Thanksgiving

As a type 1 diabetic, it may sometimes seem as if there is not much to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. The question comes to my mind of why me? Why was I diagnosed and not someone else? I don't remember being especially bad when I was little, so why would some greater power want to punish me with this permanent disease? While I think of this, I feel it may be unfair for me to be complaining. I have relative control of my diabetes, and sure, people do sometimes ask rude questions and make rude remarks, but if that is what I have to suffer, then it's not half bad. There are kids my age in the world who don't even have the option to go the doctor every 3 months. So the fact that I have to, maybe isn't as annoying as I sometimes think it to be. This Thanksgiving I tried to forget about my diabetes. I was even told that "Carbs don't count on Thanksgiving." I wish that were true, but in a way it can. If I accept who I am, and recognize everything good in my life, then the fact that carbs are always on my mind, doesn't have to be a punishment. It can just be one more thing to be thankful for.