The diabetic is something very interesting to decipher. The old quote, "you will never know someone unless the shoe is on the other foot" comes into mind. What IS that diabetic thinking about? Most likely, it's his/her blood sugar. In fact, even though they don't know it, a diabetic is thinking about his blood sugar until he sleeps. Hey, I'm a diabetic and I'm thinking whether I'll go low in my sleep as i type this.

The parents, the relatives, everyone that the diabetic cares about, they will never understand why some of us don't take out blood sugar. Or do the whole "put the code checker's fluid in the strip" trick. Don't worry diabetics. I feel that it is only natural. one can only endure so much until they crumble. It's the way of life.

Most diabetics can handle it. Some of us cannot. But does that make us less of a diabetic than them? I hypothesize as a diabetic that their aren't any bad or good diabetics, more so that there are some diabetics better suited for the fight. The mind of a diabetic is extremely different then one that is not. If someone that was not diabetic someone who was were sitting at the same table with food at sight, the one without diabetes would tear in at will. Us, as a diabetic species, would start calculating(then again, if it was only meat there would be nothing to count). We certainly have to think about food choices.

Then there is the friends, and the parents. I already know that it has happened at least a thousand times. The, "you can't eat that!" or "Won't you die if you eat that?". Oh and this one tickles me. The "That has sugar in it!, and,"No he needs sugar...right?". The doctors and nurses expect for you to be open with your diabetes. Yet there are so many people that are unaware of the condition. And it will tear into a diabetics heart when he/she hears that, or they say such things at outings. Who do we have to blame for it?

So are the expectations of a diabetic too high? What is the truth of a diabetic? This is only one of many views. There may be a diabetic right now saying, "that is not like me. I am responsible diabetic," He/She may test 10 times instead of 6-7, using the pump. keeping up with his numbers and writing them down.

Then there is that diabetic. He isn't keeping up with his numbers too great. But he does take his blood sugar when needed, and takes insulin when administered. He sometimes exercises and keeps up with life. That...would be me! Though the truth of ALL diabetics is unknown, we all know one thing. As such, it isn't proven that there is a perfect being; there is no such thing as a perfect diabetic.

We may be different in thought, eating habits, and of course the fact that our pancreas, doesn't function correctly, but in the end, as diabetics, it has always been our duty to show the world, that you can eat that piece of cake. Or that you can chomp on hard candy. And not because you are low, because you ARE diabetic...and keeping it REAL!