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Permalink Reply by Kate on February 27, 2010 at 1:50pm

Hi Alyssa,

I haven't had my first anniversary yet. I was diagnosed at 31, so I definitely remember life before dx! I was thinking about eating a giant cupcake or something as an f-you to diabetes, but the advocacy/fundraising idea would probably be more productive, with fewer consequences :)

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Permalink Reply by Kathyann on March 1, 2010 at 5:48pm

I haven't had my first anniversary yet either, but I really like the idea of the giant cupcake and a huge f-you to the old diabetes!

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Permalink Reply by Tracy on February 27, 2010 at 2:23pm

Hi Alyssa,
I usually do something on my Dx anniverssary. I was diagnosed at 11, and next month makes 12 years for me. Im lucky enough to have someone to share with this, and we tend to cook a really nice meal (last year we had crab, mussels, fish and vegetables.. Mmmmm!) Ive usually left it at that, just to cheer myself up.
I like your idea for fund raising/advocacy though! I say go for it.

tracy

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Permalink Reply by Keith221 on February 27, 2010 at 3:25pm

On my D anniversary, I am just happy for another year. Oh, I was already doing that on my birthday. The reason is I am not so young anymore. I was dx'ed type 1, 1 1/2 years ago at 52, just a little older. LOL

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Permalink Reply by Cara on February 27, 2010 at 4:04pm

I try to do something nice for myself, either buy myself something I've been wanting (not too expensive, but its my way ot justifying it), get a massage, have lunch with my best friend, whatever will take care of me on that day. Diagnosis day also happens to be my husband's birthday, so I acknowledge my day by myself. It will be 14 years this year, I was diagnosed at 28, and I need to think about what I might want. I do remind myself of how I'm fortunate, I've had 3 children since being diagnosed and they are all healthy and happy.

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Permalink Reply by Betty J on February 27, 2010 at 5:23pm

I've never observed that day...it was so long ago.

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Permalink Reply by Fatjack on February 27, 2010 at 5:24pm

I've only been diabetic T1 for a little over two years, having been diagnosed at 33. On my dx date, I take a deep breath, try not to cry and remind myself how things have changed for the better as a result of my dx.

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Permalink Reply by Doris D on February 27, 2010 at 6:26pm

I never celebrated mine til I got here! All I can say is my oldest (21) was born on my dx date and I ignored that date for about 43 years. I celebreated her b-day though.. When I got here with Manny,Scott and the rest I put down that date down and now it seems so special to me! My cousion said (back when I turned 30 and she was 40) that she was just happy to live another day. She like me took Type 1 at 10, 10 years before me, I took it in 73 and she took it way back in the year I was born 63! Now I look at it as another day of I can make it and will. Look at how much tecolongy has changed in the past 40 years!

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Permalink Reply by Tracy K on February 27, 2010 at 9:23pm

we just celebrated my son's 1 year anniversary. we found out that he is type 1 on valentine's day last year. this year we decided to have a party for him. not to celebrate the D, but to celebrate his courage and how well he has handled all the changes in his life. for us it was a way to give him a little benefit with all he has to deal with. he was happy to swim and eat cake with his friends (we rented the pool and waterslide at the super 8:). we also had a diabetes quiz (with prizes) as a fun way to educate his friends about his diabetes. he is only 5, but i think we will celebrate this day as long as he would like to, maybe when he is older he will decide not to and that will be fine too:)

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Permalink Reply by Tracy on February 28, 2010 at 4:07am

Tracy, That is a very cute way to educate his friends!! When I was diagnosed, I was lucky enough to have a friend who at least knew "high" and "low" and what that meant, and another friend who's mom was a nurse.. my parents were super freaked out to let me stay overnight with friends the first year.
As I got older I was fortunate enough to find a boyfriend who has learned all about diabetes just for me.

Its great that at this young age he is getting positive reinforcements - it will likely help him cope when get gets older and in the grips of "this sucks"! But the quiz idea - brilliant!! Did the parents join in as well? How did it go?

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Permalink Reply by Teena on February 27, 2010 at 9:30pm

I don't celebrate the day I got diagnosed...but I celebrate another year of healthy-happy living and the opportunity to do it another year =) To which I often treat myself to something nice...

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Permalink Reply by Dena on February 27, 2010 at 9:50pm

I don't know the date. It was spring of 1970 so I'm coming on 40 years now. I've never seen any reason to celebrate. I am, at this point in my life, amazed at how well I'm doing after all of these years and tired of dealing with this every day and night.

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