun) is a figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms (e.g. "managing diabetes"). As my dad stated, "Diabetes manages you."
All-in-all, Chase is a normal and healthy two year old. He is currently into Spiderman BIG time. He would wear his Spiderman shirt all the time if I let him. And, this should come as no surprise, he's also taken a liking to Beatles music. He'll sit in his sand box and sing, "She loves you yah, yah, yah. Love like that. Can't be bad." Music to my soul.
(The photo is of Chase with his Spiderman fishing pole. He informed me that he needed one after I told my mom she didn't need to make a special trip to Menards to buy it for him.)
