I resisted getting a dog for ten years, and then my family wore me down. I knew that no matter what they said, I’d be the one to take care of a dog, and I didn’t even want one! Now we’ve had a dog for almost 2 1/2 years. I work from home, so I handle most of his needs, and therefore, he loves me the most.
Diabetes is a lot like the dog. It’s always around. It lays quietly on the couch for hours, and then all of sudden needs to go outside, or wants to play…NOW. It needs to be fed and watered, and requires constant monitoring.
Yesterday I was at my computer for a while and every time I looked over at the floor by the office door, there was the dog. When I leave the house I may stop thinking about the dog for a while, but as soon as I walk back in the door he is there to greet me.
Like my dog, diabetes has led me to meet people, and exercise consistently. Diabetes occasionally wags its tail, but it does not give hugs. But while diabetes is in many ways like my dog, it is definitely not cute and fluffy!