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Permalink Reply by dickengel on March 1, 2011 at 5:37pm

Keep worrying - and keep workin to beet this damn disease - and stop and pause for a hug once in a while!!!!!
((((Sagawabetes)))) Just dont worry too much cause it can get you down. So roll up your sleved. CVommit to being better than this damn disease and you will do fine. fine is not perfect - we cant expect perfect God Bless and Good Luck!

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Permalink Reply by Anonymous Jim on March 1, 2011 at 4:56pm

I am actually jealous. Do to having a disorder that causes my corneas to be coned shaped and to suffer from thinning, I wonder if I could even get any sort of surgery. I have accepted short of a transplant I will end up blind, now being diabetic just means it may be that much quicker.

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Permalink Reply by Lori on March 1, 2011 at 6:16pm

I don't have diabetes but my 11 year old daughter does, she isn't scared, but I am. All the time. She knows it's a disease she will have forever, she knows the risks of not taking care of yourself but when I asked her if she was ever scared, she said no. Frustrated, yes, scared no. I am trying to teach her good habits now so she won't have problems when she is older but from some of the comments I've read it sounds like regardless of the kinda of control she may have she could still have complications. I don't want to tell her that, but should I? It scares the crap out of me, and honestly I don't want to scare her, but I also want her to be informed. I wouldn't ever tell you to no be scared or "buck up" because this disease sucks and no one should have to go through this. Just remember that you're allowed to feel the way you feel and you just have to keep moving forward.

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Permalink Reply by LaGuitariste on March 1, 2011 at 6:35pm

Personally, I don't see the point in telling her about complications in gory details at her age. As long as you answer her questions honestly and make sure her BG's are in good shape, she'll find out what she needs to know as she's ready.

It's like the whole "stranger danger" thing. You want your kids to be well-enough informed to know to avoid creepy strangers, shout "no", run away, tell a trusted adult, etc. But they don't need to know the gory details!

Innocence is so fleeting; why not let her enjoy her innocence as long as it's not hurting her or putting her in danger?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Hutch on March 1, 2011 at 8:18pm

I will be as brief as possible:

1 listen to these guys
http://www.diabetespowershow.com/

2. If you do, you will get 'persective' and learn that you must address your Diabetes, and 'there is a way out of this hole.

3. Refer to point 1.

4. Trust me, and I know you will be fine..
5 Or, just try me out on this one!

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Permalink Reply by saggse on March 2, 2011 at 12:11am

1 = Life is not a practice flight enjoy every moment.
2 = Grow older with each and every day
3 = Who is not
4 = Happy in life will never be a waste of life
5 = Many many diseases can kill us each and every day
6 = Be thankful for the operation that nowadays is as common as the next one and be grateful for that operation for which only a few years back was non-existent.
7 = I am 43 years old. I have type one diabetes. Diagnosed now for over 40+ years. I have two eyes two legs two arms and am grateful for each and every day I take breath in this world. Focus not on your illness but how lucky you are to be given a great life. There are more wrongs in the world that may have befallen you.

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Permalink Reply by Anthony Holko on March 2, 2011 at 12:47am

So far even the rich and super powerful are one step closer to dying every day.

We are doing it faster than they are but America is a society without equity and we like it that way.

The only thing we can do is keep our BG as closer to normal at all times.

My brother was dying from the complications of diabetes(gangrened feet) but he was still happy a cheerful.

If you are not happy because of fear then what is the use of living.

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Permalink Reply by jeaucamom on March 2, 2011 at 9:10pm

I was diagnosed in 2004 with breast and thyroid cancer. One very very agressive and one pretty slow and benign.. However I was only37 and had 3 small children at home and just 6 months remarried after 7 years of being a single mom.. I was NOT ready to die.. but it looked like I would many times... and understanding risks, and statistics is SOOOOOOOOOOO scarey!!!!

Finally I figured out that I have 100% chance of living this day if God wants me to and 0% chance if he doesn't.. those are the ONLY stats I need to know..

So now 7 years later (tomorrow is my 7 year all clear from cancer)... I find myself having to use the same philosophy... I can only do what I can do to keep my sugars down and the rest is in God's hands. I am alive and my kids get to see me everyday.. and I have gotten to homeschool them for 7 more years than any doctor would have thought possible. I am alive and healthy today.. Thank You Lord!!


Edited to add: Even if you didn't have diabetes.. there is no assurance of growing old.. or for finishing today for that matter. Having diabetes faces people to confront their mortality (everyone is dying every second of every day.. we are just more aware of it) .. and even though it is painful and difficult, in the end, we wind up with a greater appreciation for life and for NOW, that people who go carelessly through life never have or appreciate... It is one of the gifts of diabetes.. :)

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Permalink Reply by Brian (bsc) on March 3, 2011 at 4:37am

Way to go. Being touched like you have, with cancer, leaves you changed forever. It is like you have walked right to the edge a sheer precipice, and looked right down, facing your own death and survived. Despite having a chronic disease, it is always important to keep things in context and enjoy and make something of the lives that we have. Thanks for reminding me of that.

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Permalink Reply by Sagwabetes on March 5, 2011 at 7:10pm

Thank you.

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Permalink Reply by lucy_shortstuff on March 3, 2011 at 3:43am

It is scary when you start to think about the possible complications we might get due to our diabetes.
I can totally sympathise with the worries of losing your sight and never growing old. Ive been diabetic t1 since I was 6, and im 20 now. Through my teenage years I used to worry a lot about the complications and how these might affect me. However the best advice Ive been given when Ive been worrying about this is to think of life in terms of, "yes I have a health condition which may in the long run impact on my life expectancy and quality. However, tomorrow when I walk down the street I may get hit by a bus and die or be paralysed. When I get in my car, I may crash and kill myself. I may eat something and choke. Life is full of possibilities, both negative and positive. What will happen, will happen. With diabetes all we can do is try and make sure we look after ourselves. Just as when you walk down the street you pick to walk on the pavement, not down the middle of the road. its all about reducing risk"
Hope this helps :) x

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Permalink Reply by Jack on March 3, 2011 at 7:35pm

Yes i'm terrified of losing my eyes or legs, my dad lost an eye to diabetes. I'm only 24 and i've lost so much because of bad control, I've been on nearly all regimes and diets and nothing works. it's tough but ya have to smile :)

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