Comments on: On Motherhood and Diabetes: Bittersweet http://www.diabetesmine.com/2005/04/on_motherhood_a.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: dvla http://www.diabetesmine.com/2005/04/on_motherhood_a.html/comment-page-1#comment-522886 dvla Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:23:38 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2005/04/15/on-motherhood-and-diabetes-bittersweet/#comment-522886 Thanks for writing this. “med-sins” I love it. Thanks for writing this. “med-sins” I love it.

]]> By: Christi Drew http://www.diabetesmine.com/2005/04/on_motherhood_a.html/comment-page-1#comment-518681 Christi Drew Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:11:12 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2005/04/15/on-motherhood-and-diabetes-bittersweet/#comment-518681 Amy, I have been living with diabetes for 28 years and have always felt alone in my struggle, until I actually searched the internet and came across your website, and now im hooked !!!!. Honestly in all my ups and downs I never considered what my mum went through !! she is my hero !!!. Thanks Christi Amy,

I have been living with diabetes for 28 years and have always felt alone in my struggle, until I actually searched the internet and came across your website, and now im hooked !!!!. Honestly in all my ups and downs I never considered what my mum went through !! she is my hero !!!.

Thanks
Christi

]]> By: Margaret http://www.diabetesmine.com/2005/04/on_motherhood_a.html/comment-page-1#comment-33946 Margaret Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:14:52 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2005/04/15/on-motherhood-and-diabetes-bittersweet/#comment-33946 Laura, you're incredible. thanks for the humor, right about now I needed it. Thanks, Margaret Laura, you’re incredible. thanks for the humor, right about now I needed it.
Thanks, Margaret

]]> By: Sandra Miller http://www.diabetesmine.com/2005/04/on_motherhood_a.html/comment-page-1#comment-33945 Sandra Miller Tue, 03 May 2005 17:27:45 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2005/04/15/on-motherhood-and-diabetes-bittersweet/#comment-33945 Amy, Thank you for suggesting I check out this post. Maybe it's because we're having a really rough day, but I broke down reading it. You're right, this is very, very hard. Most days I think we're doing pretty well, but then it all seems to go out the window when something changes-- activity level, stress, illness-- and Joseph's sugars go wild. Anyhow, thanks for what you're doing here. Your positive attitude and willingness to share your knowledge with the rest of us truly is an inspiration. Amy,

Thank you for suggesting I check out this post. Maybe it’s because we’re having a really rough day, but I broke down reading it. You’re right, this is very, very hard. Most days I think we’re doing pretty well, but then it all seems to go out the window when something changes– activity level, stress, illness– and Joseph’s sugars go wild.

Anyhow, thanks for what you’re doing here. Your positive attitude and willingness to share your knowledge with the rest of us truly is an inspiration.

]]> By: Martha O'Connor http://www.diabetesmine.com/2005/04/on_motherhood_a.html/comment-page-1#comment-33944 Martha O'Connor Sat, 16 Apr 2005 05:27:54 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2005/04/15/on-motherhood-and-diabetes-bittersweet/#comment-33944 Hi Amy, Thanks for writing this. You are inspiration to all of us with your optimism, information and drive. Lots of love, Martha Hi Amy,
Thanks for writing this. You are inspiration to all of us with your optimism, information and drive. Lots of love, Martha

]]> By: Martha O'Connor http://www.diabetesmine.com/2005/04/on_motherhood_a.html/comment-page-1#comment-247750 Martha O'Connor Sat, 16 Apr 2005 05:27:54 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2005/04/15/on-motherhood-and-diabetes-bittersweet/#comment-247750 Hi Amy, Thanks for writing this. You are inspiration to all of us with your optimism, information and drive. Lots of love, Martha Hi Amy,
Thanks for writing this. You are inspiration to all of us with your optimism, information and drive. Lots of love, Martha

]]> By: Martha O'Connor http://www.diabetesmine.com/2005/04/on_motherhood_a.html/comment-page-1#comment-241244 Martha O'Connor Sat, 16 Apr 2005 05:27:54 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2005/04/15/on-motherhood-and-diabetes-bittersweet/#comment-241244 Hi Amy, Thanks for writing this. You are inspiration to all of us with your optimism, information and drive. Lots of love, Martha Hi Amy,
Thanks for writing this. You are inspiration to all of us with your optimism, information and drive. Lots of love, Martha

]]> By: Elinor Acterman http://www.diabetesmine.com/2005/04/on_motherhood_a.html/comment-page-1#comment-33943 Elinor Acterman Sat, 16 Apr 2005 03:56:29 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2005/04/15/on-motherhood-and-diabetes-bittersweet/#comment-33943 As a mother, I was very touched by your article. No matter how old your child is or how responsible when one becomes a mother worry is a constant right along with love. Twas ever thus. As a mother, I was very touched by your article. No matter how old your child is or how responsible
when one becomes a mother worry is a constant right along with love.
Twas ever thus.

]]> By: Shannon Lewis http://www.diabetesmine.com/2005/04/on_motherhood_a.html/comment-page-1#comment-33942 Shannon Lewis Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:52:19 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2005/04/15/on-motherhood-and-diabetes-bittersweet/#comment-33942 All of what you said is why I pushed so hard for getting the pump. Eating ice cream for dinner to get the requisite number of carbs was becoming too commonplace. Flicking bubbles out of the syringe while my baby and toddler were screaming and Brendon asking for more food when he wasn't supposed to and making sure he ate at the exact same times everyday even if we were on the road to a place hours away was a pain in the neck to say the least. Now with the pump, he can have a normal lifestyle in the midst of a crazy health problem. My biggest worry is when he's on his own as an adult and he has some sort of flu and the last thing you want to think about is checking blood sugars and figuring out how the heck to keep your sugars up when you can't keep anything down. There's no one to pass the torch to unless you have a very supportive significant other who is willing to take on some of the burden. I give diabetics all the credit in the world for tackling a disease that never gives them a break. Thanks for this article Amy! All of what you said is why I pushed so hard for getting the pump. Eating ice cream for dinner to get the requisite number of carbs was becoming too commonplace. Flicking bubbles out of the syringe while my baby and toddler were screaming and Brendon asking for more food when he wasn’t supposed to and making sure he ate at the exact same times everyday even if we were on the road to a place hours away was a pain in the neck to say the least. Now with the pump, he can have a normal lifestyle in the midst of a crazy health problem. My biggest worry is when he’s on his own as an adult and he has some sort of flu and the last thing you want to think about is checking blood sugars and figuring out how the heck to keep your sugars up when you can’t keep anything down. There’s no one to pass the torch to unless you have a very supportive significant other who is willing to take on some of the burden. I give diabetics all the credit in the world for tackling a disease that never gives them a break. Thanks for this article Amy!

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