Don't Quit

That's not even in my vocabulary...if your a PWD or parent/caregiver of a PWD it's not in yours either. We can't quit!! Not an option...but on those days when blood sugars are high, or low, multiple site changes are done, CGM decides to crap out in the middle of the night (like just last night!!!grrr!!), and/or you've gotten up for what seems the 1,000th time; this little poem pops into my head...Don't Quit. I learned it years ago when I was in 4th grade. Our teacher, Mrs. Soldo, made us memorize it!! No lie!! I do remember most of it from memory but I found it on a wallet sized card a few years ago and carry it with me always. So I'd like to share it with you, my Bluetiful friends!!

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, 

When the road your trudging, seems all up hill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high, 

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As everyone of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out,

Don't give up though the pace seems slow,

You may succeed with another blow. 

Success is failure turned inside out ,

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seem so far,

So stick to the right when your hardest hit,

It's when things seem worse,

that you must not quit.
(author unknown)

DON'T QUIT! 

A1C's, blood sugars, basal rates...these things will fluctuate and without explanation...you all know it!! Sometimes we get down or frustrated with D and making changes. But after you do make those changes and you tweak little things and you see a flat line on the pump screen that shows you/your kid is in range...don't you feel triumphant?!?! So stick with it!! Don't beat yourself up and most importantly....

DON'T QUIT!!