Well I finally told my daughter. She took it really well. She did seem to understand that there was a difference in type 1 and type 2. And that mommy's type was not the same as the diabetes that ki...
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Thank you everyone. I have decided to wait a little before telling her. I wan't to get more used to the idea myself. get all the facts and get over the fear before I feel I'm ready to tell her. I w...
Replied Oct 23
Thank you Billy. You're right I don't know much about diabetes myself. Maybe I should wait telling her untill I'm not scared myself? I really want to tell her in words she will understand. And at ...
Replied Oct 21
Thank you for your answer. I was actually thinking the same thing. In my language we actually have a word for diabetes. This is the word I think will scare her. If I use the word diabetes, I think ...
Replied Oct 21
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