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Permalink Reply by Brian (bsc) on December 28, 2009 at 12:23pm

Gosh this is terrible. Looking back, I can't really recall any good "unsolicited" advice. I remember lots of bad and insensitive unsolicited advice. I think some of it had to do with my own mental condition at the time. For a while there, it was all D'Nial and Anger. Looking back, I'm not even sure if I had gotten good advice that I would have heard it. I also think that many of the people around me had no idea what I was going through. That kinda makes me sad. Today, I certainly have a much different view. The best advice might be:

As a diabetic today, we are all very lucky, particularly if you think about where we were 100 years ago. While having diabetes can be a pain, you can live a full, long, healthy and happy life, it is all up to you.

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Permalink Reply by Andrea M on January 6, 2010 at 11:36pm

I read an essay about the discovery of insulin in a book about medical break-throughs. Before insulin was discovered, people with Type 1 slowly starved to death on low-carb diets over 3-5 years. I am so much better off than even the diabetics a generation ahead of me, who didn't have good glucometers for every day testing.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Manwaring on March 22, 2010 at 1:09pm

that's not good advice. no crap you CAN live a full, long, healthy and happy life. It's not 100 years ago and we aren't lucky at all. Are you nuts

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Permalink Reply by Brian (bsc) on June 27, 2010 at 1:12pm

I don't think Alan was trying to be mean. He was simply asked if he was nuts and responded positively.

By the Way (BTW), I am also nuts.

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on June 27, 2010 at 1:19pm

Lisa,

Sorry, but don't know why you're upset with Alan. He merely responded jokingly that yes, he's nuts. Alan most certainly wasn't being mean to anyone & isn't deserving of your response. Perhaps an apology for completely misinterpreting his reply?

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Permalink Reply by Lisa on June 27, 2010 at 4:24pm

Yep, totally sorry. I mistook his response for being critical.

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Permalink Reply by Judith on June 27, 2010 at 4:54pm

Lisa and Alan---Oooh---Grammas----How about this from mine---in response to any of Life's setbacks---"It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick."

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Permalink Reply by Lisa on June 27, 2010 at 5:00pm

Sorry, Alan. I am new to this and took your post all wrong. That's no excuse for my behavior though. Thanks for forgetting it. We diabetics need to stick together. :-) HUGS
Lisa

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on June 27, 2010 at 5:41pm

I second Danny's resolution!

Permalink Reply by Lisa on June 27, 2010 at 6:46pm

Letting go is the best way to go most of the time. It's finally starting to sink into this stubborn old brain of mine. This place is like facebook for diabetics, only better. Thanks everybody!

Permalink Reply by Kathyann on December 28, 2009 at 12:36pm

That is hard, remembering good advice. I think I got that we still have to live our lives to the fullest, not consider everything from a diabetic's point of view. But I do consider things as a Diabetic, even when I watch someone else eat I'm calculating their carbs, protein, and fat. Anyway, I would pass on that it's o.k. to make mistakes as long as you learn from them.

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Permalink Reply by Doris D on December 28, 2009 at 12:42pm

may or not be good advice but I think listening to your own body not what the professinals tell you will help you out in the long run. Sorry if its not good.

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