tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post4202720341058326566..comments2024-01-22T00:46:35.341-08:00Comments on Our Diabetic Life: Diabetes Awareness Month FalloutMerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752883120541646427noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-60249566369374831672017-11-12T17:18:50.707-08:002017-11-12T17:18:50.707-08:00Dear Meri, thanks for sharing and the amazing job ...Dear Meri, thanks for sharing and the amazing job you must be doing every day to raise three sons with T1D. I only have the one, and although I'd gladly clone him, I realize that I was pushed to my limits on many days. Thinking back and describing it to others, I'm astonished how we made it through. Kudos to you, you are an amazing mother, person and role model. If anyone in this world deserves a break, it's you. Be confident and be well. Denisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-13540662318032591932017-11-08T19:16:57.629-08:002017-11-08T19:16:57.629-08:00I was quiet for so long I want to be vocal. I wil...I was quiet for so long I want to be vocal. I will not vocal for many years, someday soon i will go back to cocoon. It is only a matter of time I am sure. but right now I am loud and proud. Rick Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927227605885917738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-59641303681210350362017-11-04T07:32:56.880-07:002017-11-04T07:32:56.880-07:00Thanks Meri for sharing this. I feel the same. I f...Thanks Meri for sharing this. I feel the same. I feel like I have to share but I don't want my shares to feel like the 'please help this dog who has been in the shelter for 2 years' posts. I post most of my diabetes thoughts on my Stick With It Sugar page to avoid bombarding my normie friends with diabetes. I will never forget an old high school classmate back in 2009 that had hid my posts because he didn't want to hear about diabetes. I didn't know he hid my posts until my account was hacked and private messages were sent to all my friends about weight loss from my account. Another friend told me about it and I posted on my page not to open any messages from my account. The high school friend didn't see the regular post and then sent me a PM yelling at me for sending him a virus. That is when I learned he hid my posts. I unfriended him which is what he should have done in the first place if my posts bothered him. But since then I have tried to keep the diabetes education to a minimum on my page. <br />I always respect your ability to take care of you first. Recognize your own limitations and protect your own sanity. It is a great gift to know ourselves so well that we can take action to protect ourselves and share those concerns with others who very likely feel the same way but haven't identified where the stress or anxiety is originating. <br />Tinahttp://www.stickwithitsugar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-11948045452633452182017-11-03T10:36:16.003-07:002017-11-03T10:36:16.003-07:00LOVE your analogy about diabetes as a family membe...LOVE your analogy about diabetes as a family member that won't shut up! And, I totally get what you're feeling. I think we all cram diabetes into our "bad stuff" box so we can function on a daily basis. But this month, everyone is opening that box and dumping it out for the world to see. A necessary evil, perhaps (especially when we ask for research money), but not easy to see out there in plain sight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288912228347891980noreply@blogger.com