Humor is not my strong suit. I’m a more serious type, no fun at a party. I wanted my first post here to break the ice and open the longer conversation that is diabetes.
This is a link to a Kerri Sparling video from 2017 that made me laugh. In fact, when it reached the end I wished it would last longer. Kerri has a razor sharp wit and as a long-term T1D diagnosed in childhood, she knows diabetes.
Enjoy. https://youtu.be/8X7MDdNPh-U
Thanks for the link @Terry . Loved the video, always enjoy Kerri’s talks. 
Thanks for the link! Great video and accurately describes much of what I feel and think others do too! Things like this are one of the reasons I like the people here on FUD: no matter whether I agree or disagree with you all and your approaches..,I know you all get it, have experienced it, and mean the best with your advice and comments! Thanks!
And that’s exactly how Kerri began her talk.
Thank you for posting that, entertaining and informative. I know she’s Type 1 but much of what she said works for all of us regardless of type. I often say that I wake up into a new day every day with T2. I’ve done the celebratory meal after receiving super good HbA1c resullts.
Oh and eating a low away until it becomes a high.
I get how annoying all the misconceptions about the 3 main types of DM. Just the other day in the airport, someone saw my pump and assumed I was T1. In a way that’s a pretty good observation. Then there are those who know I am T2 and want to know why I need a pump when they know I am compliant on diet and exercise. “Why aren’t you cured?”
The ones that make me bite my tongue are the T2s while munching a donut after Mass, “I can eat whatever I want as long as I take this pill.”
All my life I have tried to find connections between people not what divides us. Before I became dependent on insulin to stay alive, I learned so much from both T1 and 2 on a forum much like this one.
@TomH, Humor is a superpower that can bridge the gap created by the different philosophies and tactics that we employ. It’s important that we focus on what binds us, not what separates us.
@CarlosLuis, I realize we’ve interacted well for a long time on the other forum. Interactions with T2s like you have taught me much over the years. Your fundamental struggle is very similar to mine.
I can only wish that my denial of a strong humorous personality trait was simply self-deprecating as it certainly was in Kerri’s case! But at least I could “borrow” some of her abundant laugh-inducing style to good effect.
I look forward to continued good-natured exchanges with you on this new-to-me platform.
This video made me shed some light tears because as I listened to her and watched her, I was able to put myself in her mothers position, and Liam is Keri Sparling. This hit so close to home for me and I thank you for sharing. My hope for @Liam-M is that first, he watch this video in it’s entirety and second, that he model her “zest for life” and her outgoing nature and joy DESPITE having this thing he needs to take care of in addition to enjoying life.
The strength of your connection and dedication to your son is palpable, @ClaudnDaye. My quality of life today is built on no small part by my reliance on a Loop DIY system. This month marks 9 years I’ve enjoyed this incredible technology.
I only bring this up because the DIY open-source tech grew out of a grass roots effort by people who had diabetes themselves and parents of children with diabetes. While these parents could not know firsthand what it felt like to live with this metabolic disability, they did/do feel its effects on their children. As a parent myself, I can only imagine the intensity of that feeling.
What I’m trying to say is that I am grateful for the legacy they created for people like me. I wish your family well!
Iwas referring to a simple diabetes forum that was sponsored by Joslin. It went away quite a while ago. It was desiring a community of my peers that lead me to DD, DU and FU.
@CarlosLuis, Sorry, I confused you with someone else!