Way Back Wednesday: Freckled Finger Tips REVISITED

This poem was originally posted 1/8/08 - way back when Diabetesaliciousness was only a few months old. Not to many folks were reading the blog and I was learning all the wonders of the Diabetes On-Line Community. I'm still learning all the wonders of our community and I'm so grateful for that. Anywho, I thought I'd reintroduce you to Freckled Finger Tips - Hope you like it!

My fingers tips are freckled with dots.

Dots that rest on callouses,

Calluses caused by continually pricking them with a lance

Which pierces my finger tips for a blood drop.

A blood drop that is placed on a strip,

A strip that is placed in a machine,

A machine that's a indeed quick study.

5 seconds later a number appears.

If the number is high, I feel tired and guilty

and bolus accordingly.

If the number is low

I already know before it appears.

I shake, sweat, and feel light headed

My appetite is insatiable.

Quickly I grab the juice box

And I try my best to remember the rule;

15 carbs at a time to treat a low blood sugar - yeah right!

If it's in the golden range of Blood Sugar Nirvana

I'm proud and relieved -

Until the cycle starts all over again.

IT NEVER ENDS.

I find test strips everywhere

In places they were never meant to be.

The type 3's in my life yell at me regarding my test strip trail

I will never be a hand model...But that's OK....

Life is sweet and I go with the flow~

Photos courtesy of my iPhone