Re: Re: Gonna vent......For Tina

January 14, 2008

Tina,

Guess I didn't make myself very clear. (happens often now) My

husband died almost 19 years ago, I'm past the why me stage. I know

it is difficult for you when you are not feeling well but watch his

blood sugar like a hawk. His life depends on it. My husband tried

but he couldn't seem to understand how important it was that he eat

right. Whenever my son or I would fix him a meal he would say, " How

come we always get to eat what you two want to eat but never what I

want to eat. " He wanted lots of starches, gravies, desserts, you get

the picture. We wouldn't let him have these foods. Whenever we

went out to eat he would order all that and mashed potatoes and pasta

in the same meal. Then he wondered why he was a brittle diabetic.

This was a very intelligent man, in fact quite an intellectual. Is

he treating it with insulin or pills? My husband started on the

pills but had to switch as his blood sugar was like a yo-yo. The

mood changes are the hardest part, sudden anger at those closest to

him. My nephew is going through all this now with his wife. He is

so bewildered when she lashes out at him or their children. (Who are

all grown now.)

I'll return the offer and I will be willing to listen and help you

anytime. You may use my e-mail address if you like.

Take care, Margaret B

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>> Hi Margret,

> I wanted to say thank you for the kind words, and that I am sorry to

> hear about your husband. If you need a shoulder I am here for you

> anytime. Yeah he now has type 2 diabetes which he didn't have before,

> so between him taking pills and me take pills we look like our own

> pharmacy, lol. Just getting use to the new routine with the changes

> with him is alittle hard at times. I am still trying to get use to my

> own pains and it been a couple of years, but how do you get use to

> something that chages with the weather/movement etc....

> Oh believe me I could go on and vent for hours on why's and how comes

> ans what did I do wrong to deserve this etc.....

> Thank You and ((((HUGS)))

> Tina

>

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