So… It’s my
fourth diaversary…
After a mindless
google search of “how to celebrate your diaversary,” it has come to my attention
that while most people think a diaversary is, in fact, something to be
celebrated, there are a few who don’t. And that makes me sad.
Not that you have
to celebrate- but I think we should recognize the significance?
Diabetes may not
be something you like… Most of us don’t appreciate the crazy blood sugar swings
and endless shots and finger pokes. You honestly don’t even have to be okay
with it, because, no, you did not ask for this disease… (Accepting your
diabetes is great… but not at all relevant here.) You can absolutely hate
diabetes, and I still think that your diaversary is worth celebrating.
Let me explain.
I am not saying
that you should feel one way or another. You don’t have to throw a party, treat
yourself, or even remember the date of your diagnosis. Nope. But when you do
think of it, I think you should be proud of yourself. Because you have done so
much to get yourself through another year. You have kicked diabetes’s butt a
little more than it has kicked yours.
I am actually
glad that I have diabetes… I don’t like the swings in blood sugar and countless
shots, but it has changed my life for the better. And so while I celebrate the
kicking of diabetes’s butt I’ve done, I’m celebrating the friends and the
memories it has led me to.
You kicked the
butt of diabetes for one more year. Congratulations.
