423...coming down
Listen, I want a miracle cure just as much as you all do but I gotta tell you...
it scares me...
I can't tell you how I would react if her Endo calls and says, "Jen, bring your daughter in...we've got the cure!" I don't know that I would. You see, I KNOW how to manage diabetes. I know how to do fingerpricks, count carbs, change insulin and CGM sites, make changes to bolus/basal rates, administer glucagon...(albeit, Diabetes does throw you curve balls) but I know what I should do to help manage diabetes.
With a miracle cure I don't know what that will look like or what it will do. What are the ramifications in 1 year, 5 years, 10 years, her lifetime?!? This is my child we are talking about...I want this miracle cure to be guaranteed! No side effects, no bad things. Just simple...but fool proof!
So, what do I do? I keep up to date on all the latest medical advancements with technology because I truly believe that you need to have these advancements in order for the diabetic's insides to be healthy. To keep my daughter as healthy as I can keep her to make sure she's ready to receive a miracle cure. I still educate and raise awareness for diabetes. And I still push for a cure. Even though I don't know what it looks like...I still push for it. So I can't dare to dream of a miracle cure. I'm knee deep in reality.
