Stories on Health

I have well-meaning friends and family. They love me and only want the best for my health and happiness. This well-intentioned group over the years has given me as gifts (and I’m not lying here) weight-loss recipe books, diabetes medical ID bracelets (yes, more than one), low-carb pasta, a pouch for wearing my insulin pump under my clothes, and the book When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Now I know I’m going to sound ungrateful, but c’mon! Seriously, these are “gifts”? Please, when you’re shopping for a diabetic, buy a gift that you’d want to receive. I live with diabetes every day. I don’t need my birthday or Christmas to be centered around my disease too!