Loving a Type 1 Diabetic
One of the reasons I joined this website was because I love a Type 1 diabetic with all my heart and was hoping to meet others who also love a Type 1 diabetic. I was wondering if anyone out there understands how scary it is to find your special person on the floor having a diabetic seizure and helping them through it. I was also wondering if anyone in this TuDiabetes family understands what it is like to hear an odd noise in the house and rush to make sure their loved one isn't having a seizure.
I want to make it clear that I am not starting this discussion to make any Type 1 diabetics feel bad. I know that no one is perfect and I think it would be very hard to make sure you give yourself the right about of insulin all the time.
I am starting this discussion to see how other people deal with the constant worry about the Type 1 diabetic in your life. I honestly haven't figured out how not to worry so much. My heart stops every time I hear an odd bang or when my boyfriend, the Type 1 diabetic in my life, is late and I'm not sure why. I try not to act like his mother but at the same time I worry about that one time he has a seizure and I am not there to help.
Please share your stores, give me some advice or just let me know I'm not alone in feeling this way. Thank you very much for your time.
Tags: love, love type 1 diabetic, parent of a diabetic, partner, partner of a diabetic
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Permalink Reply by Starlight on -
So I'm guessing not may people reply to their post so quickly but right after I wrote this note I found group for people who are married to diabetics. I guess this just shows everyone how new I am to this family. lol I would still love to hear your comments and experiences.
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Permalink Reply by bobnominous on -
Lol, welcome to our family! Yeah, we can be slow to respond at times...
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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on -
I am in love with a *very* handsome T1 person...
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Permalink Reply by Emily B on -
AR, I know everyone should love themselves, but I'm guessing your wife wrote that! :)))
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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on
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Nope. I'm sure she would but doesn't "lurk".
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Permalink Reply by Kate on -
I feel like breaking into a round of Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All" about now... :)
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Permalink Reply by BadMoonT2 on -
Bursting into song does seem appropriate.
This one may be a little sappy for a guy named acidrock. La la la la la la la... do do do do do...........
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Permalink Reply by Robyn on -
You are not alone. I felt scared, worried about my Mom. She was Type 1 and lived alone. So.....I would call all the time and check on her. It is only natural to worry. My Mom passed away in 2004 and that year before her death I was by her side almost every day. I wouldn't change a thing....I know she appreciated my worry....concern.
I know that some people I have in my life worry about me and thank goodness I have them now, I am not alone with this disease (like many years prior) and feel safe that I have that support. Loving someone like you do is what life is about...even if they don't have Diabetes. It is loving someone no matter what they have to live with, it is what we all need and deserve.
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Permalink Reply by Baby Tee on -
Sorry Starlight, but I am the Type 1 my boyfriend worries about. He worries less now that I have a continuous glucose monitor.
I see your profile picture is a dog, so you must be a dog lover. Do you know about Dogs4Diabetics? I talked to them at a booth once, and I guess if a dog fails the test for being an assistance dog, they will train them to recognize low blood sugars. Aparently we smell different, or somehting, adn it is easy to train them.
Good luck, and thanks for loving a type 1 diabetic! We can be a handful.
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Permalink Reply by Emily B on
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We worry, worry, worry. I got my son all the technology (pump / cgms) to help with that. Then there's; you think it you would handle things differently, food choices, not checking his cgm often, even when it just takes a second to look. We were at Disneyland today and I asked him what it looked like about 3 times every hour. He had an awesome day, got to snack all day long and had great blood sugars.
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