Since I signed on to MyDiabetesCentral, my husband has become better about his diabetes. I think he has realized that things were really bothering me, especially if I started writing about it online.
Weekends are still is weak point. It's almost like he is almost too comfortable on weekends, and he lets himself go.
This past weekend, he and my oldest daughter attended a family baptism. His mom kept offering him snacks. Since he was alone with our daughter, he was checking his sugars and being very aware of himself. He said his mom was little annoyed that he was not taking her offers.
He and his mom have always had this little argument about who knows best. Sometimes I blame her for the way he acts when he is low. I think she was a little overly protective, and he does not want me to be like her, so he lashes out. Rumor has it that a year or two after his diagnosis of diabetes, his mom took him to a psychologist to make sure that he did not have any other problems such as behavioral or developmental.
I don't know what it's like raising a child with diabetes, and I do hope that I will never have to know. My husband and I have prepared ourselves by choosing a pediatrician who specializes in juvenile diabetes, bu our pediatrician is also re-assuring about our daughters' chances. Yes, they do have a chance, but it's not as high as one would think.
My husband drives me crazy and makes me mad--as my other posting indicates, but all in all he has been living with diabetes for a long time and he takes his insulin and tries to take care of himself.
