This is the most profoundly great way to say what needs to be said. And coming from you, people should take notice and of course let's hear what everyone thinks!

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this reminds me of a commerical i've seen. patty labelle saying, "diabetes doesn't have me, i have diabetes". my son who was diagnoised recently with Type II, now that he knows, he is eating better, feeling better. said," Now i have a good reason to eat right. he doesn't think of it, as a disease, he thinks of it, as just doing things right. pretty good outlook!

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What a great way to look at such a frightening thing! I have to make sure and tell myself this from now on. It's nice to know that I have that much power over something that I previously thought I could never control (slowly learning it's all in my hands). I HATE diabetes because I know it will take my life some day (hopefully not for 40+ years). I LOVE diabetes because I am taking better care of myself and teaching my family to take care of themselves too. I FEAR it because I know how easy it is to lose control. I think now I have to make it FEAR ME because I know how to control it! (Now, I just have to practice more self-discipline.)

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I love diabetes because I am not letting it control me I am controlling it! I want to add, diabetes is only part of me and I will not let it control me or stop me from doing things I want to do.

I remember the first time I was gestational I shriveled up into a cocoon. I did not allow my self to do and go places that would alter my rigid eating routine. Diabetes controlled me. Today I will not allow myself to let this control the next 40 of 50 years of my life. So the disease (glucose meter, ID bracelet & healthy snacks) will along for my life ride!

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I am still new in this arena, but at the moment I do not fear this disease. I do totally respect it as my first 'real' job was on a diabetic ward in a hospital. So I actually saw and helped treat what could happen.
It made me rethink my lifestyle. I am obese and one lazy old gal. So, kicked myself in the posterior and started changing things immediately. Did the obligatory meetings with various doctors, diabetic educators, books, meetings, support groups, etc. Exercise, diet, etc. It is my lifestyle now.
It is a new challenge and I know I can handle it. Which is not to deny that I will have my down moments, but I realize that they will pass.
If it is to be, it is up to me.
I am fighting it tooth and nail with every tool I can find, inc mental attitude.
Believe me, there are worse things to have happen.
A hug to all who needs it today.

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Yeah I do fear it. It has already destroyed my life. And even though I've had it just over 2 years (type 1) the complications are already mounting up.

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The way I look at it, you can either run from it or embrace it. I have done my best to embrace mine and take it day by day. I still have days where fear creeps in, but I don't let it stay for long.

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A little adversity is good for the soul is one of the things I have always said to my kids. I've fought enough battles or demons in different arenas that when I was told the results of the test I saw it as one more beast that has come into to my life trying to take something from me.

My wife said I was pretty angry for a couple days, and she also said I had two days to feel sorry for myself. I'm trying to ration it out, I figure thats 48 hours and I'm going to take advantage of every minute :^)

Life spins on a dime, What happens doesn't matter, what you decide to do about it does, are a couple of my basic beliefs about life. When something happens in my life I try to ask myself What an I supposed to learn from this?

Sometimes its damned hard to ask and answer but it helps me frame things in a way that makes more sense (usually)

I fear some of the complications of diabetes, going blind or losing my feet rank right up there with experiences that I don't want to have. Should diabetes fear me? It should, I've got a hammer and I'm going to pound it every chance I get.

I started to make changes in my life the first day I found out, and I continue to adapt, and learn and will for the rest of my long life. Diabetes is a coward that hates the light that comes from knowledge, of friends, and fellowship.

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See we all have ways of dealing with this issue and we all fear certain aspects of Diabetes. No one wants to lose a leg or go blind and that is the far it puts in us that we should fear. Then there is the fear that keeps us from going out of the house or from going out with friends or eating a certain food. That is the fear that we need to counter. Not that we shouldn't try to counter that also, but that fear should always be in the back of our mind to keep us on guard and watching out for ourselves.

Of course fear is all around us all the time and no matter what it is something that is in our lives daily, but we can make anything that makes us fear it, fear us.

So always keep that in mind!

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Determination is one of the things that diabetes had taught me, and this is another way to put it. It is a grit your teeth and jump in and make a difference kind of feeling. I like that diabetes can be "afraid' of me. I like that it can leave me alone as I am being the one in charge. This is a great concept and one that we as fighters need to keep close to our hearts.

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