25th Anniversary [Archive] - Diabetes Forums

pinkytricia

01-01-2007, 05:34 PM

So that means you give yourself something made out of Silver... Maybe a Silver bracelet....or a Silver Ring... or a Silver ..... Something with Bling !!!

oohhh how fun can I go shopping too.... I have this extra Christmas money that is burning a hole in my pocket.... :biggrin:

duck

01-01-2007, 05:37 PM

25...and you seem so young.

:)

am1977

01-01-2007, 05:46 PM

Congratulations... here's to (AT LEAST) 25 more healthy AND happy :) years!

poodlebone

01-01-2007, 06:38 PM

Wow... a quarter century! Congratulations.

babs2000

01-01-2007, 06:43 PM

Congratulations! Hope you are doing well! :flowers:

belyro

01-01-2007, 07:02 PM

belyro

01-01-2007, 07:03 PM

25...and you seem so young.

:)

Duck, I am young. :)

Well, youngish anyway.

Tricia452008

01-01-2007, 09:20 PM

Cheers Bethany!!! here is to another 25 years of diabetes!!!!

:cheers:

BriOnH

01-01-2007, 09:33 PM

Hopefully by your 35th anniversary there will be a cure or cell based therapy. Good job on 25 years of being healthy with diabetes.

Gangrel

01-01-2007, 09:40 PM

In March i will be one year behind you. I can't remember the exact date, but the 13th comes to mind...... at the bloody Ice Capades!

2high

01-01-2007, 09:52 PM

Congrats, Beth!!!!!!!

Wow... I havent even been ALIVE for 25 years...

ladytaz

01-01-2007, 10:33 PM

Happy D Anniversary Bethany! Congrats! :five:

belyro

01-02-2007, 07:46 AM

Thanks for all your well-wishes guys! I have to admit, it still feels awfully weird that 25 years of D is something to be congratulated for.

I've been thinking of Tricia's idea to buy myself something silver, and the more I think about it, the more I like it. I'm thinking of getting a ring and engraving on the inside "December 27, 1981 - " on it, and then when they cure me, I'll engrave that date after the "-". Thoughts?

Gangrel

01-02-2007, 07:57 AM

Stuboy

01-02-2007, 08:11 AM

blimey... im just coming up for 6 months!! haha, im just a baby! :)

belyro

01-02-2007, 08:24 AM

That's a cool idea actually. Would you have anything special on the outside? Or just a plain ring...... hmmm, makes more sense that way to me actually. Just like you can't tell someone is diabetic just by looking at them, a person would need to look "inside" your ring to know what it's about.....

Ooooo, that's deep for the first day of work of the year..... someone spiked my coffee :)

I was trying to decide about that too. I was trying to find some kind of symbol to put on the outside.....like a symbol for hope or something, but I haven't found anything I liked. I'm open to suggestions! Of course, I don't want to spend TOO much on it either, and to custom-design something really fancy might start to get pricey.

Gangrel

01-02-2007, 08:40 AM

If it was me, i'd just leave it plain. I dunno, seems appropiate to me.

Then again, i like plain jewellary, so it could just be me!

Stuboy

01-02-2007, 08:46 AM

what about chinese symbol for hope and good health?

belyro

01-02-2007, 08:52 AM

what about chinese symbol for hope and good health?

I thought of that, and I think I'd do it if I was Chinese, but I kind of feel like I want to stay away from symbols from other cultures - just b/c they're not reflective of who I am. Unfortunately, I don't think there are many symbols in my background cultures.

I believe the IDF has a new symbol for diabetes, but it's kind of plain - a blue circle. Plus, I wouldn't make it blue, so it wouldn't be the same. It would probably just look silly. And who knows if the IDF symbol will actually stick around. unite for diabetes - A global symbol for diabetes (http://www.unitefordiabetes.org/campaign/symbol/)

Hmmm.....

Gangrel

01-02-2007, 09:41 AM

Symbols are over done sometimes...... I appreciate what they are, and what they represent, but I think too many people get them because they "look cool" as opposed to using them to represent a facet of their life or what not......

Sorry, not talking about this case beth, just a rant in general.

Maybe you can get a syringe engraved on it? ;) A reminder of what we had to use "back in the day"......

Stuboy

01-02-2007, 10:48 AM

Congrats, Beth!!!!!!!

Wow... I havent even been ALIVE for 25 years...

Me neither... but im getting there... i'll be there before Kit anyway! :D:top:

BriOnH

01-02-2007, 10:49 AM

That symbol looks like a ring :).

belyro

01-02-2007, 10:50 AM

That symbol looks like a ring :).

The IDF one?

BriOnH

01-02-2007, 10:50 AM

I'll be 33 on saturday! You young ones are making me jelous.

BriOnH

01-02-2007, 10:51 AM

The IDF one?

