tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732590261022072879.post309478960300187584..comments2023-04-08T05:24:37.929-04:00Comments on Wife of Type 1 Diabetic: First comment from a Type 1 DiabeticUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732590261022072879.post-15346436684092790552011-03-26T23:18:29.859-04:002011-03-26T23:18:29.859-04:00Hi Lilly: Well, I'm just floored to the subjec...Hi Lilly: Well, I'm just floored to the subject of a blog post all on its own! Wow. But I appreciate the feedback and continued conversation. Honestly, some of the posts from other D-wives I've read seem (to me) very negative. But you know what? That's those individuals' feelings and perspectives, and they are so totally valid and valuable parts of our community. I think we're all a part of this broad Diabetes Community in our own ways, and we offer something to it. I see no reason to tear others down, because that helps no one. Who am I to criticize their lives and perspectives? I just hope their spouses (yours, too) what the challenges and problems are and can be, and is willing to be someone able to communicate and recognize all that. You're absolutely right that People With Diabetes didn't receive adequate support, especially of the mental aspect, long ago and until recently it hasn't been possible. Many of my longtime diabetic friends in the Diabetes Online Community have gone through depression and denial issues, as I have when I was younger, and only until finding this online support have we found those who truly "get it" and what we so long have needed. Same goes for our spouses. It makes me so very happy there's a growing community of online support for D-Wives and Spouses, because that's so incredibly needed. I hope to get more insight into what my own actions do to my own wife, and how I might respond or communicate about or face those issues in my D-Life. I thank you for that, as a Type 1 husband. But most importantly: We love you, and I know I would not be here without what you Type 3s do. And from my own heart, I apologize for whatever heartache and tears diabetes has caused you and your family. God bless, and I'll look forward to keeping in touch. (I'll also make sure to clue you in on all the "spouse" tagged blog posts I write!) Best your way and to your D-Spouse, Lilly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com