WOA!! Thanks for the testimonial, man! And thanks to YOU for being one of the reasons so many people come back! 
JeanV,
I am crying as I read your replyā¦ I am SO happy you found us and to read that the community has been such a resource for you.
Big hug!
I come back because TU is my D family.
Because Tu, and the people here, are real. This group isnāt the doctor-screened, sanitized stories we read about in the magazines or see on TV. Tu doesnāt cover itself and post a disclaimer to āask your doctorā before a change in treatment. Tu exposes us to much more than Diabetes, but about troubles with family, finance, and feelings. Tu isnāt about nameless, faceless people with diabestes on the other side of the country or other side of the world. When faced with trouble, Tu doesnāt tell us to seek help. Tu is that help, that guidance, that experience, that comraderie.
Real people. Real experiences. Real lessons learned from one another. Real compassion. Real friendships.
Tu is not a textbook. Tu is real. Thatās why I come to Tu.
Ya mean weāre not perfect? Iām taking that as a compliment!!
For the great info and me being able to share with others the little bit I know.
A few reasons. The Flatliners, the Bernstein, MM, and Dexcom groups. PWDs I have met on here that have helped me change my control and by extension, my life.Inspiration, support, knowledge, and compassion from this little corner of the DOC.
I suppose that sums it up. Thanks TuD.
it has been almost 2 years since i was last on Tudiabetesā¦but after my last A1c of 12ā¦i needed to get on trackā¦i needed to support and understanding. that is why i came back. i have not been on here long enough to make friends, but still i find confort in knowing everyone understandsā¦they āget itā. i read as much as i can from other members, trying to learn something and get the reasurance that i am not the āonly oneā. thank you Tudiabetes for being there for us in need!!
thank you for feeling like you are giving supportā¦because you ARE!!
you are right ātheyā (non-d) donāt understandā¦it is easier to say āya, everything is goodā than to explain. everyone here understands to some degree!
Because TuDiabetes can be like this:
REASSURANCE
Big hugs right back at you ā you are saving lives, dear heart. Every day.
(OK, now Iām crying,but in a very good way!)
Thanks for that openness. Mark. The cross-type pollination is one of the things that keeps this T2 on MDI coming back. I consider the open, intelligent and helpful T1ās on this site to be among my greatest blessings - yāall have been helping me so much as I struggle to understand injecting insulin and all the challenges and drama that come with the needle.
Iām such a wimp ā that gets me every time.
And yes, TuD is exactly like that for me.
Someone needs to make a claymation video of diabetics helping to save eyes, feet, kidneys, hearts and lives by sharing knowledge, encouragement, and time-tested wisdom. If only I had the mad skills necessary to turn my ideas into something tangible.
I joined over three years ago, and itās with pride that I tell others I am a member here. Iāve learned so much, I canāt believe how much confidence and courage I have now about my d. Just this morning, I had an unexplained high (well, sort of unexplained), and I thought of the lesson Kristin taught me of not thinking of numbers as āgoodā or ābadā, but to think, āgee, Iām glad I caught that now instead of laterā. Iāve made so many friends here of all types, from all over the world, and all walks of life. I feel like I have a safety net of friends here to help me get back up should I fall, or become discouraged, and a team of supporters to cheer me on when I celebrate an accomplishment.
I also want to thank Andreina for inspiring creativity at TuDiabetes. Our programs, artists, poets, and musicians have showed us the power of artistic expression to help us cope with our diabetes, and itās given me a lot of inspiration in my own creative endeavors.
To learn, and if I can, to help others.
After visiting numerous websites and discussion forums in the months after my son was diagnosed, I found many of them full of misinformation and really lacking in common sense. Even as a ānewbieā but as someone who reads, studies and tries to learn everything I can to help my son, I could tell that I was not getting good information from those sites. I would cringe at the thought of the people who were caring for their children using the information I was reading. There is a lot of bad information out there in the googlesphere.
In this forum, Iāve found the vast majority of participants to be extremely knowkedgeable and helpful. I donāt have a lot to contribute to all these seasoned pros, but, I hope that I can sometimes help some nervous and heartbroken moms or dads benefit from what Iāve been learning. As thankful as I am not to have this disease myself, Iād take it away from my son and deal with it myself in a heartbeat!