Reply #31: Don't loose hope [View All]

[militaryspouse]

i don't want ppl reading this to automatically think this will be a death sentence or a sentence where you're in and out of the hospital constantly. In fact there was an article of two brothers who are in their 90'S who got the disease in like 1920. One was 12, when he was dx, the other was 16. 1920's ppl!! When ppl were dying within weeks of a dx. Anyway I'll try to find the article. Neither have had any major complications. One brother got two toes amputated in his 80's but taht was about it. The key for them they say was eating right, excercising, staying informed and taking care of their diabetes. Sometimes i get depressed for my son, but i have to remind myself that he CAN live a pretty healthy life if he makes the right health choices, of cours right now I'm doing it for him. Now the real depressing thought is, how is he going t pay for all this when he leaves home:(