Your Diabetes Support Network

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Permalink Reply by Lauren Jenkins on June 27, 2007 at 5:08am

I should also add that the Parents e-mail list generated from www.childrenwithdiabetes.com has been INVALUABLE to me. From all angles: support, clinical advice, techie stuff, bolus ideas....etc. I'm excited to see this site as a supplement to that.

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Permalink Reply by kimberly on June 27, 2007 at 5:08pm

I have a great, warm and wacky family who has been supportive of me in every way except my diabetes; that's not anyone's fault but mine! Diabetes has always seemed like my private albatross so I've always dealt (or not) with it on my own. Everyone respected the boundaries that I imposed. In the last 6 months as I began to consider pumping, I've been talking to my family and friends about my living with diabetes. They seem to appreciate that and are, in turn, starting to ask me things and be more involved. My beloved has been fabulous throughout this process. She, too, respected my boundaries. I find that opening up to her cuts my burden in half. She even came to pump training with me!

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Permalink Reply by Doris Ann Dickerson on June 27, 2007 at 6:08pm

For me it's 3 the main one is my husband who after 23 years of marrage and 2 daughters and 1 new granddaughter is still here for me and can tell if I'm low way before I can. Even after me argueing with him and really giving him a HARD time he's still there. The next are my 2 girls Amber my oldert who has Type 1 too and a new daughter too boot and Brittany who still lives with me. I can call on any of the 3 and 1 will get to me and get me what I need! No telling how many times each of these 3 have given me a gulagon shot after I have fallen out and had a seazer (below 25 for me) and brought me back to life without them and 911 I may not be here now! And the kids learned when they were very young (2&3 ) how to dial 911 and tell them "my mom's passed out and she has diabetes. How long will it take for you to get here and wake her up" Thank God for them!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shaw on July 26, 2009 at 2:23am

My support is my wife of 7 years, Charity. She was with me through it all, from pre diagnosis to diagnosis to management. I really couldn't do it without her.

My other support is online, such as this great place called TuDiabetes.

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