Having Faith in God & Insulin

Here is another sad story of a child with diabetes who died needlessly at the hands of her parents. No - they didn’t beat her. But they did withhold medical treatment & insulin from her that caused her to go into ketoacidosis which caused her death at the tender age of 11. This breaks my heart.

I do have faith in God and I believe in the power of prayer. I pray -- a LOT! I also have faith that God gave us medications, doctors, CDEs, insulin, etc. to treat our diabetes. It's the same in that he expects us to work for a living - He doesn’t want us to sit around waiting for money to fall from the sky. He expects us to work for it. He also expect us to use the gifts He's given us to provide for our families. In this case - the gift was insulin.

He has blessed many of us with children to care for & do what we can for them. I pray for my children all the time - for God to keep them safe, happy, and healthy. When they were little & in my constant care, I did my best to do everything I could for them - especially when they were sick & needed medical attention - just as you do. That's what good parents do.

I feel sorry for these parents in that they have lost their beloved daughter. But I also feel sorry for them in that they didn’t have the faith that God gave us insulin to treat type 1 diabetes. That's so sad. I feel bad for anyone who loses a child - especially if it's because of something the parent(s) did or didn't do. They have to live with this guilt for the rest of their lives. All they had to do was use the sense God gave them to take care of this little girl. Mostly, of course, I feel sorry for this poor child. She didn’t have to die. All she needed was insulin & parents that had sense enough to provide her with it.

I thank God for all you parents out there in the Diabetes OC who are doing all you can to care for your children - those with & without diabetes. I believe God appreciates all the love you show your children by doing this. Your children are blessed to have you. It's too bad this little girl didn't have parents like you.