November is national diabetes awareness month (#NDAM) a time when many people share more than usual about life with diabetes, statistics, examples of struggles, pictures, articles, and so on. Some years I more actively participate than others. There's no rule to this advocacy campaign other than for you to do what feels right for you, even if that means not participating! Living with diabetes is hard on many levels. There's managing food and medication. There's managing doctor appointments, supply orders, medication orders. To me, one of the hardest and most frustrating parts of it is dealing with other people. There's the seemingly helpful auntie who has made a "sugar free" dessert for