you can't have ice cream, it has sugar. ( don't pears & apples & bread ) etc...
all those questions & answers make me lol.
In an airport bathroom, I was giving myself a shot of apidra and a woman looks at me in horror and says, "How did you get those drugs through security?!"
I've had people say that to me for both blood sugar and food allergy reasons. I usually let the BG ones slide, but the food allergy ones really annoy me. Once when someone (that really should've known better) asked me that AFTER I'd started eating, so I said "yeah, I'm pretty sure--" And then I grabbed my throat and made choking noises. She never asked me that question again!
IT WILL GET EASIER!!! (What planet are you on)
i find this hilarious hahaha! i have encountered some of these my self. i always hate the ones that think they know everything when they really do not. i had one person tell me that it was all in my head and that if i visualize it then i can cure myself like that. Like it is that simple -_-. or you get the ones that will be so scared of you going into a coma that they watch your every move. i had that experience in high school. the teacher kept my seat right in front so she can watch me . told one student that wanted to move closer that i was in that seat because i have vision problems, when in actuality i could have sat anywhere because i have glasses
HA! I almost want to switch back to injections just so I can do that.
I have heard so many of these. When I get the "oh, I hate needles, I could never do that" comment, I either make them feel awful by saying something like "you would do it if your life depended on it like mine does" or I confuse them by saying something like "really? I LOVE needles!" It depends on what kind of mood I'm in.
Not too long ago a woman at work who has type 2 found out that I had a pump at which point she said "oh, you must have it bad!". I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed by that one...I thought someone with type 2 would at least know better than to say something like that.
"He will grow out of it right?"
favourite question to sister (type 2) "Do you want to swap for type 1???"
Someone offers me a sweet, remembers I'm diabetic and pulls it away. "oh right you can't have this, Im sorry for asking!"
From my educated aunt is married to cardiologist: "you got diabetes from eating too much white bread as a child"
When checking blood sugar/injecting: "does it hurt?"... you just told me how much it hurts when they take a finger sample of blood on you... I must be immune to pain?
I get a few of these all the time:
Not being morbid, but it's ALWAYS the Grandma that loses the leg LOL never the uncle or cousin, etc.
At lunch, my friends always ask me if I should be eating this food or that food. It's kinda annoying though, because every time they see me eating, they ask the same question, no matter what food it is. The way they get on my case, I feel like they think I shouldn't eat at all lol
Also, I get the "You're diabetic? But you're so skinny!"
This one I can understand because of lack of education about diabetes. Also, the prevalence of type 2 tends to leads to the idea that every diabetic is type 2, or that there's only 1 type of diabetes. I just explain the different types of diabetes and tell them which one I have.
I also get the "shouldn't have eaten so much sugar" one too.
If diabetes was a result of excess sugar consumption, everyone would have diabetes -__-
Overall though, it's a never-ending battle against misconceptions and stereotypes that one must combat with patience and....patience lol
P.S. For the "you're not allowed to eat that!", my favorite response is "Oh, it's cool. I already called the paramedics." LOL
LOVE that paramedic line. I'm going to use it. LOL
I am going to steal that paramedics line! LOL
ive heard all of these! So annoying.
Tee hee! It's definitely frustrating to hear some of these. Thanks for posting!
1. Sure, my daughter told me about you, your that sickly boy aren't you ?
2. I knwo this guy who drank x water every day for a month he is cured now. Have you tried that ?
3. Look he takes insulin, that stuff is addictive you know?
4. You are low, do you want some insulin or something?
5. Oh yeah he eats cake, the other day I saw him eat some candy.
(of course I was so low I was about come undone)
6. No way would I test my blood sugar, that would hurt.
7. My daughters friend had to stop gymnastics because of diabetes, can you do gymnastics?
8. Do you need me to get you something? Like say a needle or something?
9. When you stick yourself can you feel it? (no I am the human pin cushion)
10. If you fall down and skin up your hand, will your fingers bleed or do they have to be poked in order to bleed? (yes of course)
Rick, Number 10 is hilarious. And that is one I have NEVER heard. We are human super sweet cyborgs I guess.. HAHAHA!!!
God bless,
Brunetta
Oh gawd, Shawnmarie, that made me laugh my a** off.
Eric