Yeah, the blue O right?

belyro

01-02-2007, 11:01 AM

Yeah, the blue O right?

Yes, the blue O.

BriOnH

01-02-2007, 11:08 AM

Why not get a blue ring? :D

So in the silver ring there would be a symbol of a blue ring? Or just a symbol of a ring in a ring?

belyro

01-02-2007, 11:11 AM

Why not get a blue ring? :D

So in the silver ring there would be a symbol of a blue ring? Or just a symbol of a ring in a ring?

Well, I guess the ring in the ring....blah, I don't like that.

pinkytricia

01-02-2007, 11:19 AM

Bethany !!!
It sounds like an emergency... Let me get the pilot and we will be there in 2 hours.... We will pick you up and go SHOPPING... I know of this great place called Tiffany's .... It's on me.. I will buy,...I didn't get you anything for Christmas... you get the Starbucks... OK?

Sounds like a plan...? :biggrin:

I love the engraving the date part.... :proud:

.

belyro

01-02-2007, 11:22 AM

Bethany !!!
It sounds like an emergency... Let me get the pilot and we will be there in 2 hours.... We will pick you up and go SHOPPING... I know of this great place called Tiffany's .... It's on me.. I will buy,...I didn't get you anything for Christmas... you get the Starbucks... OK?

.

If a Tiffany's ring is "on you", I'll buy you Starbucks all day!

2high

01-02-2007, 11:49 AM

Me neither... but im getting there... i'll be there before Kit anyway! :D:top:

what, like 2 months, isn't it?!?! Anyway, you may be older, but I will always be more mature... :hahaha:

I'll be 33 on saturday! You young ones are making me jelous.

Ah, you're not THAT old Bri... Anyway, Aaron LOOKS older than you, and he's 31... isn't looking younger the important bit when people get to your age??

Beth, I really like the ring idea... and I think leaving it plain is a good idea too. Like Aaron said, your diabetes is on the inside, so why not leave the details there too??

Otherwise, if you want, I can come over and tattoo your forehead with

"I'm diabetic, and I eat what I like!!"

belyro

01-02-2007, 11:53 AM

Otherwise, if you want, I can come over and tattoo your forehead with

"I'm diabetic, and I eat what I like!!"

Tempting.....but no.

2high

01-02-2007, 11:57 AM

Tempting.....but no.

spoil sport.

Gangrel

01-02-2007, 12:06 PM

Ah, you're not THAT old Bri... Anyway, Aaron LOOKS older than you, and he's 31... isn't looking younger the important bit when people get to your age??

Yah, but you should see me clean shaven. I look 12. No, seriously!

2high

01-02-2007, 12:08 PM

Yah, but you should see me clean shaven. I look 12. No, seriously!

so shave!!!!!!!

Gangrel

01-02-2007, 12:13 PM

so shave!!!!!!!

I have been threatened with bodily harm by a girl here at work if I shave. Seems to be split down the middle 50/50 of if i look dorky or not. I'll have to see if i can find a picture.

Anyway, i'm threadjacking poor beth's post, so i'll shut up now.

Back to the ring!

belyro

01-02-2007, 12:18 PM

Anyway, i'm threadjacking poor beth's post, so i'll shut up now.

Back to the ring!

How very polite of you Aaron. :)

belyro

02-20-2007, 12:10 PM

OK, I think I found the ring I want (finally).

It's sterling silver (for the "silver" anniversary) - not too wide but not too narrow either. Just regular shiny silver, not brushed or anything (I wanted something simple). It has a tiny (real) diamond in it - right in the centre.

It's simple, but classic. I don't want to get something that I'll think looks silly in 10 years, and I don't want to get something that's too delicate and is going to break in 5 years. I want something that I can wear for the rest of my life.

The engraving in the inside will be "December 27, 1981 - " on it, and then when they cure me, I'll engrave that date after the "-".

What do you guys/gals think?

RLK

02-20-2007, 12:14 PM

I've jumped in late here, but I love the idea of a silver ring for your 25th, and I think that the ring you've picked out sounds lovely! Can you post a link or pic?

belyro

02-20-2007, 12:18 PM

I've jumped in late here, but I love the idea of a silver ring for your 25th, and I think that the ring you've picked out sounds lovely! Can you post a link or pic?

I don't have one yet, but if I get the ring I'll definitely post a pic.

Injecto

02-20-2007, 12:27 PM

The engraving in the inside will be "December 27, 1981 - " on it, and then when they cure me, I'll engrave that date after the "-".

That is such a great idea, I might just steal it myself.....

belyro

02-20-2007, 01:02 PM

That is such a great idea, I might just steal it myself.....

Steal my ring??? :(

Injecto

02-20-2007, 01:20 PM

Steal my ring??? :(

Yup...but it's going to be a LOOOONG drive to winterpeg....and all the more challenging since you've already figured out my sinister plot....:bird: :)

NOPE....Doh!

