The Struggle Continues

Me with my acoustic #guitar awhile back. #music #hobby #hobbies #yamaha

#selfie #selfies #smile

Hazrat Inayat Khan

Excerpt: "Insomnia has reared its ugly head. I’m feeling tired…oh so tired. My mind is enveloped by a thick blanket of fog, but my eyes are as dry as a crisp winter day."

My perspective on diabetes advocacy.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Last week I agreed to guest blog on another diabetes blog despite not having anything written beforehand. Fast forward to this week, and I still haven't gotten anything written due to writers block. Perhaps I should have had something written beforehand....

I've got my baby back. #guitar #acousticguitar #yamaha #music #hobby #hobbies #instrument #instruments

My latest post on my diabetes blog

Excerpt: "Diabetes burnout struck me like a tornado. Where skillful diabetes habits had once stood, there remained nothing. A once-magnificent city had been replaced by a vast field of rubble. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, I was left in a state of shock. After gaining an appreciation of what had transpired, my shock turned to self-pity and despair. Being stuck in the position I was in felt like an injustice, and the magnitude of the task at hand inspired nothing but despair. These days are now behind me. Having freed myself from self-pity and despair, I was able to focus on the process of rebuilding."

Excerpt: "When your blood sugar is high all of the time, you adapt to it. Chronic hyperglycemia is miserable to live with, but I get accustomed to living miserably. It also tends to make me feel depressed after awhile, which means I…lack of motivation."

Excerpt: "Given the magnitude of the task at hand, it’s essential that I focus on one or two habits at a time; otherwise, I risk overwhelming myself. I risk burning myself out all over again."