"But you don't look like a diabetic."

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Permalink Reply by Heidi98 on April 26, 2008 at 3:08pm

I've never actually said this(have thought it, though) as a response...

"You don't look like an idiot either, but looks can be deceiving, can't they?"

the weirdest thing people have said to me is they assume I've had it since infancy. I don't know if this is a good thing, or a bad thing(26+ years of diabetes make me look like I look) I just assure them that 10 years is more then an adequate amount of time to give gray hairs, etc.

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Permalink Reply by Dee Meloche on April 26, 2008 at 3:49pm

I had my mother-in-law say "you can have lots of potatoes,there's no sugar in those."DUH!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by MelissaBL on July 5, 2008 at 9:49pm

I was working at Bath and Body Works just after college and was describing a foot cream to a customer, stating that I was a diabetic and thought it was a great product. She looked at me with a mixture of disbelief and disgust. "You're diabetic, already?" I was so pissed. What ignorance!

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Permalink Reply by Kristy on July 5, 2008 at 10:26pm

LOL ya mean we have a choice?? I must have checked the wrong box online some where..I opted in when I should have opted out..haha..dang those tricky check boxes. Yes, some people are just ingornant and still believe it happens because you ate too much sugar ..

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Permalink Reply by Lee Ann on July 5, 2008 at 10:11pm

Oh, the list seems never-ending.

"You don't look like a diabetic." "You're so young." "You're so thin." "You must've eaten too much sugar as a kid." "You look so healthy."

So then I explain I have type 1, and then I might get, "Ohhh... You have the bad kind!"

I've got news for you, chump. There's not a good kind.

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Permalink Reply by Carla on July 6, 2008 at 1:02am

Doesn't that hurt? I mean all those shots and tests? (DUH! Yea, it hurts...proves I'm still alive though!)
-Carla

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Permalink Reply by MelissaBL on July 6, 2008 at 12:25pm

Thought of another one. In college, a sweet but particularly gullible sorority girl asked me, "What exactly is a diabete?" I thought the question was so hilarious that I had to answer, and it went something like, "It's a little blue sugar mite that lays eggs in sugary foods. They get in your bloodstream and eat up your sugar when you eat too much candy." When I had her fully convinced, guilt got the better of me and I offered a better explanation. I feel guilty about it to this day!

I suppose it's not much worse than when I was in the sixth grade and someone pointed me at the big birthmark on my shin and said "What's that on your leg?!" and I threw myself in the floor shouting, "Get it off me, get it off me!" I've tried to be better behaved since then. *laughs*

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Permalink Reply by Lee Ann on July 6, 2008 at 12:56pm

I save all my smart-ass, clever responses to others' comments and questions for my hubby. It's always good for a laugh, and helps makes living with this more bearable. :)

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Permalink Reply by Liz on July 6, 2008 at 4:24pm

I was told the day before the 4th when we were talking about food and one of my sons friends aske me how i can stand drinking diet drinks,and I told him I'm a diabetic so I really can't drink reg.pepsi(which was one of the hardest things for me to give up) His response was"Really?? You don't look like a diabetic."I just kinda rolled my eyes and thought "Gee am I supposed to have antennas or something?" Okay,is there something I should know about how to "LOOK"diabetic?LOL

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Permalink Reply by Lee Ann on July 6, 2008 at 4:29pm

No one told you?? We're supposed to have our death beds strapped to our backs.

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Permalink Reply by Liz on July 6, 2008 at 4:32pm

OMG!!! I've been leaving mine in the closet!!! LOL

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Permalink Reply by diabeticidol 94 on July 6, 2008 at 5:27pm

OH!!! Like when i have a insulin reaction at work and i need to treat it right away. Or if have to go finger stick at work. There like jealous because they think i am on extra breaks. Like i would much rather be productive but i must ACT first. If they could just walk in my shoes for a day i do not think theyy would be JEALOUS ANYMORE................. diabeticidol94

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