tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post8168183163637118482..comments2023-11-07T11:27:28.658-05:00Comments on Diabetesaliciousness © 2007 - 2024: There's Nothing Diabetesalicious About Another Family Member Getting Diagnosedk2http://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-86428470267753620742008-10-08T10:38:00.000-04:002008-10-08T10:38:00.000-04:00Thanks so much Scotty J!Actually, mom is doing gre...Thanks so much Scotty J!<BR/>Actually, mom is doing great - I'm the one who needs to chill out.<BR/>k2k2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-68951592625125503252008-10-08T10:26:00.000-04:002008-10-08T10:26:00.000-04:00K2 - that sucks. I'm sorry to hear it and want yo...K2 - that sucks. I'm sorry to hear it and want you to know I'm thinking of you and your family.Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-41987773478099652112008-10-01T08:16:00.000-04:002008-10-01T08:16:00.000-04:00Cara - I meant to say "kind" thoughts...thanks for...Cara - <BR/>I meant to say "kind" thoughts...thanks for the kind thoughts!<BR/>k2k2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-1775387264345783742008-10-01T08:15:00.000-04:002008-10-01T08:15:00.000-04:00Cara- Thanks for the kid thoughts!My mom is tackli...Cara- <BR/>Thanks for the kid thoughts!<BR/>My mom is tackling D head on, I think I'm the one who is having 'iss-ues."<BR/>k2k2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-48573890223236469682008-09-30T21:10:00.000-04:002008-09-30T21:10:00.000-04:00Oh, Kelly, I'm so sorry. I diabetes effects any di...Oh, Kelly, I'm so sorry. I diabetes effects any diabetic's family in every way, but it's so much worse to see it happen when you KNOW the effect it's going to have on your family member. <BR/>I understand your anger. I would be angry also. <BR/>My thoughts are with you and your mom. With a daughter like you, I have no doubt she will tackle diabetes with a force and take charge.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108867545803896885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-32049331100341091852008-09-30T10:45:00.000-04:002008-09-30T10:45:00.000-04:00Kristin - I hear ya! When we are little, our paren...Kristin - <BR/>I hear ya! When we are little, our parents protect us. When we are fully grown, we want to protect them. <BR/><BR/>Lora - <BR/>Breathe,what's that? <BR/>dBlogville is a wonderful place to practice primal scream therapy!!<BR/>AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!<BR/>k2k2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-6241927596306269352008-09-30T09:47:00.000-04:002008-09-30T09:47:00.000-04:00That just sucks. If you need to shout and scream a...That just sucks. If you need to shout and scream and get it all out even a little more, feel free. That's what we're here for. Take care and breathe.Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184157905530126284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-29923181220050095662008-09-30T02:40:00.000-04:002008-09-30T02:40:00.000-04:00I'm a type 1 and my dad was recently diagnosed as ...I'm a type 1 and my dad was recently diagnosed as type 2. I had a lot of the same feelings your described. I knew that I could handle my diabetes, but why my dad??? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-25925971009541631802008-09-29T13:09:00.000-04:002008-09-29T13:09:00.000-04:00Minnesota Nice - WOW - 30 members of your extended...Minnesota Nice - <BR/>WOW - 30 members of your extended family with the big D, INSANE.<BR/>I know the "tone" your talking about. Every parent of child with diabetes has that tone. I just am angry that she had to deal with it know herself. I feel she deals with it enough in her life s it is.<BR/>Thanks for the kind words!<BR/><BR/>Colleen - <BR/>She's much stronger than I am, but she'd taught me well and I will do the best I can.<BR/>THanks<BR/><BR/>Gail - <BR/>YEP. "It's in the genes!" Much like our humor, our hazelish eyes, our carnal love of chocolate, and our love of the ocean.<BR/><BR/>Lea- <BR/>She is TOTALLY AWESOME! And is obviously dealing with it much better than I am. She will be fine.<BR/>I on t he other hand, need to get more of a grip!<BR/><BR/>Scott - <BR/>Your absolutely right, she's prepared and doing what she needs to. Lucky for her , her weight is under control, she could actually stand to gain 5 lbs, but she won't.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for forwarding Deb Butterfield's quote, I couldn't agree more!<BR/>k2k2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-15709865442503060862008-09-29T11:42:00.000-04:002008-09-29T11:42:00.000-04:00This is an instance of too much of a bad thing for...This is an instance of too much of a bad thing for a single family, and you SHOULD be pi$$ed about it, and it is entirely appropriate to let the world know it, too! However, the reality is that your Mom is probably far better prepared to deal with it than a majority of patients are. After all, she raised a number of kids with diabetes and knows intimately what's involved in managing it from memory!<BR/><BR/>Author Deb Butterfield once wrote something which I think is particularly relevant:<BR/><BR/>By showing the world only the happy face, and not the tragic disease beneath, we are endorsing the prevailing philosophy of tolerating, rather than curing, diabetes. For policy makers, philanthropists, employers, and the public to feel compelled to cure diabetes they need to understand that diabetes is: costly for society and that those costs are rising, pervasive and the incidence is accelerating, soul-destroying and there is still no cure, and, above all, that diabetes is curable! In order for this disease to be cured, there needs to be a fundamental shift in the way diabetes is viewed. We need to close the gap between the perception of diabetes as a controllable condition and the reality that it is one of the world's oldest, deadliest, and most pervasive diseases.Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-896177455905659312008-09-29T09:15:00.000-04:002008-09-29T09:15:00.000-04:00Kelly, your mom sounds like an awesome lady! I'm s...Kelly, your mom sounds like an awesome lady! I'm sorry to hear of the diagnosis. Your love and support will get her through it all.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054889785433330600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-32443783207580488842008-09-28T22:31:00.000-04:002008-09-28T22:31:00.000-04:00So sorry to hear!! I cannot imagine how you must ...So sorry to hear!! I cannot imagine how you must feel, I am the ONLY one in all the relatives I have.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978385888162940584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-91555479552969478812008-09-28T22:29:00.000-04:002008-09-28T22:29:00.000-04:00Well, that stinks.I am truly sorry about your mom'...Well, that stinks.<BR/>I am truly sorry about your mom's diagnosis.<BR/>You obviously inherited some of her strengths. <BR/>Let her know she's in our prayers.meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217152983030885746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-87093881473627824662008-09-28T22:00:00.000-04:002008-09-28T22:00:00.000-04:00There are over 30 T1's in my extended family. My ...There are over 30 T1's in my extended family. My paternal g'ma had 8 brothers and sisters, and the generation of the grandhildren of these siblings has the D, myself included. <BR/>It is so very different to read about the complications of db vs seeing it right in front of your face - lives unraveling a thread at a time.<BR/>I could always tell by the tone of my mother's voice when something bad had happened to one "of us".<BR/>I seem to have adopted the attitude that I can deal with my own db just fine - what comes in the future, comes. But it is so flippin' hard to see it in other people - people that you are bonded to by blood. I hate it. I really really hate it.Minnesota Nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170043587010711783noreply@blogger.com