(A diabetic’s sentiment)
Jordan Jardeleza, RN
Diabetes Nurse Educator
When Diabetes came in my life
I asked God “How would I survive?”
He did not answer me directly
Instead, He made things that would affect me.
But I feel a hundred percent
I don’t need a doctor’s consent.
There is nothing I cannot handle.
I am fit and I am well.
Then, I started hating those so called “sweets”
And those snacks I used to eat.
I regret that I could have done something
I should have been more knowing.
I wish I could change the past.
There are others more sinful, I should have came last.
But I could not change what already happened
Just please, keep Diabetes away from my children.
There are times that I felt hopeless
That I have to deal with such a morbid illness.
I am just a simple human being.
I have thoughts and I have feelings.
One day, it made me come to realize
That yesterday is history and tomorrow is a surprise.
But today is a gift to nurture
Diabetes may be my greatest teacher.
I may have no control from all the things to come.
However, I could grasp knowledge of some.
I know that this journey is very hard
But I will keep moving forward.
