In each household there is the one person who completely understands the warning signs of a ‘low’ or a ‘high’ blood sugar other than the person who has diabetes (and sometimes, rarely as far as I’m aware, there are more than one). I surely hope there is at least one.
Make no mistake about it; in our household it’s Jill. It’s almost as if she has a sixth sense. I can see it but by time I notice it, Jill would already be treating it with whatever is needed. It has always been like that and it’s my understanding that it’s like that in many other households.
BUT………
Our kids will grow up and one day leave us.
What happens then? The thought of it makes me feel as if I am coming to an edge of a cliff. Hold on? Jump? Let go? What?
Now I am not referring to those who are leaving for school and THAT is an important issue but today I am referring to spouse, partner, and/or roommate. Will they know what to do? Will they know what to look for? Will we trust that they will know? Is it that we can’t stop it so we just have to accept it? And most important, to they know just how important their job is in all of this?
Quite frankly do we think anyone will be good enough to take care of our kids? I mean I get it when it comes to security, safety, financially, but this diabetes-you-better-take-care-of-my-kids-and you-better-know-what-the-heck-is-going-on is a realization I’m trying to come to grips with more and more as my two kids with diabetes grow older.
Probably more so with my oldest (who does not have diabetes) son now getting married, I have faced that I will go through this two more times. After the anxiety attack set in; and I think about when the time comes, I guess I must come to grips with the fact that Kaitlyn and Rob will know the person they choose to marry.
I’m not an easily trusting person when it comes to this point and I certainly will not speak for Jill, but how do we know? Do we need to know? I’m very interested to hear from those who have gone through this? I’m also interested in what you feel having kids with diabetes who will one day inform us that they are ‘moving out’? And finally do those who are now adults with T1 I ask, was this even a thought in your dating process? Please reply here as it is a subject I know could interest many.
Here comes that anxiety again. Let me know your thoughts, I need to take a walk.
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