:T

belyro

02-20-2007, 01:30 PM

Yup...but it's going to be a LOOOONG drive to winterpeg....and all the more challenging since you've already figured out my sinister plot....:bird: :)

Dude, you're a terrible thief. ;)

June91

02-21-2007, 02:27 AM

I remember exactly what I was doing on the day you were diagnosed... It was my 10th birthday :T

I don't really want to congratulate you on 25 years with D, or say many happy returns (yikes!), but rather keep up the good work and may you engrave the date of my 36th birthday as a cure date - for all of us.

belyro

02-21-2007, 07:17 AM

OK, this is the one I'm thinking of buying.

Injecto

02-21-2007, 07:40 AM

NICE...very nice.

GrammyByer

02-21-2007, 07:42 AM

Dear Bethany,
Congrats!!!! A quarter century is indead a milestone. Keep up the good work and here's to another 25 years

pinkytricia

02-21-2007, 08:44 AM

Beth ....
I have something similar to that...
You are going to love it ...
It's not going to get in the way of things and it still looks classy

Excellent taste...:D

Is it Silver or White Gold or Platinum? Comfort fit ?
Enjoy....

belyro

02-21-2007, 09:05 AM

Is it Silver or White Gold or Platinum? Comfort fit ?
Enjoy....

Silver, of course. It's my "Silver" Anniversary. ;)

pinkytricia

02-21-2007, 09:45 AM

Beth...
ooohhh...Yes...
Silver ...duhhhhh....
Sorry ... Senior Moment...:T

Enjoy.,... it sure is sweet looking....

Mario

02-21-2007, 10:36 AM

The ring !!!!!!!!!!!

My preciiiouuusssssss

Oh sorry ! Wasn't myself. :o

My anniversary is near your Beth. I don't have 25 years of diabetes but it was diagnose a december 25th. Easy to remember.

KritterMom

02-21-2007, 10:58 AM

Congratulations! The ring is gorgeous! You've been at this Diabetes thing for awhile, huh? Congrats!

belyro

02-21-2007, 11:01 AM

The ring !!!!!!!!!!!

My preciiiouuusssssss

Oh sorry ! Wasn't myself. :o

/belyro makes mental note to keep ring away from Mario.

belyro

03-12-2007, 12:22 PM

ARGH! I'm having so many delays with this ring! I did finally get the ring, but now I'm working to confirm the date of my diagnosis to have engraved on it.

My mom and I realized that December 27th, 1981 was actually a Sunday, so it wouldn't have been that date. We think it was likely the 28th. I phoned the health records line at the hospital where I had been admitted and they basically spit in my face for asking for this information for "personal" (i.e. "unimportant") reasons. It was very upsetting. So my CDE has been trying to use her contacts to track down the date for me. She couldn't find anything at first, and then we realized that she was using my married name and not my maiden name (I had forgotten to give her my maiden name). So today she tried again with my maiden name and got back to me and said, "We have a date!", but the date they gave her was December 1, 1981....which makes no sense b/c my mother is convinced it was after Christmas - because I was sick over Christmas and they took me in on the first day the clinic was open after Christmas.

I know if it's *this* hard to find it, chances are if I put the wrong date on the ring, I'll never know that it's wrong....but it's the principle of the issue. I want my actual diagnosis date on there! So far December 28, 1981 is looking most likely.

Gripe gripe gripe.......

Injecto

03-12-2007, 12:33 PM

there there little one....there there....

:)

belyro

03-12-2007, 12:38 PM

there there little one....there there....

WWWWAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :(

Gangrel

03-12-2007, 12:41 PM

Hey, it could be worse. You could have a case of UNdiagnosed insanity like me.

I should try to find out my date too..... I know it was March, in 82......

Injecto

03-12-2007, 12:49 PM

Hey, it could be worse. You could have a case of UNdiagnosed insanity like me.

I should try to find out my date too..... I know it was March, in 82......

Nope, I'm pretty sure your date is Octember 32nd.....:fisheye:

belyro

03-12-2007, 01:08 PM

YAY!! I got the date! I asked my mom about December 1, 1981 as a possibility and here's what she sent me......

That most definitely is NOT the date! And I just followed up on an idea that has given us exactly what we want!!!! During the first years of marriage -- in the Olden Days before e-mail -- I used to type up a monthly "family news" letter to copy and mail to extended family / close friends to keep in touch. I STILL HAVE THOSE LETTERS IN MY FILING CABINET!!!

