Today's Topic: Just like in the movie, today we're doing a swap. If you could switch chronic diseases, which one would you chose to deal with instead of diabetes? And while you're considering chronic conditions, do you think your participation in the DOC has affected how you treat friends and acquaintances with other medical conditions?
I've had people say to me before "Well, at least you don't have cancer." Yeah, it's true, I don't have cancer. I'm thankful for that. But that doesn't mean I'm thankful I have diabetes. All chronic diseases suck, to say the least. They all (or almost all) require constant care. They never go away. We can't change it, but we have to live with it. I wouldn't want to trade my disease for another. Especially now- think about how much more information I'd have to learn. I still barely have diabetes down, I don't have time to add another disease. I can control my diabetes. I have to work really really hard, 24/7/365. But I can control it.
As for the second part of the prompt, it hasn't really changed. The DOC has taught me about more diseases and what they mean and what they are. Anybody that is affected by a disease knows I'm always here to talk. I'll probably understand more than some people. But I've always been open to talk to anyone, even before I had diabetes.
To sum this up: I wouldn't trade diabetes for another disease and my participation in the DOC hasn't really changed how I treat other people with chronic conditions.
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