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Just out of curisioty does it annoy anyone else that people give us advice on our diabetes when they don't know what is going on. So many people out there think it is all about what you eat that affects your blood sugar. Everyone keeps asking me what I ate to cause my blood sugar to go up or down, well you know what everyday life affects blood sugars. It isn't as simple as eating the right things, exercise, stress, illness, medications etc all affect a diabetic.

Oh and I am not sure how much I will be here I start college this week, full time so I am going to be busy along with juggling the many specialist appointments I have and the gym.

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Medication, exercise and eating are only a few things that play into BS control. But let’s not forget about the stress factor of ignorance,,, which raises the BS,,, lol
I don’t mean to offend people but,,, I can’t for the life of me understand why after 35 yrs that response still surfaces? How can one blame a BS on food alone, when so many other things can affect it as well?
Some things need to be changed in tis respect.

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The biggest culprit for me is stress. Sometimes, I give myself too much to do. Other times, life gives me too much to do. I'm with you on this though. It really annoys me to hear people say, "well, if you ate better." I'd like to tell them, hey why don't you take a walk in my shoes and then tell me what is wrong.

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I have not told the majority of my family and friends that I was diagnosed for this very reason. I have a friend who suffered this for years and I just don't want to deal with the disease and everyone's comments too.

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I have learned what people have a big mouth in this area and I just try to eat what they think I should just to avoid the confrontation. That makes me miserable but not as miserable as having to tell them to mind their own business. If I want to have a piece of my nephew's birthday cake and can pump enough insulin to cover it, what is it to them. Anyway, I completely understand what you are saying, Cody? By the way, how is school going?

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