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Monday, January 11, 2010 Caring husband asks

Q: My wife, from no where tells me she wants to leave me- recently diagnosed type 1 diabetic

My wife has suddenly told me she no longer loves me and wants to leave me, citing the reason that I have not "been there" for the past 12-18 months. This is the timeline which she has been type 1 diabetic. This came as a total surprise to me as I felt we loved each other dearly. She recently had a fling with another man. Is it possible this is linked to her diabetes or do I need to seek help elsewhere?

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6/15/10 11:43pm

When someone learns that they have diabetes they go through the denial stage,and their state of mind is all messed up.type 1 is very hard to accept and to deal with because they have to inject a needle every day of their life for the rest of their life.just imagine yourself having to do that everyday for the rest of your life and then think about how that would make you feel.That is how your wife feels only she feels 90 percent worse than you because this is a reality for her and imaginary for you.Don't give up on your wife just because she claims that she don't love you anymore because odds are that she does love you.I said and did the same thing to my husband when I first found out that I am a diabetic.I was pissed off at the world and felt like my husband didn't understand what I was going through and that he didn't care about me.The truth was that I was scared and confused and didn't know what to do,and last but not least I was ashamed that I have diabetes.I had lots of questions and couldn't find or maybe even didn't want to know the answers.I bet that your wife feels very scared and alone and all she really wants is for you to try and understand how she feels and what she is going through.when a person finds out that they have diabetes of any kind it changes their whole life.Give your wife time to take this in and time to accept it,but make sure she knows that you love her unconditionally in sickness and in health because she most likely don't feel certain of anything.I don't know your wife,but I personally hate it when people tells me that everything is going to be alright because it's not going to be alright.Alot of people don't know that diabetes is in the top 10 killers in the U.S.!Think about that and then ask yourself if you feel alright.I'M sorry for venting!Your wife has only known about this for a short period of time and she still needs time to accept her diabetes.I have known about my diabetes for just over two years and I still have a hard time with accepting it and dealing with it.This is something that is going to take alot of time for your wife to accept.be patient and understanding.

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By Caring husband— Last Modified: 12/25/10, First Published: 01/11/10