Comments on Somebody Heal Me by Diana Lee: Raw Feelings About Diabetes, Baby Lust

P.S. BTW I sure remember the baby-lust! I used to ...

2008-08-31T21:29:00.000-05:00

P.S. BTW I sure remember the baby-lust! I used to find myself on the beach molding the sand into pregnant bellies.
- Megan

Diana I think you're very right in your questions ...

2008-08-31T21:19:00.000-05:00

Diana I think you're very right in your questions about this article. Whether there was any comparison of women whose diabetes was under good control versus those whose wasn't, I'd also want to know what numbers they meant, precisely. Tripling from 1 to 3 in 10,000 is very different from tripling from 1 to 3 in 100!

I am sure you will be a wonderful mother. Do your research and get a

Diana,I'll never forget that feeling, sitting on t...

2008-08-28T14:10:00.000-05:00

Diana,

I'll never forget that feeling, sitting on the table, half-exposed physically and mentally in a gown as I tried to understand the words that were being said to me:

"...might not be able to carry a pregnancy..."
"...first several will end in miscarriage..."
"...pregnancy might not be in your cards..."
"...keep trying, you'll at least have those first few weeks.

OOOhhh Diana,I have to say I feel for you on this ...

2008-08-28T12:37:00.000-05:00

OOOhhh Diana,
I have to say I feel for you on this one...I am also there. I don't have diabetes, but I was on so many medications that I had gained a bunch of weight. I am getting back to my normal size and how you put it...what better motivation is there?
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