Comments on: Diabetes and determination: An old — but good — story about strength

By: Scott K. Johnson

Scott K. Johnson — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:42:55 +0000

Amazing story, Moira. Thank you for sharing. I often marvel at the collective strength we have – to get our butts kicked by diabetes some days, yet wake up the very next morning ready to face it again.

By: StephenS

StephenS — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:40:23 +0000

Thank you! This is just what I needed today. Very inspirational.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:05:20 +0000

Don’t forget about the mom that won’t let Diabetes run her daughters’ life (you)

By: Catherine Forbes

Catherine Forbes — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:16:47 +0000

I love reading about what Lauren gets up to. I feel like I know her through your posts. My girl is 14 now and is an amazing young woman. I am so proud of her. You are in fine fine company with Sue Alberti. She is a true gem. I sit on the Volunteer of the Year Selection panel with Sue – and have met her on numerous occasions – truly a privilege.

By: Moira

Moira — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:53:10 +0000

They grow up to be resiliant adults too – imagine when we find a cure (or even a better way to live for now) what they’ll accomplish with all that strength? BTW I know Sue Alberti! We are both JDRF International Volunteers of the year — a very special club!

By: Catherine Forbes

Catherine Forbes — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:26:54 +0000

Dearest Moira, Aren’t our kids amazing? So determined. My daughter had a similar situation here in Australia in 2007. At the tender age of 8, she had been chosen to MC a luncheon at Parliament House in Canberra for the Prime Minister and approximately 500 others at JDRF Kids in the House. She told me she wasn’t feeling great not long before she went up on stage. Her BGL was ok, just a little on the side of high so, because she had to be up there for so long, I left her. She was brilliant. She did an amazing job. She told her story. She sat beside the Prime Minister and had a chat with him. She listened to the speakers that she introduced. She walked hand in hand with the Prime Minister out of the Great Hall. She presented gifts. She stopped and smiled for every photographer. She didn’t miss a beat. Until it was over … She ended up (very unceremoniously) vomiting on the staircase in the marble foyer – whoops. Check of her BGL showed that she was now high and with ketones. We have discovered since that her levels peak with adrenaline – so whenever she is extremely excited or stressed, she needs extra insulin. Wow. I too am immensely proud of what she endured that day. She had a job to do and there was no way that diabetes was gonna rain on her parade.