tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558600516354611555.post6705583004439054648..comments2024-01-25T13:55:53.749-05:00Comments on Diabetic Doc: BrokenSharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03332067937637381596noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558600516354611555.post-3652651030259172172013-09-25T04:22:26.452-04:002013-09-25T04:22:26.452-04:00I honestly never considered that an endocrinologis...I honestly never considered that an endocrinologist would find breaking the news sad! This is heartbreaking.katyhttp://bigfootchildhavediabetes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558600516354611555.post-39349157018984799852013-07-31T00:37:33.394-04:002013-07-31T00:37:33.394-04:00Although this is not a new post, it still brought ...Although this is not a new post, it still brought tears to my eyes. As parents, we wish we could take on these awful things and protect our children from them. DWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893198773709708244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558600516354611555.post-991821821185997232012-11-19T10:21:06.125-05:002012-11-19T10:21:06.125-05:00Beautiful and heart-breaking, all at once.Beautiful and heart-breaking, all at once.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857046266371772742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558600516354611555.post-29901510352469328742012-07-25T09:23:36.067-04:002012-07-25T09:23:36.067-04:00Great post Shara! Very interesting hearing the pro...Great post Shara! Very interesting hearing the provider perspective on having to give such terrible news.<br /><br />John ParkinsonJohn Parkinsonhttp://www.diabetescare.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558600516354611555.post-13555317348445923372012-07-19T09:31:45.897-04:002012-07-19T09:31:45.897-04:00Thank you for sharing Shara, as much as chronic di...Thank you for sharing Shara, as much as chronic diseases are in the news right now, I don't think we ever hear from this perspective.Marion Taylorhttp://www.foodcalc.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558600516354611555.post-65454603323228011032012-07-19T05:31:47.554-04:002012-07-19T05:31:47.554-04:00I was that parent, not once but twice. And I will ...I was that parent, not once but twice. And I will say that it does get a bit easier with knowledge. When Shannon Beth was diagnosed at 5 we caught it early because my brother had just been diagnosed, but I didn't know much beyond the symptoms. I was devastated. Eight years later when Jacob was diagnosed, again early because we knew the symptoms, I was able to handle it much better. So much so that even though the ER doctors said they thought it might not be diabetes because his blood sugar had come down some on its own, I insisted that it was. Unfortunately I was right. For me, I wish I had someone when Shannon Beth was first diagnosed to fully prepare me for what was to come. She only spent one night in the hospital and that was spent doing a crash course on diabetes care. I wish I had someone to tell me that diabetes was not a death sentence. Though I knew that in my heart, I didn't have any examples to look at. While it must be incredibly hard for you to deal with the emotions when you handle a newly diagnosed diabetic you need to show them that there is a future as a diabetic. That they can live a long, happy, productive life even though they have diabetes. Yes, it sucks. But I tell my kids that they can still do everything they want to do, it just might take a bit more work. That's the only thing that keeps me going.~Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457583423967652187noreply@blogger.com