I have recently come to a certain realization, and while this is not a proverbial AHA moment, it has came pretty damn close. I am presently basking in the fact of a simple truth that “I AM A CREATURE OF HABIT”.

My life is based on a clearly marked certain path, but my daily diabetes management practices which are skewered to be a fortification of this routine are most certainly put to the test as new challenges are always peeking around the corner.

I do enjoy a surprise now and and then but for the most part I prefer sticking to what I know and understanding what’s to come by duplicating my success and discarding my failed attempts.

My biggest fear like many is the fear of the unknown.

So having diabetes and the truth on the progressive nature of my management practices will leave me breathless at times.
I think that’s why as a society we look to the quick fixes that pills provide for the answers to everything that ails us.

Diabetes has had a huge effect on my life in more ways than I can
Imagine but more than anything, it is the physical transformation that is most visible.

My eyesight has been progressively getting worse as I grow older and by no means would I say that I have left myself go but rather that there are some things that just cant be helped.

That having been said, coupled with my nature, I for one resisted for years to get eyeglasses even when it became painfully obvious, I desperately needed them.

It happened to be one of those changes I wasn’t particularly ready to make for a few years.

Diabetes will do that to you and making adjustments in my diabetes self management has been one of the most challenging as well as rewarding time of  this life.

It took me less than a day to get my eyeglasses and at a relatively low cost once I went comparative shopping online.

My biggest worry was never the physical actions of obtaining the eyeglasses but rather the self wrangling and the hand wringing that took place before the decision was made to act.

I am a creature of habit but diabetes has taught me to work within my nature to effect the  changes necessary for  success in my diabetes management techniques.

That happens to be the reason why my vision is 20/20 thanks to some cheap and stylish and functional eyeglasses and I can see clearly again.