Low Glucose Vibes (2020)

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As a person with a chronic illness, sometimes just telling people what you face isn’t enough. Sometimes saying “hey, this is what happens to my body” doesn’t explain the depth of the experience. Low Glucose Vibes is my way of going beyond telling with words, and I am instead letting you experience what I feel through sound. You will hear my heartbeat wanting to pound out of my chest; sounds getting blurrier as my blood sugar drops lower and lower; and the low blood sugar alarm filling the room as its repetition becomes overwhelming.

This piece was featured in T1International’s “Change Through Creativity” project for National Diabetes Awareness Month in November 2020.