Denial is not just a river in Egypt

October 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Recently, I went to my doctor’s office and was redirected in my priorities. Now I have been diagnosed with Diabetes for the last 18 years. Yes, ever since I was 35 years old. However it was not until last week that I finally got It!

The week before I had blood work done. This is to see how my diabetes medicine may be affecting my kidneys and other organs. I knew that my sugar level was not under control but since I was now taking insulin, I thought that I might be getting my levels to go down. So I go to my doctor so that she can tell me how I am doing and to make sure there is no hidden complications or developments. She asked me how I was taking my meds and if I have been taking a reading everyday for my levels. I told her that I did not take my medicine everyday. I told her I drink a beer on occasion and that I was not taking a reading everyday because the numbers never went down. At this point is where she let me have it.

She said Mr. Carter you are living in Denial. Denial, you are a candidate for blindness and all sorts of bad things to happen within the next 10 years. She continued by stating that if I do not do what she is prescribing I might as well just send a check in the mail to her and not even come in. That is when I realized that Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

I started thinking about a guy that I used to work with that had diabetes. I can remember how he used to brag about how he was going to party over the weekend. I can also remember coming back to work on a Tuesday after a 3 day weekend and finding out my friend had died from complications of drinking and Diabetes. I also started thinking about my 14 year-old-son my 23-year-old Daughter and my Wife. Plus, how would the cope with me not around?

So I have made a commitment to myself to get out of denial and follow the rules of a diabetic in control of his sugar. My goal is to bring my sugars down from the high 200 to as low as I can go. I hope I can get it down to below 150. I will add the number on a periodical basis to my blog. If denial also is not just a river in Egypt for you for health issues or any other thing that needs for you to make a change in your lifestyle but you just cant seem to get it, Join me on my blog and let us make these changes together in the strategy of Each One Teach One.

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