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<blockquote data-quote="urbanracer" data-source="post: 1893698" data-attributes="member: 140811"><p>Us 'blokes' like to feel as though we are capable of protecting our partners. (Yes I know you 'sisters are doin' it for yourselves' these days). </p><p></p><p>The problem (not only) with diabetes is that it's very much down to the patient to manage the situation and so the partner is left out - feeling almost helpless watching the infinite rounds of blood testing and injections.</p><p></p><p>If you think about some other conditions (let's not mention the C word) then a partner is often involved in some aspect of the care but that doesn't really happen with diabetes, we just get on with it like the troopers we are.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, enough of this namby pamby emotional stuff, sort it out will ya.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="urbanracer, post: 1893698, member: 140811"] Us 'blokes' like to feel as though we are capable of protecting our partners. (Yes I know you 'sisters are doin' it for yourselves' these days). The problem (not only) with diabetes is that it's very much down to the patient to manage the situation and so the partner is left out - feeling almost helpless watching the infinite rounds of blood testing and injections. If you think about some other conditions (let's not mention the C word) then a partner is often involved in some aspect of the care but that doesn't really happen with diabetes, we just get on with it like the troopers we are. 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. Anyway, enough of this namby pamby emotional stuff, sort it out will ya. [/QUOTE]
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