With my husband out of town, I\u2019m in charge of the dog walks for our mini-schnauzer, Noodle. Tromping around with her in our ice and snow packed neighborhood, I was meditating on how dog ownership is like diabetes. Both are chronic conditions (one by choice, one not), both require constant care. You can\u2019t leave your doggy too long without a walk; you can\u2019t ignore your diet or your sugars for too long without some sort of payback. Both thrive on exercise and good nutrition; and both definitely require a sense of humor. There are days (like today) that I definitely wish someone would take over both the diabetes and the dog, but in the end, both depend (at least for these few days) exclusively on me.<\/p>\n
O.K., I know, dogs are more fun than diabetes. I didn\u2019t say it was a perfect metaphor:)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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