He's only 6 years old... we're really close, I take him to the park, play with him (we're currently finishing supermario galaxy) and all that fun stuff. Whenever he has to take an insulin shot, I can't look and have to turn my head because I just can't stand seeing it. Then at night I usually cry when I think about what he has to go through... how can I be okay with this?Wednesday, December 28, 2011
I Can't Stop Crying About My Brother's Diabetes?
He's only 6 years old... we're really close, I take him to the park, play with him (we're currently finishing supermario galaxy) and all that fun stuff. Whenever he has to take an insulin shot, I can't look and have to turn my head because I just can't stand seeing it. Then at night I usually cry when I think about what he has to go through... how can I be okay with this?
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Felex Fff - You have to support him, if he sees you cry he will associate injecting with sadness and may not want to do it. Diabetes sucks, don't make it suck more. Maintain a good A1C and he can live a somewhat normal life, I have had it 35 years and I was a top athlete and haven't been sick in 6 years, the only sign of diabetes I have are cuts that won't take a long time to heal
ReplyDeleteJohn W - Please stop thinking about yourself, what your brother needs is for you to treat him as a regular person, not as if he's a freak. Having insulin shots is not a big deal, most of the time you don't feel a thing, you have to hit a nerve to feel something.
ReplyDeleteKai - If he can stand it, so can you. He has to accept this as part of his life so he's being very grown up about having to get his injection. Since you love him, you need to support him, be there for him, get used to seeing it because you may someday need to step in and administer to him (if there isn't an adult around and he needs his insulin, you are going to have to give him the injection so you should learn how to do it correctly so you don't hurt him more then necessary, and so you give it to him properly). The needles used these days are extremely thin and real sharp so it is only a nanosecond of a sting--hurts less then when you get a paper cut or if you prick your finger when you are sewing. And it keeps him alive and able to live his life. Not so long ago, a child with Type 1 diabetes couldn't do a lot of stuff, the injections were a big ordeal and hurt, and if a child lived into adulthood it was considered rare but things have changed and your brother can live a long, happy, fulfilled life if he continues to take care of himself. You should be glad and do all you can to learn about his care and help him learn about his disease and how to care for himself. With practice, it'll become just part of his daily life and he won't think much about it and just about his life. Knowing he has you to talk to, and you won't start feeling sorry for him each time, will help him unload things he's wondering about. You may find that learning about diabetes may become your life career and you may be the one who finally discovers the cure--you'd be the one curing your brother and millions of others in the world of this disease. But you have to be strong and brave, not get squeamish and weak. He's being strong. He's not dying. Stop pitying him and yourself and become a useful big sister. Learn how to take care of him so if you have to you can (hopefully you never will have to inject him but in an emergency you don't want to sit there helpless when he really needs your help). Take a big breath and resolve to be strong. You can cry in your pillow all your want, it does sometimes help, but be brave all the rest of the time and just love him.
ReplyDeletemaria - Don't worry. There are information Control Diabetes Naturally.and hope to help you.
ReplyDeleteThen how to control Diabetes naturally?
How to Control Diabetes Naturally1. Control your total calorie intake. The total amount of your calorie intake should be determined by your nutriture, weight, age, gender and physical exercise, and the principle is to control your body weight within normal range of the standard body weight. Generally, daily intake of calorie for the elderly is about 1500-1800 kilocalorie and for those with obesity, it should be reduced to 1200-1500 kilocalorie. 60% of the calorie comes from carbohydrate, which is equivalent to staple food of 300-400g. Saccharides in coarse food grain and miscellaneous grain crops are slow in breakdown and suitable for patients with Diabetes. In addition, patients should have sufficient high quality protein supplement, which can be achieved by having lean meat foods or milk.
2. Sufficient dietary fiber and vitamins. High cellulose foods can slow down breakdown and absorption of carbohydrate, which is good for balance of blood sugar. The patients should have more fresh vegetables to supply the needed vitamins and trace elements. Most fruits are high in fructose, so patients had better avoid them when their blood sugar is in poor control. In addition, they can also have some orally taking vitamins and mineral substance pills.
3. Prevention of complications. Complications of Diabetes are mostly related to the prognosis, so the patients should pay much attention to this. For example, in time of Diabetes, there often appear disorders of fat metabolism and high blood fat, which may cause fast development of atherosclerosis. Therefore, patients should limit their cholesterol intake, generally less than 300mg/d (about the amount of cholesterol in an egg). In addition, they should eat less or not eat any animal fat or animal entrails which are high in cholesterol. What’s more, renal insufficiency is easy to occur in Diabetes, so it is necessary for the patients to test their urine protein often.