a rollercoaster without the love.

I came of age in the 70's and one of my favorite songs from then is love rollercoaster from the ohio players. So groovy, so fun. Well I've been on the diabetes rollercoaster this last week and it's been anything but fun. Heavy duty swings. Some I don't get but when I look at the picture of the week as a whole, I have to say that it's primarily a result of distraction on my part. Things have been going so well for so long, that I have actually sort of forgotten that I'm diabetic. Well, not forgotten but softened the focus a bit. A few less blood tests here, a few more assumptions about what I need to do without really thinking about it there. I've been a bit reckless and cavalier, truth be told. And I'm paying for it big time. It's added up to this unpleasant rollercoaster ride and it's clearly time to get off. So it's back to more testing, and more attentive carb counting, and prison food. Nothing big. Just back to vigilance and focus, because as this week so poigniantly reminded me, I'm most definitely a diabetic. And as such, I've got a job to do. There are no vacations or luxuries of distraction with diabetes missy! Well at least there aren't any that last for very long...