Tolerance

[Sue too]

My daughter is in basketball again this year. After her first game, I saw all the girls with little cone shaped bags filled with M&M’s the same color as their team shirts. When we got into the car I asked what the bags were that I saw in the gym. My daughter said that she got a bag of sugar-free gummy coke bottles and a baggie of animal crackers.

I am grateful that she does “get it” when I to tell her that other people’s actions that seem really ignorant to us are mostly very heartfelt attempts to do the right thing with a situation they really don’t know a lot about. (like the first year after dx when my neighbors all bought special “treats” just for my kids when they came – my neighbors are great).

I will take the opportunity to thank the wife portion of the coaching team who I am sure was responsible for the snacks. I will smile and tell her that 11 years ago I would have done the same thing… then let her know that Case can have any snack she may ever want to give the team.

I would love to educate the world just like probably 99% of all D kids’s parents, but one at a time is the best we can ask for.

Peace, level BG’s and a good night sleep to all.

[Treysmom]

I'm sorry that happened to your dd. I wish we could make a national commercial or something simular to educate the public. Before Trey's dx I would have done the same thing as the person who dole out the candy. I would like to think I might have asked the childs parents w/ D.

When something like this happens to us I try to teach every one involved what Trey CAN eat. Just the other day I had stares for giving my child skittles in church(he was 64 and this was all we had). I kind of chuckled under my breath at the stares. I was hoping someone would say something about the skittles, but no luck. :rolleyes:

[wilf]

I always appreciate it when DD gets special treatment - it shows people care enough to try to do the right thing. And it gives me a chance to educate them..

[Nancy in VA]

I always appreciate it when DD gets special treatment - it shows people care enough to try to do the right thing. And it gives me a chance to educate them..

I'm kind of the same way. I think it shows that they are trying and they care. I was dropping Emma off at Sunday school one day and the teacher said she had sent her daughter off to the store to get Sugar Free cupcakes and that they looked exactly the same as the others, so Emma wouldn't feel "different". I thought that was great she was thinking of not only Emma's diabetes, but wanting Emma to feel the same as the others. I just told her she didn't need to - I would just read the label and dose Emma on the regular ones.

[Boo]

Thanks for reminding us to choose to see the good intentions of others.

And thanks for the wish of peace and level BG #'s. Unfortunately, my at the 3:00 am BG test, my son was 450. I thought it might be a bad site, and corrected with a syringe (First syringe we've used in over 9 months!!). I didn't feel like doind a site change in the middle of the night, so I figured we'd do it before breakfast at 6:30 am. When my son woke up this morning, he informed me that his pump had been disconnected all night!

SO much for level BGs!! (But I still appreciate the wish ;))