tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post96906455247412934..comments2024-01-22T00:46:35.341-08:00Comments on Our Diabetic Life: It’s in the eye of the beholderMerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752883120541646427noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-79415587071858672912010-12-15T20:02:31.889-08:002010-12-15T20:02:31.889-08:00I hear ya! Glad things turned out okay and thankf...I hear ya! Glad things turned out okay and thankful to hear that despite it all your family has their priorities straight. I think that is definitely one silver lining of this disease, it puts life into perspective daily so that we don't take a lot for granted. <br />Enjoy today :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210820513382353417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-50568419519629082542010-12-15T17:42:35.451-08:002010-12-15T17:42:35.451-08:00Great post, Meri! And thanks for the wonderful com...Great post, Meri! And thanks for the wonderful comment on my side earlier... Loved that: "Oh Snap!..." I'm on the same page as you are, just honored to be lumped in the same category as others like yourself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-64293791743373426422010-12-15T15:34:07.877-08:002010-12-15T15:34:07.877-08:00Yowza! 4.1? We had a 3.7 and it was NOT pretty. ...Yowza! 4.1? We had a 3.7 and it was NOT pretty. Glad he's ok...<br /><br />Yeah... normal. Normal shmormal. Who wants to be ordinary anyway? <br /><br />It IS so normal to us, though, isn't it. It's easy to forget that to outsiders what we do is.... strange, sad, scary.... <br /><br />All I can do is try to let Sweets be as normal as possible while pounding into her head that it's not so bad to be different. And pray!<br /><br />((hugs))Hallie Addingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331775099035220917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-40181499403707200872010-12-15T12:41:51.171-08:002010-12-15T12:41:51.171-08:00I felt kind of sick to my stomach reading that...t...I felt kind of sick to my stomach reading that...the ketones at 4.1 and all... So sorry that happened to B at all let alone when he had a friend over. You guys rock.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10314630344481444551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-21325034516084788512010-12-15T05:27:46.686-08:002010-12-15T05:27:46.686-08:00I've wondered for years - what is normal? Is ...I've wondered for years - what is normal? Is there such a thing - my normal is different than your normal? But darn it, the D normal really stinks. Drew's not buying it when I have tried to build up 'having diabetes is a kind of a gift (yes, he is looking at me kind of bizzare like, right about now) - you've met amazing people, had amazing experiences and are more intune with your bodies needs more than anyone could dream of. Can you tell I'm trying to talk myself into it right about now? <br />Very rarely does anything with D surprise me but this past weekend as I'm cooking/baking when my mom visited, I was getting dinner on the table turned around and saw my mom, my husband and my son - all testing. it hit me like a sock in the gut and I found myself turning to hide my tears. All we have done and they still have it? I guess we all just keep on being normal. Happy Holidays everyone!Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-47122149859328757762010-12-14T21:59:12.228-08:002010-12-14T21:59:12.228-08:00Another great post, thank you Meri! How could I sa...Another great post, thank you Meri! How could I say it better. I am so with you. <br /><br />My kids' friends all know what is "normal" in our house. Thankfully none, yet, have baulked at it. Isabel is only 4 and still at pre-school - let's see what happens next year when she goes to "big school" and makes a new set of friends. We'll roll with the punches, if there are any!KerryChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921886234657553154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-75850151348666720902010-12-14T16:07:28.732-08:002010-12-14T16:07:28.732-08:00NOTHING ELSE MATTERS!!
Sorry D had to act like a ...NOTHING ELSE MATTERS!!<br /><br />Sorry D had to act like a biotch! It figures... right?Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07192247387107228743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-30490695847485145262010-12-14T13:57:57.121-08:002010-12-14T13:57:57.121-08:00Well my Dear...BIG TIME BUH-MER! I have so been t...Well my Dear...BIG TIME BUH-MER! I have so been there too...actually this post is pretty current with some things I have been going through on the Hockey Bench with Joe's D' Care and his teammates taking it all in.<br /><br />Normal it is not. I will not try and even say that b/c it is not true. Different, yes. Different, sure. I am a FAN of DIFFERENT.<br /><br />Thanks, as always for leading your Diabetic Life with grace and sharing it with the rest of us.<br /><br />Love You.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895126112651188056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-78798597255187020322010-12-14T13:32:56.365-08:002010-12-14T13:32:56.365-08:00What did B think of the boy leaving? Was it his fr...What did B think of the boy leaving? Was it his friend?Renatahttp://www.thediabeticduo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-59703153562690977022010-12-14T12:29:58.495-08:002010-12-14T12:29:58.495-08:00I just love you and your beautiful posts! Well sa...I just love you and your beautiful posts! Well said my friend, NOTHING else matters. Sorry for the crappy night/morning. Hopefully you won't have another for a very long time!Heidi =)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03050944024956869185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-86486749305992507172010-12-14T12:14:55.835-08:002010-12-14T12:14:55.835-08:00"Normal" is only a setting on a washing ..."Normal" is only a setting on a washing machine! (((HUGS)))Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05219957703310589818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-79846939578006973042010-12-14T11:24:11.899-08:002010-12-14T11:24:11.899-08:00So sorry D reared its ugly head at the sleepover. ...So sorry D reared its ugly head at the sleepover. Glad all ended well. I agree we go through diabetes motions with the same normality as tying our shoes or brushing our teeth. It didnt hit me how others saw it until I was weighing Js food and a friend said ''i could never do all this. Wow''. I said you would have no choice. But I actually saw how it looks to others. How high his needs are etc. But this is our normal and nothing else matters.Alexis Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671634676455946839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-12549762315978522032010-12-14T11:08:36.119-08:002010-12-14T11:08:36.119-08:00I think normal is over rated.I think normal is over rated.