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<blockquote data-quote="Gran25" data-source="post: 1886269" data-attributes="member: 489173"><p>Good for you, you have taken the 1st step by asking for help here. Being diagnosed with any serious condition is challenging enough, throw in a new baby, older kids, husband with depression and your own postnatal adjustments and you have your hands more than full. No wonder you are looking for some sense of control in the midst of all of this! Grieving our former lives and the loss of our self image as a healthy person is part of the process. You must also be feeling the loss of your husband's support for you as he copes with his own depression & suicidal thoughts. Self harm by not taking your insulin sounds like a big cry for help to me. If you don't mind me saying, your whole family needs help- if neither parent is well the whole family suffers. Your diabetes, while critically important and in need of management like yesterday, is just part of the picture. I'm not sure how health care teams work in your community, but there must be some kind of integrated health & social services program that could pull together a care plan for your family. Start with your family doctor or public health nurse? Someone on the forum who is more familiar with your regional health care organization could probably give you some tips about accessing the whole family help you need.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gran25, post: 1886269, member: 489173"] Good for you, you have taken the 1st step by asking for help here. Being diagnosed with any serious condition is challenging enough, throw in a new baby, older kids, husband with depression and your own postnatal adjustments and you have your hands more than full. No wonder you are looking for some sense of control in the midst of all of this! Grieving our former lives and the loss of our self image as a healthy person is part of the process. You must also be feeling the loss of your husband's support for you as he copes with his own depression & suicidal thoughts. Self harm by not taking your insulin sounds like a big cry for help to me. If you don't mind me saying, your whole family needs help- if neither parent is well the whole family suffers. Your diabetes, while critically important and in need of management like yesterday, is just part of the picture. I'm not sure how health care teams work in your community, but there must be some kind of integrated health & social services program that could pull together a care plan for your family. Start with your family doctor or public health nurse? Someone on the forum who is more familiar with your regional health care organization could probably give you some tips about accessing the whole family help you need. [/QUOTE]
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