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I Am Not a Poet

Today’s guest post is from our friend and support group member, Lesley Hoffman :)

Blood is red,
Diabetes makes me blue,
I need to change my site,
How ’bout you?

D – definitely makes me laugh sometimes
I – interesting side effects
A – always there, never goes away
B – big pain in the tush
E – everyone wants to check their blood “for fun” with my meter
T – terrible costs
E – everyone’s heard of it, no one really gets it
S – someday they’ll have a cure!

Roses are red,
My set inserter is blue,
104 is my favorite BS to have,
Too bad right now, it’s two twenty-two.

A Haiku:
I have a sweet tooth,
York peppermint pattys rock.
Thirty-four carbs, yay!

There once was a girl named Les,
In elementary school, she used to play chess.
She checks her blood a lot,
Around New York city, her strips you may spot,
About her level, she never gets stress.
(not)

THE END.

5 comments to I Am Not a Poet

  • janetgold

    Very cute. All of you Act1 people should combine the art work you did in the meeting last year, the poems above, and the blog and publish a book for new Type 1s so they can see what it’s like to have an Attitude even while you’re Type 1. That’s a serious idea. I bet the right publisher would snap it up before you could say “bolus.”

  • Katie

    Clearly you are a poet, Lesley! :) And I love that you have a favorite blood sugar.

  • Tina

    Lesley I love when you blog with us! The “roses are red…” had me crack up and then made me so sad when I reread it. You are so awesome!

  • Lesley-

    girl you rock! Loved your poems:)

  • Well, this is my first visit to your blog! We are a group of volunteers and starting a new initiative in a community in the same niche. Your blog provided us valuable information to work on. You have done a marvellous job!

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