Whats the most annoying comment you've ever gotten about diabetes?
I've gotten quite a lot of really annoying and sometimes even hurtful comments about my diabetes...
When i told a family friend who (by the way) is an assistant nurse about my condition she said "really? but you will get better right? it will go away when you start taking care of yourself?"
and i said "no, i will always be a diabetic and i will actually get worse since my body will eventually stop producing insulin all together"
and she still kept insisting that I would get better in time and that my condition would go away...
i couldnt believe she knew so little
When i told a family friend who (by the way) is an assistant nurse about my condition she said "really? but you will get better right? it will go away when you start taking care of yourself?"
and i said "no, i will always be a diabetic and i will actually get worse since my body will eventually stop producing insulin all together"
and she still kept insisting that I would get better in time and that my condition would go away...
i couldnt believe she knew so little
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Permalink Reply by Paricia Bad Wound on -
the most annoying things I have been asked are did you get diabetes cause you ate lots of sugar..and when people call it sugar diabetes. I have had people tell me if you drink this tea from mexico u will never have to take insulin again...they do not understand that once your pancreas stops producing insulin it stops. when I was in school kids wouldn't play with me cause they thought they would get it omg
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Permalink Reply by DiabeticRadio.com on -
Those blasted miracle cures really get under my skin.. It's so hard to keep my cool when I here dumb stuff like that...
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Permalink Reply by Paricia Bad Wound on
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YEAH THERE IS ALOT OF IT OUT THERE...WHAT IS THE MAIN ONE "reverse diabetes" GET REAL
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Permalink Reply by Ron Doyle on -
Here is one I read a few minutes ago, "Avoiding alcohols/smoking: Avoiding alcohols/smoking will helpful in preventing Diabetes." at http://www.alldiabetesadvice.com/diabetes-and-alcohol.
I guess I should have not smoked and drank so much at age 4 and then I wouldn't be a diabetic. Hmm, that makes a lot of sense.
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Permalink Reply by Paricia Bad Wound on
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OMG ROFLMAO SAME HERE
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Permalink Reply by Jan on
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Type 1 is a minority (only about 10 percent of all diabetics) so you get lost in the crowd of Type 2s. And there will be quite a crowd of Type 2s (one in three are projected to be dx'd with Type 2 diabetes). Eventually, the media will start covering diabetes in a responsible manner. And this includes media coverage of Type 2 diabetes which is often inaccurate. It's a hopeless battle at this point. Even when you do explain, often the other party will have a look of doubt on their face. This will change as more and more people become diabetic. Type 2s will often have the other type briefly explained or may come accross info on Type 1 while researching their own type.
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Permalink Reply by Linda G on -
Look of doubt...yes, can relate. I remember the comment from one of my brothers shortly after dx, when I shared the info with him, he said...."are you sure?"!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Paricia Bad Wound on
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I HAVE NEVER SEEN A COMMERCIAL DIRECTED AT TYPE 1...WHICH IS QUITE BOTHERSOME SINCE WELL IF YOU DONT' CARE CARE OF IT WHEN U HAVE TYPE 2 DUH...I THINK THEY NEED MORE INFORMATION OUT ON TYPE ONE THERE ARE SO MANY NATIVES ON MY REZ AND THROUGHOUT THE USA THAT ARE NOW ON DIALYSIS THERE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH EDUCATION FOR THESE PLACES
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Permalink Reply by Natalie ._c- on -
I sincerely doubt that 1 in 3 will have it by 2020 -- in order to get Type 2, you have to have the genes for it -- they've identified 13 of them at this point. There are FAR more fat people WITHOUT diabetes than with, and the media and bigwigs are so busy fingerpointing at obesity while having no clue about what really causes diabetes -- either type. I do believe that obesity is common, and that it would be good to stress good diet and exercise for EVERYONE, even though it doesn't usually make obese people thin. It might take a few pounds off, though, and replace fat with muscle.
And if you DO have the genes for Type 2, you don't necessarily need to be obese -- it will get you eventually, no matter what. Given that good diet and lots of exercise may delay the onset, they still don't prevent Type 2 in those genetically at risk.
I'm really tired of all the "know-it-alls" in positions of authority who keep perpetuating myths about diabetes, and I feel sorry for the people who read that stuff and all it does is make them feel bad about themselves, rather than actually helping them.
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Permalink Reply by Linda G on
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There truly has to be an awareness beyond obesity....as with other chronic conditions that were not so prevalent 4 decades ago....what about our environment as a source of concern??
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Permalink Reply by Paricia Bad Wound on
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well when I was diagnosed at the age of 8 my mom told the doctor it was caused by a virus(asian flu) I had when I was 18 months old then about 7 years ago they announced that type 1 can be caused by a virus which lowers one immunity...I always got really sick all the time after that virus and still do to this day...but many think that if u r overweight u will get it...
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