Here's a quote from January 1982:

"We came home from Winkler on the 27th in the evening, and then got Barry [that's my Dad] ready to leave for Saskatoon and Edmonton the next evening to supervise their inventory taking. That same day we had Bethany's urine tested for sugar content and had our fears realized when the results were incredibly high -- possible diabetes. Barry left for the West anyway because we had to wait until Wednesday for confirming blood tests. Rosalie [Dad's sister] came to stay with me and Bethany, which was a real Godsend because after the tests on Wednesday we ended up in Winnipeg at Children's Hospital! Barry came home Wednesday night as planned, after just missing my message to him via his office as to what was going on! Needless to say, by the time he tracked us down (through his parents and a cousin) he was a bit upset!"

So there you go!!!! Does that all work out to confirmed diagnosis on Dec. 30?

YAY!!!
Love, Mom

So I got it! Next step - engraving!

Injecto

03-12-2007, 07:14 PM

GREAT news. Good for you. Now, I can't wait to see a pic of the REAL ring you get....

belyro

03-12-2007, 07:20 PM

GREAT news. Good for you. Now, I can't wait to see a pic of the REAL ring you get....

I'll take one, but it won't look as fancy as the professional pic of the uber-shiny ring. ;)

Gangrel

03-12-2007, 07:52 PM

Maybe you can get the hubby to be your hand model? I bet he has girly fingers.... ;)

belyro

03-13-2007, 06:59 AM

Maybe you can get the hubby to be your hand model? I bet he has girly fingers.... ;)

Um, no. He definitely doesn't.

Gangrel

03-13-2007, 08:24 AM

lol. I can be your hand model if you want stubby fingers.... ;)

Cyborg

03-13-2007, 08:36 AM

Due to the Christmas holidays and being away, I didn't post this on the date, but December 27th was my 25th Anniversary of having Type 1. Wow. I feel like I should celebrate or something.....maybe buy my pancreas a card.

Congratulations, I sure hope I can make it to my 25th Anniversary. :top:

belyro

03-26-2007, 11:34 AM

Well, here it is....I finally got the ring engraved.

It has a tiny little diamond in it. The ring's already pretty dinged up just from wearing it all the time, but I'm posting pics anyway. (Notice the lovely wristband I'm wearing?)

SueM

03-26-2007, 11:46 AM

You can have a medal after 50 yrs of being on insulin I hope it matches your lovely ring :D

Mario

03-26-2007, 11:53 AM

my precious ....

http://www.parhae.co.kr/bbs/icon/member_image_box/5/golum.gif

I don't know why, but I'm afraid of all kind of rings ! :D

Congrats for your 25th !

mcneely

03-26-2007, 02:13 PM

belyro

03-26-2007, 02:22 PM

Congrats belyro on the big 25! During those years did you ever have some dangerous moments (ER visits, seizures etc)?

I have to ask, what camera+lens did you use to get that picture of your ring? My little canon sd400 can not get that sharp of an image.

Thanks!

I had two ER visits. One worse than the other (i.e. DKA). They were both in the last 5 years. No seizures or even unconsciousness. I hope the next 25 years are as uneventful as the first. :)

My camera is a Nikon Coolpix 3200. I used the close-up mode. (My favourite mode.) Not a fancy camera, but it takes a good picture.

June91

03-26-2007, 03:30 PM

I think buying yourself a diamond ring is cool - as a pat on the back for any reason... and uneventful 25 years with D beats a lot of them :)

mcneely

03-26-2007, 03:58 PM

Thanks!

I had two ER visits. One worse than the other (i.e. DKA). They were both in the last 5 years. No seizures or even unconsciousness. I hope the next 25 years are as uneventful as the first. :)

My camera is a Nikon Coolpix 3200. I used the close-up mode. (My favourite mode.) Not a fancy camera, but it takes a good picture.

Wow, that surprises me - the camera! That is somewhat an older camera if i remember right. Well, it does take a good picture.

As for the ER's, did those happen at night?

Thanks

belyro

03-26-2007, 08:34 PM

Wow, that surprises me - the camera! That is somewhat an older camera if i remember right. Well, it does take a good picture.

As for the ER's, did those happen at night?

Thanks

The camera's about 3 years old I think. Not too old, but definitely not as fancy as some of them out there right now. It's just a really good point-and-shoot digital. :)

The ER's didn't exactly happen at night. The first time I had food poisoning. I got sick at night, then stopped being sick during the day, but still didn't eat anything (or take enough insulin....I was on Ultralente back then), and by about 6pm that day I was in the ER with DKA - throwing up again, having trouble breathing, etc. They fixed me up pretty quick. The other time was another stomach illness episode. I just went in because I couldn't keep anything down and my bloodsugar was dropping and I was travelling, so I was scared I'd end up bottoming out (hypo-wise) and not being able to eat. I just needed to be on an IV for a bit and then I was OK. I've never had a situation where I needed an ambulance or needed someone else to force-feed me or anything....I've always made my own decision to go to the hospital, and ridden there in a car (or taxi). I've been lucky compared to some of the people on here with much more traumatic experiences.