tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post8667265869266134846..comments2023-09-18T10:25:26.878-05:00Comments on A Shot in the Dark: Growing PainSandra Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664436447708465809noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-27735751700715955242010-03-31T20:36:43.784-05:002010-03-31T20:36:43.784-05:00Well how is he doing? I have type one and am havi...Well how is he doing? I have type one and am having issues at the moment. I did a search for diabetes blogs and stumbled across yours.adamhttp://dailydeed.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-71202464425729735612010-01-29T04:58:07.968-06:002010-01-29T04:58:07.968-06:00AMAZING...I feel this struggle and my Joe is only ...AMAZING...I feel this struggle and my Joe is only 6...thank you for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895126112651188056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-76529419003871872152009-12-28T02:00:49.058-06:002009-12-28T02:00:49.058-06:00Sandra, my son Casey will be 14 in 2 weeks and has...Sandra, my son Casey will be 14 in 2 weeks and has had D for 7 years. Since he has had it for more than half of his life, he has been responsible for quite some time. BUT, we noticed in the last year or so that we, too, are banging heads and arguing about "how it sucks so bad to have diabetes". He hates it, we hate it, and there is nothing that we can do about it. Being a teenager Maureennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-87542249900359913002009-12-13T06:05:46.208-06:002009-12-13T06:05:46.208-06:00Timely post, for us. You see, even though we say ...Timely post, for us. You see, even though we say she eats what other kids eat, has a normal diet, she does not have freedom in her diet. Freedom such as having dinner, having dessert but having another extra dessert.. No. Or eating right before bedtime. Or having not one, but three snacks before dinner. Teens are hungry and like to snack. Everything we have been told by the endo about timingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-84091446065604851942009-12-04T11:19:22.324-06:002009-12-04T11:19:22.324-06:00Great post, Sandra.Great post, Sandra.Lyrehcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731508321420598343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-37862202595755011222009-12-04T03:21:44.614-06:002009-12-04T03:21:44.614-06:00I saw your link on the CWD weekly email and I just...I saw your link on the CWD weekly email and I just read your post. I too am in tears sitting at my desk, because we went through this EXACT same thing a few months ago.<br /><br />My 6 year old daughter has had diabetes since she was 3. A few months back we started to notice the same thing - unexplained highs, and the gradual realization that she was sneaking food, and predominantly the glucose Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172892589851268530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-6705034491141517572009-12-03T21:07:08.727-06:002009-12-03T21:07:08.727-06:00Thanks so much for sharing this; I am pretty much ...Thanks so much for sharing this; I am pretty much in the same boat with my 12-going-on-20 year old daughter. It's so HARD to let go, and trust that she will do the right thing, all the while knowing that the odds are against her doing the right thing....sigh.... I am grateful for your insight, though, and work towards doing the same thing with her. Big hugs to you!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735108106224821900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-36628145439032235162009-12-03T16:16:36.708-06:002009-12-03T16:16:36.708-06:00Molly -
Thank you for your candor. While Joseph ...Molly -<br /><br />Thank you for your candor. While Joseph seems to be thriving since we've given him more freedom, he's still a teenager.<br /><br />Still human.<br /><br />It scares me to think of the mistakes, the choices he will likely make that carry the potential to hurt him.<br /><br />But then, how will he ever trust himself to handle this if <i>we</i> don't trust him?<br /><Sandra Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664436447708465809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-79984361262650614862009-12-03T09:53:15.266-06:002009-12-03T09:53:15.266-06:00Thank you Sandra. I will take you up on that holl...Thank you Sandra. I will take you up on that holler offer :)<br /><br />He is a smart kid. With that, I think we expect too much from him forgetting that he's just a kid. But with HUMONGOUS responsibility toward his health that he can't get away from.<br /><br />It's very confusing as to how to go about making sure that he be responsible without pressuring him beyond his Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082031887238694358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-28358506838204474042009-12-03T09:42:20.431-06:002009-12-03T09:42:20.431-06:00Sandra -
I read posts like this and realize once ...Sandra -<br /><br />I read posts like this and realize once again just how much my mother went through to get me to where I am today, healthy. And these realizations mean an awful lot to me. Thank you. <br /><br />Having been that teenager - and I mean *that* teenager exactly - I think you've got it right. We test our boundaries when there ARE boundaries to test, particularly when we'Nicole Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847231791131970750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-72480710029960521822009-12-02T17:55:51.282-06:002009-12-02T17:55:51.282-06:00Sandra,
I have thought about responding several t...Sandra,<br /><br />I have thought about responding several times...and each time I get a wave of emotion.<br /><br />I was a child who had diabetes. And I didn't always test (in fact, before my appointments I would make up numbers for my logbook--there was no meter downloading back then. Only chemstrips so I could get away with it), I skipped shots, ate without thinking, etc. <br /><br />The Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563743917551672283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-18909861700244881322009-12-02T17:05:00.406-06:002009-12-02T17:05:00.406-06:00Melinda -
Thank you for chiming in here.
