Do you accept your diabetes?

[Ellen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtdreXfK9q0

Made me wonder - How would you answer the question - do you accept your child's diabetes?

[hrtmom3]

Originally Posted by Ellen

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do you accept your child's diabetes?

Without any hesitation, I quickly answered yes to myself. Then I watched the video. I had tears forming as I watched. Maybe, I don't COMPLETELY accept it. That video does make you think. Thanks for sharing it.

[Becky Stevens mom]

A great video. Do I accept Stevens diabetes? Yes, I can say that without hesitation I live by the words of The Serenity prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

It makes for a more peaceful life if I live my life this way. Sometimes its real hard but necessary

[StillMamamia]

Do I accept Ian's diabetes. Heck yes!
Do I like living with it? Heck no!

[tracy true]

I accept Jakes diabetes , i think you have to . Same as Paula i dont like living with it .

[ScottB]

We felt we had no choice and had to accept it. Whether we liked it or not isn't the point, the point is that this was the "hand of cards" life dealt our son and feeling sorry for ourselves wasn't going to make it go away or make it better. If we truly wanted our son to live a productive life then we had to take it on the chin ASAP in order to move forward.

[caspi]

Originally Posted by ScottB

We felt we had no choice and had to accept it. Whether we liked it or not isn't the point, the point is that this was the "hand of cards" life dealt our son and feeling sorry for ourselves wasn't going to make it go away or make it better. If we truly wanted our son to live a productive life then we had to take it on the chin ASAP in order to move forward.

Well said........

[Tricia22]

Wow Ellen!! What a question! I have had a massive crush on this guy since I first discovered him a year and a half or so ago! Tee hee!

Okay... back to your question... as a PWD myself... I... well... I have gone back and forth. I have had moments where I felt like I truly accepted the hand that was dealt to me, I have had moments where I just can't deal with the fact that I have this disease.

The true turning point for me, and I hope Laura Billetdeaux is reading this... was my first FFL this summer. I came home frmo the conference, and basically spent the next 2 days in tears. Happy tears, relief tears, just tears about what everyone there, including me has to go through every single day. Now, after having been to FFL this summer, I can truly say that I do accept my diabetes fully. It is a part of who I am. It has helped to make me who I am today. Diabetes is potentially shaping the career path I go on after graduation. I never really thought I had issues with wanting to hide my diabetes, but during FFL, I realized I actually did have insecurities about my diabetes. Everyone was whipping out their glucometers right and left at the dinner tables, and I was checking my number under the table, like I always did at home. People had pumps clipped wherever, and I had mine in my pocket. Not out of convenience I will add. I wasn't "abnormal" at FFL. I wasn't unique for having diabetes. FFL changed my point of view about diabetes in so many ways, and for that I am so thankful! Now, I wear my pump wherever, I wear tank tops with sites on my arms, I have my pump clipped and showing on my pants rather than hidden in a pocket. I test my blood sugar on top of the table at restaurants now. I have no diabetes shame anymore. Thank you to Laura and Jeff for the conference, and especially to Mary Podjasek for the scholarship which is the only way I would ahve ever been able to attend. I truly hope this was not my first AND LAST FFL conference.

[StillMamamia]

Great post Tricia!

[OSUMom]

Tricia what a beautiful post. You brought me to tears so early in the morning. Happy tears! You're awesome, and Jeff & Laura are awesome too!!! FFL just rocks!!