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Permalink Reply by Carla on January 31, 2013 at 9:18pm

I've been told the same thing. It makes me proud :)

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Permalink Reply by DiabEric on January 30, 2013 at 3:53pm

My empowering comment came from here, and with a little para-phrasing:
You are not your number.
Whether it is my A1C, or current BG, I have to remind myself every once in a while that I AM more than just that number.

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Permalink Reply by Andrea on January 31, 2013 at 5:27am

My old endo was sometimes a little critical of my questions on treatment and managment and my knowledge of diabetes. It definitely rubbed me the wrong way but then he showed me that he actually respected me. He once said to a medical student (in front of me): This patient knows more than you will likely ever know about diabetes.

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Permalink Reply by gooberific on January 31, 2013 at 5:32am

my son, 11 yrs old, has had T1 for almost 5 years now. several times, he's been told by his doc that he's a rock star, and that he's had the best A1c in the clinic that day. i know that really makes him feel empowered, and makes me proud of him, and of myself too!

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Permalink Reply by nwt_diabetic on January 31, 2013 at 9:45pm

I got my T2 diagnosis in Aug 2012. The doctor's advice was that I take metformin, lose weight, and change my lifestyle. When I researched "diabetes" I realized that I should be testing and correlating how foods affect my BS levels (I started testing 9x/day, sometimes more often). I created spreadsheets to log the information and graphed my weight lose and took all the info with me to the "diabetes specialists" meeting I had in November. I presented my "scientific research" to them. At the end of the appointment they said "I was the ideal diabetic patient". My fingers liked when they said "You don't need to test so often"

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