Day in and day out - life goes on

Have I become numb to living with diabetes? And is that just ok? Sometimes I wonder! My sister was here yesterday and our truck was done at the shop. He comes out and asks me if I want to take him to get it. I said, "when we're done with our visit." I thought my tone was pleasant - I was enjoying my sister's company. He immediately turned snarky and said, "you don't have to if you don't want to." and walked out the door to the mail box.I looked at my sister with nothing but sorry in my eyes. Sorrow that she had to see him get in a snit because I didn't jump at his command! But she knows - she gets it. He came back in the house and I said, "would it be ok if I take my sister to lunch, then home, and when I get back we can go get the truck?" and he said "whatever" in his snarky voice and stomped off to his room.Such a 10-year-old snit - not getting what he wanted the moment he wanted it.Was he in a bit of a sugar low?Not too long ago, his glucose went down to 50. We were out camping. It was 2:30 am. I woke up to him falling back onto his bed. I asked what was wrong. He told me his sugar was down to 50 and asked if I had tootsie rolls. Of course, he already knew that I did - that was his way of telling me he wanted me to get them for him. I said, "where are your glucose tabs?" He said, "in the truck". So of course I got up and got him the tootsie rolls and saw that he had just ate...
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