Community Health Fair Diabetes

The Power of Aging Health Festival
June 24, 2010

Sweltering heat, summer is here
The health fair is on
We walk around fanning ourselves
Checking our blood pressure, blood sugar
Many things to read
Some of the things we’ve heard or seen before
And others are new
Once the fair is gone, we will still be here
Diabetes and I
Hey! It’s not easy..there’s no cure
It will never go away

What do we eat, sometimes can we cheat?
Eat a piece of cake at a birthday party
Maybe our favorite candy bar?
We walk around, retrace our steps, talk to the nurses
We walk together everywhere we go

I have an idea of what’s going on
I feel better today because someone cares
Someone understands that life is complicated
And so is Diabetes…I will take care of myself
I said the same thing at last years fair
This year will be different
I will make my enemy a friend I can manage and live with
It could be worse
I could have a roommate