tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631634189597607181.post9011628504349306547..comments2023-10-21T05:14:32.007-07:00Comments on Mama in the City: I Am Mama in the City and I am a Type 1 Diabetic: The Early YearsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14251956834955281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631634189597607181.post-84293918234573122342011-04-19T08:26:52.649-07:002011-04-19T08:26:52.649-07:00Having been through 2 rounds of IVF and having to ...Having been through 2 rounds of IVF and having to give myself up to 4 SQ injections daily during each round, I understand what an adjustment it would be to have to do that for your whole life.<br /><br />Nobody would have appreciated my injection skills though - I gave myself some pretty decent bruises. Although I guess near the end I did get much better at it, and I'm sure you are an injection superstar. I always appreciated a nurse would could do a good injection or blood draw with little pain and no bruising.Tarablenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631634189597607181.post-90301094974998594522011-04-18T21:34:45.181-07:002011-04-18T21:34:45.181-07:00I can imagine that this would be difficult to acce...I can imagine that this would be difficult to accept as part of you own self-care. It sounds like you have grown into having the right attitude and acceptance of this being part of who you are and how you life your every day. Yay for you. Thank you for sharing a little bit of you!Kristinhttp://k4trotter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631634189597607181.post-25010233970957693292011-04-18T17:52:19.053-07:002011-04-18T17:52:19.053-07:00Sounds rough. Good thing you have the right attitu...Sounds rough. Good thing you have the right attitude. My cousin is type 2 but eats cake like its going out of style.Hattie2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631634189597607181.post-56849083150652487302011-04-18T16:39:24.237-07:002011-04-18T16:39:24.237-07:00I'm Type 2 diabetic, but I lived on insulin fo...I'm Type 2 diabetic, but I lived on insulin for the time before and after I got pregnant. It's not the most fun I've had, but in truth I felt so much better on insulin over what I'm on now (Victoza - a once a day injection). Diabetes is a drag.Marilyn (A Lot of Loves)http://www.alotofloves.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631634189597607181.post-54364103155413564992011-04-18T16:36:11.937-07:002011-04-18T16:36:11.937-07:00Love that coke/needle/diabetes pic. Hilarious....o...Love that coke/needle/diabetes pic. Hilarious....only because of your story though!Megan S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631634189597607181.post-7725224725445095062011-04-18T15:46:22.074-07:002011-04-18T15:46:22.074-07:00Oh wow. I didn't know you were diabetic. What ...Oh wow. I didn't know you were diabetic. What a shocker. You don't really talk about it much so I had no idea. Good for you for being so positive.Nancy_Glassmannoreply@blogger.com