HOPE
My skin felt clammy and my hands were shaking as I dug through my bag for my test strips and shots. I wasn’t nervous about the needles. Having to receive shots every day from the time you were in first grade, would quickly desensitize you to them.
I thought maybe my blood sugar was too low and that’s why I felt a bit shaky back at the table. But it hadn’t been. I mean, my sugar was low but still within normal limits for someone who hadn’t eaten yet. Which meant that obviously, I was nervous about the man waiting for me back at the table.
I hurried up and tested my sugar for the second time just in case. And as expected, it came in a bit low, which was a good thing since I was having a little wine with my meal. I couldn’t drink much, not safely, but that was fine. Just another aspec
