Here’s my version of a “short memo reminder.” I would post it on the wall of my diabetes education office.
We forget that despite the money-making industry that is diabetes, there are incredibly smart and dedicated people working hard to find a cure.
We forget that the “food police” often ask or comment because they care, or because they really don’t understand (but want to).
We forget that there’s (a lot) more to life than food, or numbers, or diabetes.
We forget that even though the diabetes equipment we have right now isn’t perfect, it’s a heck of a lot better than what we had ten, twenty, and so on years ago.
We forget that we can’t survive without rain, and the sun will come out again.
We forget to focus on the present, forget about (or learn from) the past, and plan for the future.
We forget that when we mess up, we are still good people and we get to start fresh in the morning.
We never forget that living with diabetes means having a lot to remember.