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137611120689810820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-29188476417455607062010-12-14T10:40:11.380-08:002010-12-14T10:40:11.380-08:00NORMAL? Normal flew out the window the day of diag...NORMAL? Normal flew out the window the day of diagnosis..........if there ever really was any "normal" in my life anyway!! HA!<br /><br />The good of all that night, B will find out if this friend is truely a friend and comes back for more! I pray he is and does. <br />And sometimes, the outsiders need a glimpse to fully understand the impact of diabetes. <br />That, and it explains our insanity! ;):) Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007765987473563241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-35433282975870649492010-12-14T09:57:30.272-08:002010-12-14T09:57:30.272-08:00Oh, oh ...... me, me, me!!!!! In the back! The o...Oh, oh ...... me, me, me!!!!! In the back! The one with the hands waving wildly in the air! <br /><br />I know the answer to "What else matters?" !!!!!<br /><br />N-O-T-H-I-N-G. Who knows why the boy left early. It could be all about him and nothing about what happened at your house. <br /><br />Remember when you were a kid and would spend some time in another friend's house? Everything from the different smells to the furniture to the style of kitchen dishes to the sounds of the home to the meals served to the pets to the type of laundry detergent was different. ALL of these things in combination made me want to go back home to my familiar surroundings. Too MANY things are different than what we are used to and as kids, we feel better at home.<br /><br />What I am trying to say is I bet the boy didn't leave because of he thought your family was weird. He left because he wanted to be back with what he knows to be normal in his family. <br /><br />What matters is you love your boys and they love you and you take care of them and they KNOW this and then throw in your hubilicious and that fantastic superdog and everything is just crazy GOOD ........ and yours.<br /><br />Normal is whatever you make it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826248976364694184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-73272414680934908152010-12-14T09:43:47.176-08:002010-12-14T09:43:47.176-08:00Wow, how unfortunate, however "D" usuall...Wow, how unfortunate, however "D" usually chooses the most inappropriate times to get ugly. Cheers to you for your resilliance and your attitude. Hugs to your family....how lucky they are to have a matriarch with such class and character!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00870962636432068988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-88193290835504959052010-12-14T09:26:16.045-08:002010-12-14T09:26:16.045-08:00I can agree wholeheartedly, our normal is definate...I can agree wholeheartedly, our normal is definately not normal to new eyes. I'm also usually not aware of it until we are in a setting...like a restaraunt, and we whip out meters, test strips and insulin bags. It's then that I often feel the eyes on us and sometimes feel uncomfortable, wondering if I should be hiding this from the world. <br /><br />But...I don't ever want my girls to feel like their diabetes is something we should 'hide'...it's such a tough spot. <br /><br />I'm sooooo sorry that the sleepover didn't go as planned, life can throw us a curve ball when we least expect it or want it :( I hope that he is feeling better soon :)<br /><br />(((hugs)))conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365385305270234889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-50889616816324251982010-12-14T09:11:57.722-08:002010-12-14T09:11:57.722-08:00Aw. I'm so sorry D had to rain on the sleepove...Aw. I'm so sorry D had to rain on the sleepover parade. Made me sad that the boy chose to go home early. :(<br /><br />It's so true that to us it's all normal, then outside the bubble the normal doesn't seem quite so, despite how many people know and may even understand. Somehow it feels like the eyes are always looking and wondering and who knows what thoughts are going on behind those eyes.<br /><br />But the reality is that your boys do lead very, very normal lives despite this very un-normal thing in it. As you said, something like this happens maybe once a year. Even though seldom, it still stings when it happens. <br /><br />I keep thinking about yesterday's post and about M's attitude about all of this and I think that speaks volumes about what you've prioritized for your family. You've made it not that big of a deal for them - you did that Meri. Despite the challenges, overall your boys are leading very normal and happy lives.Lorraine of "This is Caleb..."https://www.blogger.com/profile/09315834486942916744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-50418513850166429292010-12-14T09:10:18.907-08:002010-12-14T09:10:18.907-08:00When I was a kid (before diabetes was cared for th...When I was a kid (before diabetes was cared for the way it is today), I spent the night with a friend and had a severe low in the middle of the night. They had to call my mom to come get me and everything. Our normal isn't normal for everyone. But it's normal for us. And as long as we do our best to help people understand what our "normal" is, that's all we can do.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108867545803896885noreply@blogger.com