# Art you relate to diabetes **URL:** \ **Category:** Fun\ **Created:** [February 18, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681 "2019-02-18T20:51:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LarissaW](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/larissaw/32/5754_2.png) [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681/1 "2019-02-18T20:51:59Z")
I like to sort through my feelings and find new perspectives through art (an open interpretation). Sometimes it just feels like a passage in a book or a painting expresses what I’m thinking or feeling _way better_ than I can. Do you have any lyrics or melody of a song, pieces of literature, poems, pictures or videos that just captured some part of living with diabetes for you? ---
**Author:** ![LarissaW](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/larissaw/32/5754_2.png) [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681/2 "2019-02-18T20:55:24Z")
I’ll start! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2fsdNJAzLuU/hqdefault.jpg "Phoebe Ryan - Mine (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fsdNJAzLuU) This lyrics of this song just really frame how I’ve been working on “accepting” having diabetes and striving towards a happier and healthier perspective for my diabetes management: > When it went down, it was so hard to breathe > I gave up everything in a slow fall down to the floor > Life was escaping me, I couldn’t find myself > 'Til it was all lost, not anymore > I’m holding on to all the pieces of my heart’s debris > ‘Til it’s time > I’ll pull it together and fix myself eventually > And know it’s mine > I found gold in the wreckage, put it on a necklace > Keepin’ it ‘cause I, I, I, I know that it’s mine > I wear it like a message so I don’t forget it > Keepin’ it 'cause I, I, I, I know that it’s mine > I know that it’s mine no matter what I do > I know that it’s mine whether I win or lose > And even though my heart needs to take its time > I know that it’s mine, I know that it’s mine > Facing the change, but it’s still tough to see > At first, I fought it all, I was so mean > I’m still unsure how it’s supposed to be > But taking every day now by the skin of my teeth > Until I learn > I’m holding on to all the pieces of my heart’s debris > ‘Til it’s time, oh > I’ll pull it together and fix myself eventually > And know it’s mine > I found gold in the wreckage, put it on a necklace > Keepin’ it ‘cause I, I, I, I know that it’s mine > I wear it like a message so I don’t forget it > Keepin’ it 'cause I, I, I, I know that it’s mine > I know that it’s mine no matter what I do > I know that it’s mine whether I win or lose > And even though my heart needs to take its time > I know that it’s mine, I know that it’s mine ---
**Author:** ![T1Allison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681/3 "2019-02-19T02:00:31Z")
I could go a lot of directions…but this is where I’ll start and what I feel currently… Andy Grammer’s “Keep Your Head Up”: ---
**Author:** ![glitzabetes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/glitzabetes/32/4287_2.png) [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681/4 "2019-02-19T02:16:44Z")
Maybe a little bit on the nose but… “A Little Bit Longer” by Nick Jonas I definitely had a huge celeb crush on Nick as a tween 😛 He was also the first T1 celebrity I had ever like, heard of, and it certainly helped me feel less alone, back in the day ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681/5 "2019-02-19T02:33:24Z")
I always liked the Grateful Dead, and this is my favorite. It lets me know that “I will get by, I will survive” _Touch Of Grey"_\* It must be getting early Clocks are running late Paint by numbers morning sky Looks so phony Dawn is breaking everywhere Light a candle, curse the glare Draw the curtains, I don’t care 'Cause it’s alright I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive I see you got your list out Say your piece and get out Yes I got the gist of it But it’s alright Sorry that you feel that way The only thing there is to say Every silver lining’s got a Touch of grey I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive It’s a lesson to me The Ables and the Bakers and the C’s The ABC’s We all must face And try to keep a little grace It’s a lesson to me The Deltas and the East and the Freeze The ABC’s We all think of And try to keep a little love I know the rent is in arrears The dog has not been fed in years It’s even worse than it appears But it’s alright Cows are giving kerosene The kid can’t read at seventeen The words he knows are all obscene But it’s alright I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive The shoe is on the hand it fits There’s really nothing much to it Whistle through your teeth and spit 'Cause it’s alright Oh well a touch of grey Kind of suits you anyway That was all I had to say It’s alright I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive We will get by We will get by We will get by We will survive We will get by We will get by We will get by We will survive ---
**Author:** ![LarissaW](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/larissaw/32/5754_2.png) [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681/6 "2019-02-19T13:41:00Z")
> [@glitzabetes](#): > > I definitely had a huge celeb crush on Nick as a tween 😛 Same girl 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Millz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/millz/32/12204_2.png) [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681/7 "2019-03-04T03:33:15Z")
Nice @docslotnick ✌ (I’m a Dead Head at heart too). ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/3/39c63f174c00f7873c20b344406f40d6f9790b58.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![elver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/elver/32/8772_2.png) [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681/8 "2019-03-04T04:19:48Z")
I’m a Robert Frost fan, and these 2 quotes speak deeply to me: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. These woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. ---
**Author:** ![allison](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/allison/32/10718_2.png) [@allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/allison)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681/9 "2019-03-04T12:57:09Z")
Awesome thread! My favorite song is by Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas - he wrote it for his wife, who lives with a chronic illness similar to lupus, but it’s relevant for me (lyrics abbreviated for space): Oh what the hell she says / I just can’t win for losing / And she lays back down / Man there’s so many times / I don’t know what I’m doin’ / Like I don’t know now By the light of the moon / She rubs her eyes / Says it’s funny how the night / Can make you blind / I can just imagine / And I don’t know what I’m supposed to do / But if she feels bad then I do too / So I let her be And she says, oh / I can’t take no more / Her tears like diamonds on the floor / And her diamonds bring me down / 'Cause I can’t help her now / She’s down in it / She tried her best and now she can’t win / It’s hard to see them on the ground / Her diamonds falling down Well she sits down and stares into the distance / And it takes all night / And I know I could break her concentration / But it don’t feel right By the light of the moon / She rubs her eyes / Sits down on the bed and starts to cry / And there’s something less about her / And I don’t know what I’m supposed to do / So I sit down and I cry too / But don’t let her see And she says, oh / I can’t take no more / Her tears like diamonds on the floor / And her diamonds bring me down / 'Cause I can’t help her now / She’s down in it / She tried her best and now she can’t win / It’s hard to see them on the ground / Her diamonds falling down She shuts out the night / Tries to close her eyes / If she can find daylight / She’ll be alright / She’ll be alright / Just not tonight ---
**Author:** ![T1Allison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681/10 "2019-03-04T14:58:52Z")
I bought this picture from my favorite hippie photographer who frequents our annual local art fair… ![IMG_3137](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/b/b204c3e549b410971b893c45d26a995ed7109838.jpeg) It seems about right to me. ---
**Author:** ![Millz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/millz/32/12204_2.png) [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/art-you-relate-to-diabetes/6681/11 "2019-03-04T20:50:45Z")
💜 it Allison. Sunflowers always make me smile.