Reply #10: Leftchick, I'm so sorry. It takes a while to get adjusted...

[berni_mccoy]

And you never really do. I was just talking with my wife (we are avid hikers)... it's like carrying a 100lb pack all the time. At first, it's heavy, but then you get used to it. Your strength builds up and soon you can't imagine not carrying it. Every now and then you set it down and take a break, which makes it 10x heavier when you get going again. But then you do and it gets easier. But it is never really easy.

We never fully got our strength up until this year finally. Then in June, our youngest got it.

We worried about him too for a long time, but there really is nothing you can do. Fortunately, our diabetes eyes caught it early and we didn't even need to go to the hospital. It was as good as a diagnosis experience can be. I guess that makes up for the near-death experience our first son had (he went into a coma and was in ICU for a week when he was diagnosed).