Joy from the concerts and dancing and sorrow with the news. Rollercoaster of a weekend, huh.
One good thing, diabetes is controllable. With proper dietary and physical precautions and checking your insulin/bloodsugar levels frequently many people live very, very long lives after diagnosis. Perhaps they caught it early enough to have minimal complications. Actually I heard many live longer than non-diabetics because they take better care of themselves and learn to listen to their bodies better too.
Yeah, it's been a rough weekend. Luckily, I'm about to go home - much earlier than I expected. I had been told we would be here until after midnight. Thank goodness for cooperative clients!
Thanks for the pep talk about Mom. I know it's treatable, but it's still a scary thing to me. I guess I need to do like I do with everything else - read everything I can about it, so I'm not afraid anymore. Hard to think about your parents getting older or getting sick. My mom is so young to me.
I haven't been able to talk to her since she found out last night. I called pretty early this morning, but she was still asleep, and when I called on my way into work this afternoon, she was taking a nap. Poor Mom. Going to try to call her here in a second. I hate that I am not going to see her until Thanksgiving.
Like most of us control freaks out here, it's the unknown that freaks the hell out of us. Asking alot of questions and reading up will help ease your mind.
Maybe working all the OT will help keep your mind busy until you can see her?
Yeah, working yesterday helped. Otherwise, I would have been sitting around the house worrying. We go on vacation this Wednesday for almost a week, so that will take my mind off it, too. I finally talked to her last night, and she was pretty down in the dumps. Thanksgiving needs to hurry up and get here...
Diabetes is very very manageable. Austin was diagnosed two years ago right before THanksgiving. It was so scary at first, but even now when he has relapses and forgets his medicine, we are still able to take care ofi t at home and not have to ttake him to the hospital. It's still a shock and a horror when you first find out, and there will always be frustrating moments, but I think that diabetes is just your body's way of telling you that you have be extra gentle with it.
With you and your family to support her, your mom will do great.
Thanks, I appreciate that. Mom said last night that once she's over her kidney infection, she will get into see her regular doctor, to see what her options are. She said my grandma (her mom) takes medication, rather than shots. I have no clue what the treatments entail. She's worried because I'm sure it's expensive - and my parents don't have any insurance. They have a very hard time financially - my dad is a contractor, and my mom doesn't work.
Do you know Leah Eckstrom? SHe is also diabetic and does not have insurance, but she is on a program where she gets her medication and equipment for a very reasonable price. I'll have to ask her the next time I See her to find out.
One good thing, diabetes is controllable. With proper dietary and physical precautions and checking your insulin/bloodsugar levels frequently many people live very, very long lives after diagnosis. Perhaps they caught it early enough to have minimal complications. Actually I heard many live longer than non-diabetics because they take better care of themselves and learn to listen to their bodies better too.
So silver lining somewhere. Hang in there doll!
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Thanks for the pep talk about Mom. I know it's treatable, but it's still a scary thing to me. I guess I need to do like I do with everything else - read everything I can about it, so I'm not afraid anymore. Hard to think about your parents getting older or getting sick. My mom is so young to me.
I haven't been able to talk to her since she found out last night. I called pretty early this morning, but she was still asleep, and when I called on my way into work this afternoon, she was taking a nap. Poor Mom. Going to try to call her here in a second. I hate that I am not going to see her until Thanksgiving.
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Maybe working all the OT will help keep your mind busy until you can see her?
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With you and your family to support her, your mom will do great.
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