Wow... ...Melinda -<br /><br />Thank you for chiming in here.<br /><br />Wow... 25% compliance. <br /><br />Though, come to think of it-- Joseph told me after he went to camp last summer that of all the guys in his cabin, he was the only one with an A1c in the single digits!<br /><br />Rich -<br /><br />You wrote:<br /><br />"I just know how hard it is to catch yourself and think through the big Sandra Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664436447708465809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-39320857308365313892009-12-02T15:28:27.810-06:002009-12-02T15:28:27.810-06:00OMG, THANK YOU for posting this. We have been goi...OMG, THANK YOU for posting this. We have been going through the same exact situation with Brendon. As a result, his A1C has been a 8.1 and 8.0...the highest they've been since he was diagnosed.<br /><br />I was at my wits end trying to get him to bolus and check himself and making him realize how dangerous it was for his numbers to be so high.<br /><br />I felt like the worst mother for notShannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082031887238694358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-86987966560525690242009-12-02T15:14:13.602-06:002009-12-02T15:14:13.602-06:00You're obviously a loving mom who wants the ve...You're obviously a loving mom who wants the very best for her son. Hugs!mom of 2 sonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08743642558363641404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1716419802997885622009-12-02T14:43:40.512-06:002009-12-02T14:43:40.512-06:00Hi Sandra - Joseph and my daughter are the same ag...Hi Sandra - Joseph and my daughter are the same age and were dxd around the same time. We hit this wall a few weeks ago and this was our solution. She really wants a facebook page - I really do not want her to have 1. I really want her to work at her Diabetes - she does not want to. So, she proves to me that she can manage this disease more independently and I will give in on the facebook Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-22317379699376364982009-12-02T14:25:37.276-06:002009-12-02T14:25:37.276-06:00I couldn't believe how much of your blog rang ...I couldn't believe how much of your blog rang true for me. I'm the mom of two teenage diabetic sons, ages 13 and 16. We've been dealing with this for 15 years now. It seems that each stage of their lives brings different challenges. They are both intelligent and responsible young men but sometimes can't explain their neglect of their disease. I'm going to try implementingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-28416651704869625032009-12-02T13:51:06.413-06:002009-12-02T13:51:06.413-06:00Sandra, this is hard stuff as you all know. As a p...Sandra, this is hard stuff as you all know. As a parent of a teenager <i>without</i> diabetes, I get a tiny sense of what it's like for you. I think you've made a great move for both of you, BIG kudos.<br /><br />Hmm, the captcha word is thednet. <b>The D-net</b>, how appropriate.Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936264471078732019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-67926649949950454522009-12-02T11:52:16.812-06:002009-12-02T11:52:16.812-06:00Also, wanted to echo what everyone else has said a...Also, wanted to echo what everyone else has said already. I still think you're doing an awesome job. <br /><br />Being a mom is a very hard job. When you throw diabetes in the mix I think it makes it that much harder. But, you handled this with the grace I have come to admire about you over the past several years.Penny Ratzlaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368479901015692591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-58919221533175591272009-12-02T11:46:41.217-06:002009-12-02T11:46:41.217-06:00Sandra,
From the moment I started this post I cou...Sandra,<br /><br />From the moment I started this post I could see where it was heading and the tears started. <br /><br />Just yesterday when I told Riley we needed to go home (from his grandmother's house after school) and change his needle he gave me a hard time about it. When I told him that if we didn't go on and change it his sugar might go up over 500 he looked at me and said &Penny Ratzlaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368479901015692591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-70024636194310104462009-12-01T19:20:06.455-06:002009-12-01T19:20:06.455-06:00Sandra,
The tears in my eyes are only a small...Sandra,<br /> The tears in my eyes are only a small part of the emotions I am feeling after reading your post. As a Dad of a T1 teen, I felt the emotions and reactions I would have, and could only pray that I would be able to handle the follow-up and the post discovery with the grace you demonstrated. And that doesn’t mean I think it wasn’t a struggle for you ;-) , I just know how hard it Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742205482394770269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-38560313326496535402009-12-01T18:19:10.735-06:002009-12-01T18:19:10.735-06:00I have tears in my eyes reading your post. My 17 y...I have tears in my eyes reading your post. My 17 yo son has had Type 1 for 12 years. 6 weeks after he was diagnosed we went to diabetes family camp, and I remember the endo there saying that 25% compliance with their insulin regimen was average for teens. AVERAGE! I was stunned. This was back with MDI of R and NPH, pre humalog and pumps. All of our teens are striving for independence, but the oneMelindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-7474455174787514852009-12-01T17:08:23.860-06:002009-12-01T17:08:23.860-06:00Kassie -
You know, after I wrote this out, I almo...Kassie -<br /><br />You know, after I wrote this out, I almost didn't post it-- but then I thought about how much better, how less afraid I felt when I discovered that other families were going through the same kind of thing.<br /><br />So yes, feel free to share our experience.<br /><br />Val -<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />We'll both take those hugs. :-)<br /><br />phonelady -<br /><br Sandra Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664436447708465809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-38103965889133081382009-12-01T15:52:16.056-06:002009-12-01T15:52:16.056-06:00Because you are an "amazing" mom, Joseph...Because you are an "amazing" mom, Joseph will continue to be a great young man. We all learn from our errors. Aren't we lucky?!meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217152983030885746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-5558577027221927712009-12-01T15:29:56.010-06:002009-12-01T15:29:56.010-06:00Sandra, I'm sorry that you both had to go thro...Sandra, I'm sorry that you both had to go through the tough emotions of this. With being sorry though, this is a fantastic post that will serve many, many parents dealing with similar things. <br /><br />There's a whole messload of rebellion that I went through, and for no really good reason. I think it's almost just part of growing up with D. Sucks big time, for sure. <br /><br Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-41367929259051465052009-12-01T14:53:07.723-06:002009-12-01T14:53:07.723-06:00Sandra,
I think you're absolutely right about...Sandra,<br /><br />I think you're absolutely right about this (and hence I till think you're awesome!)<br /><br />I went through a... rebellion, I guess I'd call it, when I was in my early teenage years. I didn't sneak food so much as completely stop bolusing for lunch. The real deception was that I would stop on the way home from school to squirt a few units out of my insulin penCarohttp://www.diabetesdaily.com/parkernoreply@blogger.com