Fighting the Unseen: Life With Diabetes

First things first, thank you for reaching out to this community on behalf of him [your spouse]. It shows that you are a truly caring partner and supporter of him. Having a spouse reach into the unknown on behalf of you is not something that we find every day. So, thank you for that.

Second, I cannot promise that my suggestions work and I'm sure some of it won't even apply to your situation, but I'm going to offer what I know and hope that it helps.

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Alcohol is fun, yes?  It's a chance to let loose, have reckless abandon and the ability to "shut off" your mind for just a few hours.

But alcohol use and the Big D are... not so good together.  We need to have the ability to have fun with reckless abandon, but to also have caution in the backs of our minds and meters in our pockets.

Sounds impossible?  It's really not too bad.

During a discussion, a non-diabetic asked a very interesting question:

"Is Managing Diabetes Intimate and Personal?"

I replied:

It is very intimate in the way that many diabetics don't want other people, especially strangers, to know that they're "broken." I know it took me years and years before I had the nerve to inject in public. It's embarrassing because you know that people are noticing and watching, curious. It...

July 27, 2009

No, not on my part- on my friend's part. I've been type one diabetic for 11 years. I used to hide it, but now when I meet someone new and think they're capable of having a mature relationship with me, I whip out my meter and test my blood glucose in front of them. If they're uncomfortable, I'm at the point now where it's really too bad for them. I have things that I need to take care of in order to live, and if they don't like it, they can look away. Right?

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