A year ago I was rushed into Centenary hospital in Toronto. I was extremely not well and had a diabetic crash. It turns out I had blood sugar levels of 96.5 . This is past high considering normal level are 4 to 7. If my blood sugar level had been any higher I would have been in a Diabetic coma and could have died.
Experiences like this have a way of changing your life. They make you think but they also make you appreciate who you are and how precious life is every day.
It is funny when I used to watch my Grandfather Cairns give himself diabetic needles I used to cringe at the site of it. I swore I would never give myself needles. Guess what – I give myself needles 4 times a day now without even an afterthought. It’s funny you learn to do what you need to do to survive.
Before I got sick I used to work major hours at my full time job. I worked hard and figured I would be better off for it. When I look back on it did working hard at my full time job get me further ahead in life – not really actually. If it got me further ahead at work that is questionable as well. What it made me realize more then ever their are other parts to life then just hard work. The word Balance is important and so is enjoying life.
I am somewhat better now but not prefect. I have worked at watching my health but I am sure we all could do better in the long run. I have given up a lot of sugar based substances but these do not seem to be a big loss. I have switched to diet pop and have taken juice out of my diet. Regular pop and juice have high sugar content. I have also made the switch to whole grain brain from my staple of white bread.
For years I never ate a regular breakfast. Today I do and never skip a meal.
I spend my time besides working doing the things that are important to me. That is spending time with family, growing my en devours outside of work, my passion for the Markham Minor Lacrosse Association, the blogging and sharing of information I do on the Internet and the constant learning I like to do.
It’s funny you do not realize how precious life is till you almost lose and then you treasure it more and more every day.
A special thanks go out to Kelli for getting me to the hospital, my parents for caring and helping, my son for giving me a lot to look forward to and most of all all the friends and family who have called , been concerned and stopped it. Thank you for making a difference in my life because that has made such difference. It is so great that you might never realize the impact it has made.
Love
Rob
