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<blockquote data-quote="SweetHeart" data-source="post: 262251" data-attributes="member: 42237"><p>I'm quite amazed at how much our life has changed in the month, no, six weeks since MH was diagnosed. I would have cracked up completely had it not been for the marvellous support of this forum. I'll happily bore the bottom off of anyone who'll listen to me yabber about diabetes, even though I'm not diabetic. It has changed my life and my attitude as well as his.</p><p></p><p>Owing to MH sticking his head in the sand, there have been huge fights in our house witnessed by our children, about diabetes, testing, diet, taking responsibility for oneself and bl**dy growing up. Our children aren't small - youngest is 15 - but they have learned from our fighting (more than shocking as we've never fought over anything before, ever), they are now looking earnestly at what they eat and starting to question their choices in food. They aren't ready for radical change, but the seed has been planted and they are starting, gradually, to eat healthily. They even like a lot of our low carb stuff. Their friends eat with us most days, and we get some funny looks when we're tucking into something like cauliflower rice with enjoyment, they pull faces and ask questions and go away thoughtful; Diabetes? Yeah, I've heard of it, but I've never considered it....it could happen to me, yeah? You're kidding....</p><p></p><p>I feel concerned for other children/young people when I see them gorging on junk food, but what can you do? You can't say anything, they aren't your children. I can feel my eyebrows rise into my hairline when I see the trolleys full of rubbish that other shoppers have in the supermarket and I have to bite my tongue. My 'healthy' isn't their 'healthy'. </p><p></p><p>If only they knew.....</p><p></p><p>Julia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SweetHeart, post: 262251, member: 42237"] I'm quite amazed at how much our life has changed in the month, no, six weeks since MH was diagnosed. I would have cracked up completely had it not been for the marvellous support of this forum. I'll happily bore the bottom off of anyone who'll listen to me yabber about diabetes, even though I'm not diabetic. It has changed my life and my attitude as well as his. Owing to MH sticking his head in the sand, there have been huge fights in our house witnessed by our children, about diabetes, testing, diet, taking responsibility for oneself and bl**dy growing up. Our children aren't small - youngest is 15 - but they have learned from our fighting (more than shocking as we've never fought over anything before, ever), they are now looking earnestly at what they eat and starting to question their choices in food. They aren't ready for radical change, but the seed has been planted and they are starting, gradually, to eat healthily. They even like a lot of our low carb stuff. Their friends eat with us most days, and we get some funny looks when we're tucking into something like cauliflower rice with enjoyment, they pull faces and ask questions and go away thoughtful; Diabetes? Yeah, I've heard of it, but I've never considered it....it could happen to me, yeah? You're kidding.... I feel concerned for other children/young people when I see them gorging on junk food, but what can you do? You can't say anything, they aren't your children. I can feel my eyebrows rise into my hairline when I see the trolleys full of rubbish that other shoppers have in the supermarket and I have to bite my tongue. My 'healthy' isn't their 'healthy'. If only they knew..... Julia [/QUOTE]
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