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Originally Posted by belyro  it's weird how restrictive freedom can be, but how freeing restraint can be |
Wow...well put. I have totally found that this is a disease with a lot of paradoxes. The more you "control" the disease or at least make an effort to deal with it, the less it controls you or you have to deal with it. The more open I am about my disease, the less I am embarrassed about it.
I have always thought about writing a book about the emotional effects of coping with Type 1 since early childhood. We have all been given so many tools to deal with the physical aspects of this disease, but very little help to deal with the emotional aspects. This forum has truly been a HUGE help for me to find support from other diabetics. Kind of like out own little A.A. meeting but for diabetics.
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~Jennifer~
Type 1 since Oct 85 (11 years old)
Pumping since Feb 99
Had beautiful healthy (and large) baby Mar 01 <Issy>
Dec 2006 A1C 8.9
, Feb 2007 A1C 7.9
, Jun 2007 A1C 8.0
, Aug 2007 A1C 7.7
, Nov 2007 A1C 7.7
, Feb 2008 A1C 7.6
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On Symlin since 11/07
On the way down...Hoping to face this disease head on... <><
