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Basically anytime start to talk about diabetes it leads to arguments which leads to an increase in blood levels.....stressed. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Basically anytime start to talk about diabetes it leads to arguments which leads to an increase in blood levels.....stressed. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Fear might be the key. My husband finds it hard when I mention T1D. He fears the worst and so would rather not know................... I think
My husband refuses to engage with it too. I think it is fear, as he does not like to discuss the possibility of me not being healthy or facing death. I recently had an MRI scan, he asked what they were looking for and I breezily replied "brain tumour" he went silent and has not dared ask anything since. Same with my T1.
My husband refuses to engage with it too. I think it is fear, as he does not like to discuss the possibility of me not being healthy or facing death. I recently had an MRI scan, he asked what they were looking for and I breezily replied "brain tumour" he went silent and has not dared ask anything since. Same with my T1.
What kind of thing are you talking about? What medication if any are you on?Basically anytime start to talk about diabetes it leads to arguments which leads to an increase in blood levels.....stressed. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Use and participate more on here. I've found a lovely new family. We are mostly diabetes wise and available when even most partners aren't. It's not a competition. It just starts as a problem halved is a problem shared.... on-line.Basically anytime start to talk about diabetes it leads to arguments which leads to an increase in blood levels.....stressed. Any feedback would be appreciated.
I had the exact same problem with my OH when we got together. It was my fault in the beginning, i was trying to protect him and not let him in.. after having diabetes for 19 years you just seem to bw used to dealing with everything single handedly!Basically anytime start to talk about diabetes it leads to arguments which leads to an increase in blood levels.....stressed. Any feedback would be appreciated.
That's interesting and suggests that asking for (clearly defined practical) help might be a better idea than soldiering on independently. Not my problem, as I haven't got a partner.So whilst fear may play a part, I tend to think also that the feeling of being a helpless bystander feeds into the lack of engagement.
Luckily you appear to welcome this, but I imagine in many cases it would lead to divorce.My hubs keeps me in line by carb shaming
Hi everyone! I'm actually the partner of a Type 1 diabetic and was just wondering if anyone thinks theres enough information for partners of those with diabetes? I've made it a bit of a mission to help people get involved with their partners diabetes in a positive way. A lot of you have said that you've struggled to get your partners interacting positively with you which is absolutely how it shouldn't be! I'd like to try and change this but would like a general consensus on whether the support is needed or not?
Annie Lennox has been doing it a lot longer than that.sisters are doin' it for yourselves' these days
Thank you so much! It's such an informative post. So true that partners need help sometimes. I know when I first met my partner I didn't have a clue what was going on, what hypo's and hyper's were and how the hell his pump worked. Luckily I've learnt over time but I know many don't try and understand diabetes which is really sad. I've recently started a blog about diabetes and am discussing how partners can help and certain awkward situations the both of us have faced in regards to diabetes. Thanks so much for the thread it's really informative!There was a similar thread a while ago talking about similar things