Juvenile Diabetes/Type I

Top 2. Mar 25, 2000 1:02 PM

» SusanJ_3 - Welcome to Suite101

Hi Jeni! Welcome to Suite 101. I was diagnosed a year ago with Type 1 diabetes, although I was 23 years old at the time. I take a minimum of 5 insulin shots a day, so I know what your family is going through. I am glad to see a column on Type 1 diabetes, and look forward to reading your articles.

-- posted by SusanJ_3

Top 3. Mar 25, 2000 6:58 PM

» a_wind_of_change - Thanks for the welcome!

Thank you, Irene and Susan for such a warm welcome! I am very pleased to be a part of Suite101 as an editor. I'm also very excited about seeing the discussion area take off and invite everyone to feel free to post often and regularly!

Susan, I'm sure that your experiences since your diagnosis will be very helpful to others that may just beginning the journey and I look forward to your posts smile We are all part of a family that none of us wanted to join, but the love and support of all the members makes it a little more bearable.

Also, if there are any outstanding links or web sites related to juvenile diabetes, particularly research, that I do not have up, please forward the url to me in email so that it can be added to the link list.

Jeni Tambash

-- posted by a_wind_of_change

Top 4. Jul 13, 2000 5:28 PM

» earthangel48 - hi everyone

I have been diabetic for 42 years now. I was only nine when I got diabetes.My life has charged a lot I can;t get it under controlled my bloodsugars are either to high or to low I live in Canada Is there anyone one that live here I go to the website webmd.com that is where I go to I love to talk although my mom passed away Oct 21 so I have been like in a shell. I am married with 1 daughter she is 19 years old and I have a super husband of 30 years He is great dad to. I hope some one will talk with me. I don't know tomany diabetic friends or friends at all.Thanks for listening to me.Is there a chat room here??

Thanks

-- posted by earthangel48

Top 5. Jul 15, 2000 9:14 PM

» a_wind_of_change - Re: Hi Everyone

Hello EarthAngel
Please feel welcome to post here as often as you like as we all understand how isolated this disease can make us all feel at times.
I'm terribly sorry to hear about your mother's death, I imagine you were very close to her and this has been very hard for you and my deepest sympathy goes out to you.
As for your blood sugars being harder to control, part of it may be due to the stress you've experienced at your still recent loss. I hope that you have a doctor or diabetes nurse educator that is working with you and understands what you've been through and can help you get things to where they are a little more manageable.
I hope you find the strength to come out of the shell that you've described...you sound like a kind, caring person and with your years of living with diabetes, I'm sure there are many people that could learn from you.
In the next day or so I will be putting up an article about the emotional support that is a necessity for people with diabetes and their families. I must give you full credit for the inspiration behind it smile

and for reminding us all how important it is to be there for each other.
I don't know if there is anyone with diabetes that lives in you area that visits this area, but maybe someone that reads the message boards that lives in you area Canada will respond personally to you. Regardless, you are very welcome here and I hope that you will become a regular visitor and poster to the site.

-- posted by a_wind_of_change