"everybody hurts"

I stumbled across this video last night. It feels like it's about diabetes to me. Of course it isn't specifically about diabetes but it certainly captures a very particular aspect of it that I've described in the past. The use of subtitles as a metaphor to capture the underlying dialogue and narrative that plays in our heads as we maneuver through our day. "Am I high, am I low, when did I last eat, how many carbs in that dish?" And here it is, so beautifully used to bring to life this sad, poignant, truthful song by an old favorite, REM. And though this particular song from them hasn't always been my favorite, after seeing this video I've come to appreciate its universal message of human struggle in a new light. In that way too, this song for me, feels like it's about diabetes.