Awesome.

Today's blog topic

in 

Diabetes Blog Week 

is to write about all the "awesome" things Diabetes

or having diabetes has done or given to me. 

Not that having Diabetes is 

"awesome"

in any way, shape or form, because it isn't. 

Most of the time is sucks big time. 

A couple things I can think of that are not

NEGATIVE

about Diabetes has to be a couple things. 

1. It has made my husband and I 

get to know eachother on levels we never would have 

experienced or have needed to get through. 

I promise, it isn't easy,

and I would LOVE to take away his pain and worries, 

but I am very happy that he supports me and all the hard work it takes to manage this disease. 

2. Until probably January of this year

I never really knew 

another person with Type 1 diabetes. 

At least personally. 

I got my first phone call from the JDRF Volunteer to participate in the walk in my area

and she mentioned 

Kerri from SixUntilMe 

and since finding her and her blog, 

I truly don't feel as alone. 

Then came Kim from Textinng My Pancreas

and how I feel I can relate to her, 

and she is one heck of a girl!

I then found other blogs that helped me feel more and more

supported, even though I have only

has little conversation with these two and others. 

I am now participating in

Diabetes 365 (which I REALLY need to upload more pics)

and have met MORE people

that are just as fantastic. 

I guess I enjoy this new love for the DOC. 

I appreciate learning more about my Diabetes because of them. 

I am now a pumper and feel somewhat okay with that

because of ALL OF THESE PEOPLE. 

It's amazing how blogs of

complete strangers can make you feel good. 

The 3rd and LAST good thing I can think of related to my Diabetes

is the fact that Austin and I were able

to get pregnant 

and I am now in week 14 

of this pregnancy. 

I always worried that I would not be able to have children, and if I did

how hard it would be on me. 

I was scared when I got diagnosed in 2007 that

I would never get to feel having a child 

of my own out of my body.

I am glad that so far, Diabetes hasn't stopped me and my husband

from experiencing this.

So thank you Diabetes for allowing me 

to be this far in this pregnancy and 

PLEASE work with me to make sure this can happen. 

I might not hate you as much. 

Love Cassie!!