tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19128701.post6099612882183929895..comments2024-01-29T13:03:32.881-05:00Comments on My son has diabetes: Taking out frustrationsPenny Ratzlaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368479901015692591noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19128701.post-58148636666211043962007-09-21T07:48:00.000-04:002007-09-21T07:48:00.000-04:00Hi I am the wife of a diabetic type 1. Just to say...Hi I am the wife of a diabetic type 1. Just to say that I can understand your frustration but don't worry about bad results. It's just a bad day and we all have them! Just have to try harder the next day. Don't let these people get you down you've got to be strong for your son. Just to say that my husband was diagnosed at 7 and lived away at a boarding school for most of his young life. He managed to look after himself with the help of the school masters, and this was when you used to have to pee on a stick to get a (completely irrelavent) result, and use huge syringes to inject the insulin (he got picked on A LOT). He is now 33 and as yet has no serious complications - he looks after himself and does lots of exercise which is great. He still has lots of hypos but doesn't go high into the realms of ketones very often ie only a few times a month. Be strong and know that there are lots of us out here dealing with and getting tired out by diabetes!! Take care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19128701.post-82141804900631361992007-09-18T08:34:00.000-04:002007-09-18T08:34:00.000-04:00Sherry,I'm so sorry for what you are going through...Sherry,<BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry for what you are going through. Sometimes people can be so cruel.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you found another Dr. "Teach him a lesson". That Dr. has no idea the hard lessons your son has already learned, lessons that Dr. knows nothing about. <BR/><BR/>It just frustrates me the extra hoops our kids must jump through as if they don't have enough hurdles already. Why can't people just understand that most of the time we know what we are doing.<BR/><BR/>So, your son's sugars are up lately. While it's unfortunate, it is also unrealistic to think that his sugar will be near-normal all the time. <BR/><BR/>I'll be thinking about you as you deal with school about his 504. I know it's tiring, but you have to fight for what your son needs. And, it sucks.Penny Ratzlaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368479901015692591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19128701.post-5777150130329490592007-09-17T21:44:00.000-04:002007-09-17T21:44:00.000-04:00I just had to comment on your blog! I have a 17 y....I just had to comment on your blog! I have a 17 y.o. that is type 1. Tears flowed as I read this. Having just gone through the DMV trying to take his license because his Dr. thought it would "teach him a lesson" since his levels had been up as of late! (we now have a new Dr.)Then watching him go throught the ups and downs of emotions because his freedom might be taken away. We requested a hearing and just recently went and found out that he can keep his license!! Only to now have the new counselor at his school decide he no longer needs a 504 plan and dropped him. Needless to say I am furious! Anyway, you described your/my feelings so well! Thank you for your honesty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com