Happy Dia-versary..

[Travelfairy]

Just saw this on FB, a former classmate wishing his son a happy dia-versary on the anniversary of getting diagnosed with diabetes....

Like is it just me it is this weird/inappropriate/cringe....

YABU- she's celebrating her son
YANBU- she shouldn't be posting about his personal medical information, its weird and not everything needs a # 🙄🙄

No im trying to say don't make your child's condition their personality they are a person first. Posting about your child's medical issues on social media without consent is disgusting all for what, for people to say wow what a great mummy you are. You want to celebrate your kid having diabetes then why can't you do it privately.

Thank you. Bowing gracefully.

And I think using your kids for social media likes and attention is ridiculous

They are celebrating not being dead, no idea why you have an issue with it.

You want to celebrate your kid having diabetes

good grief how low will you go.

I work with people with diabetes and it's quite a usual thing to do

It isnt for likes, its for raising awareness on type one diabetes!

Because a child's private information shouldn't be put on social media if you want to put your own private business online go for it.

Personally, we shared parts of DD’s journey on SM (with her explicit permission, she was a teen at the time) in order to raise awareness of her condition. I don’t think that it’s wrong to be proud of your child and all that they have endured. I certainly never claimed her wins as my own! She was bloody brilliant throughout it all.

And this is why people do these posts, to raise awareness on the disease. We are sick of the judgemental twats. This post has proven that.
Some real bitter & twisted comments on this.

How is saying happy diaversary Jacob raising awareness

I don't even know the dates of my brain bleeds how do people remember this stuff

My 19 year old son celebrates his autism diagnosis anniversary. My other 2 autistic children don't. I wouldn't post it on social media as it's not my story to share. I usually do a post (with their permission) on autism awareness day.

because you remember more about your kids than about yourself for a start.

Your own issues are much easier to deal with, nothing worst than medical problems of your children.

I can’t even remember the date I was diagnosed t1 so can’t celebrate it even if I wanted to, which I don’t. I wonder if it’s a social media thing. An acquaintance’s daughter is t1 and they celebrate it every year.

Because people usually post information about diabetes alongside..?

I don’t celebrate mine I’m 24 years in but I think about it on the day and sometimes buy myself a treat for my “D Day” because it’s a hard condition to live with and I think I deserve a present haha

Do you not think if every person posted about every medical condition themselves and their families have to "raise awareness" there would be nothing else on social media but this.

The date my child was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes will be etched on my brain forever. It's not like you just how to an appointment and get told that's what you have and off you trot. My child has multiple health conditions, one of which is far more debilitating than T1D fwiw. I don't remember the date of diagnosis for that because it didn't involve an emergency hospital admission in a life and death situation. That kind of thing sticks with you.

I don't celebrate it but that is quite common in the T1D community.

People do though - sepsis, autism, ADHD, mental health, Fibromyalgia, EDS, cancer, etc. so what difference does it make being t1d?

No they don't a certain type of person repeatedly posts stuff like this most don't. Do you think people who are not repeatedly posting about medical conditions or a&e visits are completely healthy with no medical conditions?

Got to agree with you here, there is a certain type of person who posts stuff like this, often with deeply personal and sensitive information about their child's diagnosis.

It’s a thing amongst the type 1 community. To celebrate being alive and brave for another year, not about celebrating diabetes.

Wish I’d never read this thread, as a mum of a type 1. I can never switch off from trying to keep him alive.

There is a real ignorance surrounding Type 1, it’s infuriating.

I don't think anyone is denying how serious diabetes can be if not managed correctly. What im saying is there a need to put your child's private medical issues online or anything to do with your child online. I feel the same about people who tag themselves in a&e. Pm me hun 🙄. You know the type we all have them on our Facebook if you don't recognise who im talking about its probably you

It's celebrating still being alive. Type 1 used to be a death sentence. Even now kids often die before diagnosis. Or diagnosis happens because of a traumatic life or death medical event. They're celebrating still being alive