“No restarts” is the message I got after I tried to hack the system because I forgot to bring a new CGM sensor when I was traveling this past summer. I followed the instructions to a T, and it didn’t work.
Luckily I was able to use my meter, lancet, and strips for the remainder of my vacation and I made it just fine. Unlike this particular scenario, there are restarts in diabetes life. Managing diabetes is all about do-overs. We learn every day – what works, what doesn’t work, what works better. We figure things out and make adjustments. We start over and over and over. There are many times when people with diabetes may feel like there’s no restart. It’s easy to get discouraged and feel defeated. The language and messaging around diabetes often does not help.
When the message is “no restarts,” we have an opportunity to be creative, to draw on our strengths, to persevere. I’m looking forward to 2020, a new year with yet another restart.