I heard that the new Dexcom G4 continuous glucose monitor just got it’s FDA approval so I went to their website to do some research. Medium has the Medtronic CGM and I hate it almost as much as he does. It is not very accurate and we have not used it since June. We have been managing just fine without it, but if new and better technology exists for my son, I want to check it out.
So, anyway, I watched the little video and then poked around the website some. And then there she was. The woman who made me think to myself, “I would take diabetes if I could have her body”.
Can you believe I actually thought that? That knowing what I know about diabetes and it’s devastating affects on people, that I would actually wish for it?
I was immediately ashamed for thinking it. I have watched what my son goes through first hand and to think something like that somehow diminishes it’s seriousness; makes it like some kind of non-threatening, little “issue” that is not any big deal.
But it speaks volumes about my issues with body image. This woman was very thin, but not too thin, looked great in a pair of jeans and had a very nice, um er, chest area. She was perfectly proportioned.
She was a model and probably airbrushed. But still. I would give anything, even my non-diabetic status, to look like her.
So this got me thinking. 
Number 1: I have issues and probably need professional counseling.
And Number 2: How desperate for youth and beauty have we become as a society? How far will people really go to achieve the ultimate look? If I really could trade my health for that body….would I really do it?
I know you are thinking, “no, of course you wouldn’t”….
But I’m not so sure. (Yes, I know, I need therapy.)
So here’s my question.
What would you give up and for what, if you could? Would you give up your sense of smell for a wrinkle-free face and no gray hair? Would you give up sex for the rest of your life if you could be a blue eyed, blonde bombshell? Would you take on a life threatening, although manageable, disease with no cure, for the perfect body?
WifeMomPancreas 
Did you just think it out did you really believe it? Nothing wrong with a fleeting thought every so often.
My bald, skinny body isn’t going to make it on TV or in a magazine, but it works. (well, except for the insulin-producing part). And I guess that’s alright for me.
Re: What would I give up and for what: 1. No. I like smelling. 2. Yes. But Domestic Divo may not be too thrilled about that one. 3. Hells no.