I'm Jealous of the Moms Who Can Keep Up With Their Kids

Read how one mom is balancing parenthood and her chronic, autoimmune disease. ♥️

in which the body stops making insulin, a life-sustaining hormone. Since my beta cells decided to crap out on me, I administer insulin via an insulin pump, which is a device attached to my body. Insulin, in case you haven’t seen the news, isLiving with type 1 diabetes means that no matter how well I control my blood sugars, I’m still going to have bad days. A low blood sugar, called hypoglycemia, can leave me shaky and exhausted for hours afterward.

I wish I had the energy to stroll across the track field, helping my kid haul her gear. I wish I didn’t have to pack emergency medical supplies with me and haul those instead. I hate that my insulin pump beeps at me, nonstop, alerting me to a high or low blood sugar, a faulty tube, or a low insulin alarm.

Wouldn’t it be nice if all I needed to keep up with life was to guzzle a venti iced coffee? Perhaps I should just try harder? Maybe I should just slap a smile on my face and fake it until I make it. I need to get out of these sweatpants and put on some mascara.

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