What is Lazy?
When I read David Mendosa's post, L is for Lazy, I just had to blog on it.I was really struck by his comment
Even when it may appear to others that we “aren’t doing anything,” we may well be taking care of our bodies. Nothing is as inactive as sleeping, yet many people with diabetes suffer from getting too little of it, as I have written here.My wife and I were talking about diabetes over the weekend. We realized that our three children have really no idea about the amount of work I do to try and keep my blood sugars in a reasonable range. If they don't know, what chance do others have.
So kick back and relax a little every so often. It's not being lazy, you're just taking better care of yourself.
Labels: care, diabetes, experience, lazy
posted by Bernard @ 9:30 AM
2 Comments:
I thought that was a great article by David Mendosa as well.
I personally forget how important sleep is to me. If I don't get enough it's like my guard walls are shorter and weaker.
My resilience is much, much less.
I continue to make the same mistake over and over again, thinking I can "make up" for lost sleep. It doesn't work quite like that.
We do a lot of work, and I don't even feel that my management is where I need it to be. The question for me is just how much more energy can I continue to dole out?
Makes me tired just thinking about it.
Bernard, I think you will discover one day that your kids DO in fact really know more than you think about your efforts, your struggles with diabetes.Often, although no talking is done, they understand a lot more than we think. They do not question it, but they ARE aware of it. And kids are equally as intelligent as any adult - how they relate to you IS influenced by this awareness.Not only that - our diabetic control is every second teaching them, for better or for worse, how to deal with life's ups and down.About pampering ourselves with sleep, knowing that you should sleep can even stress you. Everything is kind of a compromise - what if you HAVE to go up every night to check your bg values? What if you know that napping during the day USUALLY mean you are in a hypo or will be in a hypo - so you cannot let yourself sleep? No easy answer here.
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