http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2004/11/19/digest-number-569/ for anyone who has been touched by this disease Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:41:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2004/11/19/digest-number-569/#comment-3740 Ramiro Chantell Sat, 20 Nov 2004 02:59:04 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2004/11/19/digest-number-569/#comment-3740 Again, thanks for your concern. I agree with you that my daughter's life is her responsibility and have done my best to leave her control to her, but when I see her continue to be in such poor control and the stakes we are dealing with are life-and-death, it's very hard to ignore. She could be using her diabetes as a control factor of course, but my feeling is more that she a) doesn't quite grasp the havoc she's wreaking on her body and b) she just doesn't want to think about it. I understand her frustration; it's like being on a permanent deprivation diet and it's normal to rebel or deny. But I'm selfish: I want to keep her around. And so, I continue to look for answers. -D Again, thanks for your concern. I agree with you that my daughter’s
life is her responsibility and have done my best to leave her control
to her, but when I see her continue to be in such poor control and the
stakes we are dealing with are life-and-death, it’s very hard to
ignore. She could be using her diabetes as a control factor of course,
but my feeling is more that she a) doesn’t quite grasp the havoc she’s
wreaking on her body and b) she just doesn’t want to think about it. I
understand her frustration; it’s like being on a permanent deprivation
diet and it’s normal to rebel or deny. But I’m selfish: I want to
keep her around. And so, I continue to look for answers. -D

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