sherry's Page

I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this but I wanted to share a little bit about myself. I am a diabetic of 37 yrs., have been married for 20 yrs. have seven beautiful children and a very busy life. I am a stay at home mom. My husband is a police officer specializing in domestic violence. My oldest son is in th US Army Reserves. My family is my life. I love the Lord and my church and enjoy helping in the nursery.
My father had and brother has type 1 diabetes. So far I have no complications due to diabetes. The Lord allowed me to carry all seven of my children to term with no problems. Two of them were C-section and the others natural births. Two were home birthed with a midwife. They are all healthy with no diabetes with the exception of my 15 yr. old. He developed diabetes when he was 9 and is going through a tough time controlling his BG. Between eating to feed his growing body and trying to feed insulin at the same time it has been really hard. I struggled with guilt thinking that it was my fault that he developed diabetes. I know that all the health books say that diabetes skips a generation but I don't really believe it. I still have a hard time not feeling I caused it but there is nothing I can do about it except help him develop good habits in caring for himself.
I found this site looking for a support group in my home town. I would love to meet up with veteran diabetics who aren't suffering from blindness, kidney failure or loss of limbs. I need encouragement at this point in my life. I am trying to overcome a time in my life where I was in denial about this whole disease and the results it can bring to me.
If you do choose to respond to me via this site or my Myspace/Facebook page, be assured I will get back with you. I am slow to respond back sometimes.
Thanks for letting me be a part of this group.