[Staceyy]

Its taken me two years to finally come to terms with this disease. I'm okay with it now.

[princesslinda]

I don't think i'll ever get used to the fact that I have diabetes, but I have made peace with it to the degree that I am no longer constantly berating myself for having been overweight and eating badly prior to diagnosis. Nothing I can do will change the past, all I can do is positively influence my future.

I won't let myself ever get totally comfortable with diabetes, i'm afraid if I do, i'll not be as diligent about how I manage it.

I have seen many people who do very well the first few years, then lose whatever motivation they initially had, and then stop testing and gradually begin to eat whatever they want and their diabetes escalates out of control. After my personal experiences with my mother, I can't let myself get to that point.

Peace...yes, complacency...never!

[BriOnH]

Today I am. That could change at any given moment.

[mzteacher]

hi...great question!! i will be interested to read the answers...and as for me it has only been since may...and no i haven't

[princesslinda]

Originally Posted by BriOnH

Today I am. That could change at any given moment.

This is probably the best answer you'll get....and the most honest!

[mho357]

Nope - still don't believe that I have it (whatever "it" really is). My mind knows that my BG is not as good as it is supposed to be.

It has only been 4 months since Dx.

I guess I did enjoy the stupid times when I was younger and a lot more foolish - I knew that I would have to pay up someday...

Why do "they" say that you don't give it to yourself but it is genetic? I can't help but think that if I had not had too much to drink too often, gained too much weight, and became a couch potato that I would not be where I am today. There are no other diabetics in my family tree.

Didn't I ask for it?

M

[Dewey]

I never really had to deal with this, because I was diagnosed at a younger age (9). If I was diagnosed as an adult, the feelings may have been different, but in all honesty, I never minded having/getting Diabetes. A big reason for this was at the very same time of my diagnosis, my grandfather was dying of Lung Cancer. To me, what he had was a heck of a lot worse than anything I was going (or could ever go) through.

When I was diagnosed & put into the hospital, I went into the bathroom, held up a clenched fist & exclaimed, "I'm gonna win!" I've felt that way from the very first day & still feel that way now.

Don't be fooled. I've been through times where I didn't care (teen years), but the minute my body started paying the price, I did a total 180 & got right back on track. I still get frustrated by high sugar levels & the like, but when a person falls off the horse, they have to brush themselves off & get back on. If they don't, they fail to learn the lesson that lies within, and may potentially cause more harm in the long run (by not trying).

Having Diabetes has actually made me a healthier person, because not only am I more in tune with what's going on in my body, but I've been able to help others as a result. I view that as a gift.

[owlyn]

About 2 weeks after diagnosis in 1991. I view it as an inconvenience most of the time. Every once in a great while I get annoyed because I just want to go out the door and get going! But usually I'm fine with it.

[Jan B]

YES.

My problem is caring for myself as much as I would someone else with my condition. So does that negate my Yes answer?

[beau91]

When i was dx, I did not really care.I did not change my diet a lot working Nights I had problems ,Then my endo sent me to a dietist i lost 35 pounds.After a i regained about 15.put me on insulin it wen't better.Took my pension in 2005 January,saw a neurologiit on the 13 was dx with PARKINSON. HAs you can know it hit me really hard. Parkinson has a tendency to put you on depression .So my diabetes i did'nt care anymore.Saw my endo in March 2005.He told me i would die from my diabetes well before my Parkinson.Someday i care some i don't. I gained a lot of weight was 185 (2005) now i'm 240.THE pills i take both for Parkinson ,Diabetes and high blood pressure makes me tired and restless. I take 25 pills a day.+insulin. I have to take care of myself. I need a kick in the %%% .This forum is helping me a lot .I read almost all the post .When i read the poms of Captain Dave I feel a bit like that.But i'm not in the same situation has him.
Bye Ricky.

[dar917]

Yep. I'm at least the 8th person in my family to have it, I just always figured it was inevitable and I'd deal with it when the day came. Sure I cried a little bit in the hospital, when the pastor came to visit me and when my parents came to pick me up. I feel pretty good and I have pretty decent control so I'm OK with it.
20 years from now though who knows...

[JediSkipdogg]

I came to peace with it many years ago. When I was 18 it really hit me hard though, to a point only a few on here know how hard. Since then I've been able to deal with it all the time. Mainly now when I'm tired of it I just don't test as often. Yes, there's quite a few days where I only test 2-3 times a day total.

I think anyone can make it through rough days, it just takes a strong mind.

[EasyType2]

Yes.

After 19 years, it has become such a part of daily life that to do otherwise would make my life impossible.

[Penny]

Originally Posted by JediSkipdogg

Mainly now when I'm tired of it I just don't test as often. Yes, there's quite a few days where I only test 2-3 times a day total.

Not often, but I do this sometimes! I have a day once in awhile when I just cannot stand to deal with it! I wake to a high fasting number and know I am going to struggle with what I eat and do all day, and I just don't test again...unless I feel really bad. Sometimes I will eat without bothering to count carbs, just inject and hope it covers things, as long as I do not feel sick. This usually doesn't even last a day, I can almost always talk myself out of being down, but it does happen. Sometimes I just am so tired of dealing with it all!

[shockme]

today is a bad day,d wise! so no-no peace with it today.....ask me how i feel tomorrow...i may be "at peace" or i may still be where i'm at now-don't give a rat's a** anymore....trish