Mountains to climb

Since it seems like there's some frustration going around about the day-to-day management of diabetes, I thought I'd make a quick post with a few things that help me to stay on track.
1. Check out www.onetouchgold.com It's free for anyone to register, you don't have to use their product, and they will outline a meal plan, free recipes, tips on avoiding complications and everything related to dealing with diabetes. It's Lifescan's best kept secret. They even have articles about dealing with the psychological side of this chronic illness.
2. Make time for silly moments. Sometimes I need a reminder from my fiance to do this, but he's great about making me giggle when he knows I need a good laugh. Laughter really is good medicine.
3. Although it's easy to think no one else "gets" it, every day the blog's I've discovered so far remind me that I'm not alone in this. And for those of us who rely on someone greater than ourselves, this song reminds me that He's always there for me. It's called Mountain of God, by Third Day. Even if you don't believe that there is a god, it's still a great song about knowing that there is someone who has gone before you, who understands the journey isn't easy, empathizes and walks our journey with us.

Verse 1:
I thought that I was all alone
Broken and afraid,
But you were there with me,
Yes, you were there with me
And then I didn’t even know
that I had lost my way,
but you were there with me,
yes you were there with me

Bridge:
And until you open up my eyes I never knew
That I couldn’t ever make it without You.

Chorus:
And even though the journey’s long
And I know the road is hard
With the One whose gone before me
You will help me carry on.
And after all that I’ve been through
Now I realize the truth,
That I must go through the valley,
To stand upon the Mountain of God.

Verse 2
And as I travel on the road
That you have led me
You are here with me,
yes you are here with me
And I am made for nothing more
Oh now that I have found
That you are here with me
Yes you are here with me

I confess from time to time I lose my way
But you are always there to bring me back again

Chorus

Sometimes I think of what it is I’ve come from
And the things I’ve left behind
But all that I have and all that I possess
othing can quite compare
To what’s in front of me,
To what’s in front of me.

Chorus:
And even though the journey’s long
And I know the road is hard
With the One whose gone before me
You will help me carry on.
And after all that I’ve been through
Now I realize the truth,
That I must go through the valley,
To stand upon the Mountain

Yes, I must go though the valleys

To stand upon the mountain,

Yes I must go though the valleys

To stand upon the mountain…..

End: (quiet)
I thought that I was all alone

Broken and afraid,

but you are here with me,

yes, you are here with me.