Comments on: The Diabetic Partner Follies, Act 13: What Kind of Crisis Will It Take?! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/02/the_diabetic_pa.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:52:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dennis http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/02/the_diabetic_pa.html/comment-page-1#comment-37050 Dennis Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:25:06 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/02/15/the-diabetic-partner-follies-act-13-what-kind-of-crisis-will-it-take/#comment-37050 FYI Ladies... After meeting with over 100 (and counting) T2 Men thru the VA? #1- They aren;t going ot do much of anything a woman tells them to do, that they don't want too.. #2- They are men, not Women..meaning? They will eat what they want , when they want and Drink what they want, when they want #3- Over 55% of Older Married Men are Bored with their Lives and Wives.. and the other 50% are Divorced ( at least once ) #4- over 65% who do have a Serious complication from not Being a Good Boy, end up falling off the wagon with in 6 mos after... #5-and you wonder why you women Live longer than Men? Human Nature FYI Ladies… After meeting with over 100 (and counting) T2 Men thru the VA?

#1- They aren;t going ot do much of anything a woman tells them to do, that they don’t want too..
#2- They are men, not Women..meaning? They will eat what they want , when they want and Drink what they want, when they want
#3- Over 55% of Older Married Men are Bored with their Lives and Wives.. and the other 50% are Divorced ( at least once )
#4- over 65% who do have a Serious complication from not Being a Good Boy, end up falling off the wagon with in 6 mos after…
#5-and you wonder why you women Live longer than Men?

Human Nature

]]> By: john http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/02/the_diabetic_pa.html/comment-page-1#comment-37049 john Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:51:37 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/02/15/the-diabetic-partner-follies-act-13-what-kind-of-crisis-will-it-take/#comment-37049 I agree to what Linda said I agree to what Linda said

]]> By: Linda http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/02/the_diabetic_pa.html/comment-page-1#comment-37048 Linda Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:33:42 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/02/15/the-diabetic-partner-follies-act-13-what-kind-of-crisis-will-it-take/#comment-37048 Hi I know all to well what you are going thru. My partner is a 2 i am a 1. He also does not do the things he should be doing. Not testing, forgets to take his meds, etc. As I am writing this he is sitting on the couch eating a big piece of pumpkin cake!!! After nagging , harrassing and yelling at him at what can happen and what I am going thru everyday with my complications from not being good about doing what I should, I have come to the conclusion that: 1) The more I nag, the worse he is about doing what he should, and, 2) Although it breaks my heart to say this, I am now stepping back from taking care of him like a child, and giving him the responsibility of taking care of himself. I do watch what he is doing and I am biting my tounge to not blow up at him. It's hard, so very hard everyday.I just hope everyday that he will realize what he is doing to himself before something drastic happens., I'm sure everyone with diabetes knows what I am referring to. My wakeup call came in the form of waking up blind in one eye. I do not want this to happen to him. He is a grown man You cannot force him to do anything he doesn't want to do. It took me a good long time to realize this. Thats the course I have chosen to take for me. this is not what I want but I cannot handle the resistance and downright ignoring he gives me about his care. I told him if he doesn't care thats his business, I will not mention another word about it, ever again. Over time I have snuck peeks at him to see what he is doing and he ( on his own) taking his meds and every once in awhile taking this meter readings. Slowly, he seems to be getting it. Thats how I deal with him. I won't say give it a try, but it is something to think about??? Hi
I know all to well what you are going thru. My partner is a 2 i am a 1. He also does not do the things he should be doing. Not testing, forgets to take his meds, etc. As I am writing this he is sitting on the couch eating a big piece of pumpkin cake!!!
After nagging , harrassing and yelling at him at what can happen and what I am going thru everyday with my complications from not being good about doing what I should, I have come to the conclusion that: 1) The more I nag, the worse he is about doing what he should, and, 2) Although it breaks my heart to say this, I am now stepping back from taking care of him like a child, and giving him the responsibility of taking care of himself. I do watch what he is doing and I am biting my tounge to not blow up at him. It’s hard, so very hard everyday.I just hope everyday that he will realize what he is doing to himself before something drastic happens., I’m sure everyone with diabetes knows what I am referring to. My wakeup call came in the form of waking up blind in one eye. I do not want this to happen to him.
He is a grown man You cannot force him to do anything he doesn’t want to do. It took me a good long time to realize this. Thats the course I have chosen to take for me. this is not what I want but I cannot handle the resistance and downright ignoring he gives me about his care. I told him if he doesn’t care thats his business, I will not mention another word about it, ever again. Over time I have snuck peeks at him to see what he is doing and he ( on his own) taking his meds and every once in awhile taking this meter readings. Slowly, he seems to be getting it.
Thats how I deal with him. I won’t say give it a try, but it is something to think about???

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