Families

Posted on March 8, 2010
Filed Under Eating Habits, In My Opinion, New D Parents | 1 Comment

I read two posts last week that made me both laugh and cry. I had been in similar situations as these and both situations were wrapped up neatly with a supportive family member.

Meri over at Our Diabetic Life, litterally had me in stitches. I am pretty sure that wasn’t how it was intended, but I had SO been there and DONE that. I saw myself in her words. Meri has 3 Diabetic children and has been doing the mommy balance of trying to let her eldest son take over some of his diabetes responsibilities while still keeping an eye on things. She found out that he was, well, blowing it all off and was sent into a tail spin. She couldn’t beleive it and went pretty much went into a rant in the middle of a restaurant. This is about where I went into fits. Because she was in the middle of her crazy, hands waving, full on fit when her husband calmly sat her down and put things right again. (I can’t find the exact blog post, so Meri if you are reading this can you send it to me so I can share it with my lovely readers???). I can’t tell you how many times I have been on the rage (where you know you are throwing a fit, you know everyone else knows you are throwing a fit, but you keep throwing it anyhow) only to have my supportive husband set it straight. I usually fight back, unlike Meri, but we both still know he is right.

Another post I read last week was over at Diabetes Sweeties. Kacey had been counting her carbs pretty consistently and Mom decided she could handle things on her own this time. Why should tonight be any different than when she is hovering?  Ended up that Kacey miscounted and didn’t take enough insulin. She had a meltdown right then and there. I know, I know…not enough insulin no big deal…but I have to say, it’s kind of cool that she thinks enough of it to be upset about making a mistake. The decision was made that Kacey couldn’t have ice cream, so her sister joined her as well as the rest of the family and they all went without ice cream that night.

I read quite a few blogs every day. My favorite posts are ones where the family steps in and helps out. These above don’t seem like much, but think about it if Meri didn’t have a calming husband to bounce things off of…think about how Kacey would have felt if she had to watch her family eat ice cream while she went without. It’s the little things that if are ignored or allowed to fester turn into big things later in life. Having a supportive family makes all the difference in the world when the D is involved. Whether you have one person or an entire brood of diabetics in your family, try and be as supportive as possible. Whether you understand what they are going through or agree with how they handle things…really doesn’t matter. All you need to to is show them that you are there for them 100%. Laugh with them, love them and support them.

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One Response to “Families”

  1. Meri on March 8th, 2010 6:24 pm

    I love that my misery makes people smile! Seriously, I look back and it totally makes me laugh too!!

    The post is called “pulling the break on the runaway train.”

    My husband is a blessing for sure. He balances out my crazy. Thank goodness for family and friends that are willing to help, and best of all…LISTEN.

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