Diabetes At The Auto Dealership

I sat at that topographic point together with tested my blood carbohydrate twice - ninety together with 74, but I knew I was lower. 

Much lower. Like “shaky hands” type of low.  

I’d already downed my final five glucose tabs together with apace unwrapped the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups I'd just purchased from a vending machine. I popped the starting fourth dimension together with and then the second peanut butter cup  in my oral cavity inwards quick succession, sat dorsum inwards my topographic point together with reminded myself that:
1. I had also purchased a snack pack of NutterButter's from said vending machine - Just inwards case 
2.  I should relax together with breathe breathing deep. 
I ever experience vulnerable when I get a depression blood sugar, peculiarly alone, hold upwards it inwards world or private. 

“Are yous having that shaky feeling?” Said the adult woman sitting across from me.
Me: Yes, I am. 
Lady: I loathe that feeling.
Me: Me, too. 
Lady: I’m type ii together with on Victoza - T2 runs inwards my family. 
Me: I’m t1 together with that runs inwards my family. I’m on an insulin pump.
Lady: My dad ended upwards on insulin, my sis has t2 every bit well. You’re on an insulin pump.
OK,  so does that hateful yous were diagnosed when yous were little? 
I loathe diabetes. I loathe that everybody judges me for having T2. All the magazines together with intelligence people say”Just cutting dorsum on sugary foods together with driblet the weight together with you’ll hold upwards fine. I’m non overweight together with I don’t consume much sugar. 
Me: My sisters select t1, also - So did my dad. And yes, I was 8 when I was diagnosed.  
It drives me crazy when the media blames the people amongst diabetes for their diabetes. 
It drives me crazy when anyone does. Correct them, enjoin them it’s non your fault, yous didn’t create anything wrong. Obviously, there’s huge genetics coming into play.

Lady: I know, but every bit before long every bit people abide by out I select t2, everyone thinks it’s my fault. 

And inwards that real minute I wanted to larn upwards hug her, but I was withal feeling a bit wobbly. 
Unfortunately, I’d been at the motorcar dealership for 2.5  hours (more on that inwards simply about other post,) together with my insurance companionship was taking forever to fax the 'proof of insurance coverage’ paperwork dorsum to the dealership. 
I was trying to remain calm, but I was mad at myself for switching handbags together with non bringing plenty to eat.  Total rookie deed on my business office - As was forgetting my E-Z Pass for the ride home. 

But dorsum to the lady amongst t2. She started talking nearly her Honda together with I smiled politely every bit I waited for the depression feeling to larn away. 

I felt ameliorate together with was simply nearly to fountain inwards the conversation total swing when my Sales Rep flora me together with told me that my paperwork had come upwards through. 
I thanked him, got upwards together with went over to the lady together with said: Good luck amongst your car. 
Lady: You, also - Enjoy your novel wheels!
Me: Here’s my card, e-mail me if yous want. There’s a lot of people online amongst diabetes - And nosotros assist i simply about other - It’s called the Diabetes Online Community together with I tin give the sack shipping yous simply about corking blog/community links. You’re non the only one  - There’s a whole bunch of us out there. And driblet dead along upwards the practiced operate - You’re doing a corking job!
Lady: Thanks, I will. I’m actually glad nosotros started talking. 
Me: Yep, me too. 

And together with then it was fourth dimension to effort my new -to-me car dwelling draw solid the twenty miles home. 
I tested my blood carbohydrate earlier I pose the cardinal inwards the ignition together with was 146. 

I felt practiced together with slightly nervous, but I felt good. 
A novel motorcar together with a novel chapter inwards my life. 

And a Diabetes In the Wild encounter when I was feeling at my most vulnerable & alone. 

Yep, it was practiced day, indeed!