# 8 years and counting…
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/8-years-and-counting/12965
**Category:** Share
**Tags:** type-1
**Created:** [July 28, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/8-years-and-counting/12965 "2022-07-28T16:16:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/8-years-and-counting/12965/1 "2022-07-28T16:16:30Z")
It’s my diaversary week (I was so sick I don’t recall which day I was admitted to hospital) and I want to share a conversation I had with my granddaughter (age 10):
She: Nonna, what’s the worst thing about having diabetes?
Me: Um, the unpredictability of results and learning how to deal with all the weird things that can happen.
She: It’s not all bad is it?
Me: I sure eat better and am pretty healthy otherwise.
She: So what’s the best thing about having diabetes?
Me: All the friends I’ve made in the online community and knowing that no matter what happens, I am not alone.
Many thanks to my FUD family for friendship, support, and information on this “long, strange trip”!
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### Author:  [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/8-years-and-counting/12965/2 "2022-07-29T01:10:29Z")
I love that!!
Conversations with kiddos are the best! Thanks for sharing and thank you for your awesome friendship and support, too!!
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### Author:  [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2022, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/8-years-and-counting/12965/3 "2022-07-29T04:46:02Z")
FUD certainly is one of the best things to happen to me in the last 5 years.
It has been a bit of strange trip at times.
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### Author:  [@TomH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TomH)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/8-years-and-counting/12965/4 "2022-07-29T13:12:59Z")
@CatLady What a spot-on discussion…and SO true!
Mine went a little different:
6yr old Oliver: When were you born Pop-Pop?
Pop-Pop: 1954
6yr old Oliver: So, a really really long time ago?
Pop-Pop: Yes, Oliver, and thank you for bringing that to my attention.
At least he did NOT say: It’s ok, Pop-Pop, I’m glad you’re not dead yet…
Kids are wonderful…😉
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### Author:  [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/8-years-and-counting/12965/16 "2022-08-01T15:14:08Z")
Folks, I opted to delete all posts that were not relevant to my original post expressing gratitude to the community and sharing the perspective I’ve gained living with diabetes.
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### Author:  [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/8-years-and-counting/12965/17 "2022-08-02T13:15:26Z")
@CatLady, this was great to read. And congrats on 8 years!
Conversations like this are wonderful. I had a similar conversation with my son a few years ago. We checked his BG because he had been real thirsty and wasn’t feeling well. Just a quick sanity check.
He said to me that if he was a diabetic, it wouldn’t be a big deal because it didn’t look like it had stopped me from doing anything.