D Blog Week Day 4: Diabetes Personified Wildcard

Day 4 and I'm picking a WildCard: If you could personify your diabetes or that of your loved one, what would it be like?  What would it look like, what would it say, what kind of personality would it have?  Use your imagination and feel free to use images, drawings, words, music, etc. to describe it.

Source: http://harrypotter.wikia.com
My diabetes is Moaning Myrtle.


Yes, the ghost of a Hogwarts student who died in the girls bathroom after looking into the eyes of a Basilisk.
I think my beta cells went out the same way because the personality resemblance is striking.



Myrtle can be nice enough and let you brew a polyjuice potion in relative peace= stable blood sugars with minimal effort.



Source: http://harrypotterfanon.wikia.com

She can be entirely inappropriate and end up in the prefect bath with you= low blood sugars at the most inopportune times.


Source: http://harrypotterfanon.wikia.com

She can be dramatic and flood the bathroom = a roller coaster of blood sugars.


Source: http://bplusmovieblog.com/


And she can be angry, demanding to know who threw a book at her= a fury of never ending high or low blood sugars for weeks on end.

Source: http://whatvinniethinks.com/

So there we have it! I have an entire lifetime of Moaning Myrtle to look forward to....
I suppose she grows on you. I mean after all, she does have the best pick-up lines:
"Harry, if you die down there, you're welcome to share my toilet"

Comments

  1. Karen15 May 2015 at 00:36

    This is the second Harry Potter reference for this topic. And I have to say, they both are perfect. Looks like I need to start reading Harry Potter!

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    1. Bec15 May 2015 at 06:52

      I got such a laugh when I saw the other one and I'd written up my draft for this. We both also use Harry Potter characters as pump names which is fairly great!
      You absolutely do! I am in no way responsible for any addictions that may form though ;)

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  2. Kelley15 May 2015 at 01:30

    This is great! So creative!

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    1. Bec15 May 2015 at 06:53

      Thank you! It was funnily enough the first idea that popped into my head!

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  3. Ramblings 16 May 2015 at 06:35

    I love your blog it always makes me smile

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    1. Bec16 May 2015 at 06:56

      Smiling is excellent! Thank you for your lovely comment, I've enjoyed reading yours as well :)

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  4. Ashleigh17 May 2015 at 15:45

    Hahahaha Bec this is awesome!!!! Myrtle's such a boss.

    She totally sounds like Diabetes

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    1. Bec17 May 2015 at 16:24

      Haha I saw your Morty and cracked up since we'd both gone for HP again
      JK is just genius for all things diabetes, what can I say :)

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