Every so often when I casually express that I'm hungry, I get the occasional panicked friend or co-worker who reacts like it's a potential emergency. "Are you going to be OK???" I respond: "Yes, I'm fine. I'm just like you....if I have not eaten in a while...I get hungry. Don't worry...it's normal."
omg.. these are sooo funny! no way I would test my bg that would hurt!! lol
I haven't heard that one yet... just "do you need some sugar?"
I actually used a cut on my finger that had started bleeding again instead of sticking myself the other day- I figured why not?
I guess the one that gets me the most is "But, you don't look diabetic" Would someone please tell me what a diabetic is supposed to look like? :)
just ask if the food is poisoned if sb asks if you can eat that.
I have a good one: I was visiting with a new friend who had given me a jar of homemade strawberry jam. I was telling her how much we enjoyed it (I had not had any because I wasn’t sure how I would tolerate it/how many carbs might be in it), but my kids had been enjoying it. She said, ‘Oh, it’s so sweet! I hope it doesn’t give you diabetes!’ I just looked at her and said, ‘Too late!’ She was so shocked, I almost couldn’t keep myself from laughing at her. When she finally recovered, THEN she said, ‘Oh, my sister has diabetes.’ ‘What type?’, I ask. ‘I don’t know’ she says. ‘She got it when she was 7 or 8’. I told her that it was most likely T1. But she had NO CLUE how ignorant she sounded, especially having a sister with diabetes!!!
I love getting asked ‘if I can eat that’, or if I’m low, people offering me a diet coke and/or insulin to ‘bring your sugar right up’. It’s scary that even medical personnel have this misperception…this is life and death, people!!!
I also love: “my dog/cat/hamster/rat/snake/dodo bird has diabetes, so I know exactly how you feel!”
I have a non-annoying very sweet one: My four year old granddaughter watched me bolus and said "That is just like my Daddy's." Weirdly enough,his is a pager that is very similar to a pump. Also, she can find my "emergency medical candy" instantly--no matter where; drives her mom crazy.
offering you insulin to bring you up??? omg... these were medical personnel.. pretty bad
and she didn't know what type her sister had??? she is a moron... lol
one of my cellmates in hospital's cat had diabetes and I did feel like she had some idea... not the complete understanding of course
she said she gave her cat insulin 1/2 hour after a meal a few times per day I think. her husband was not happy that she was spending $50 per vial I think on insulin for her cat.. I was happy though :)
that is so cute she finds your candy :)
The sister is not necessarily a moron - I had 2 brothers, one of whom knew everything about my condition, and one of whom was so self-absorbed that he (to this day) has no clue! Both brothers were book-smart and both considerably older than me, but one of them actually cared when his 14-year-old kid sister was diagnosed, and the other only cared that the squash at Thanksgiving dinner no longer had lots of brown sugar in it because his sister couldn't eat it if it was too sweet. So it is not necessarily brains that are the problem.
Right after I was Dx'd this guy i'd knwo for years said the following:
If you had stopped drinking those cokes like I said you would not have gotten it.
Now there are a few issues with that. First it is true I drank a lot of pop, but since my mom was diabetic I leaned to only like diet beverages. At that time my favorite was Tab. But I woudl drink Diet Rite and some fagyo brands. Second, I never heard him say that ever. I mean i knew this guy for 10 years.
So he said it twice and I let it pass. The third time I said,your right about the pop, But what really did me in Disney World.
Res: Disney World cant give you diabetes.
Ans: Sure it can, its an epidemic down there. People from all over get diabetes in Disney World.
He never said anyt8ing about pop again. But I did hear him warn others to say away from Disney World. Lest they too succumb to the awful fate.
Yeah they all thought he was nuts, which he was. A nut-so diabetic bigot, who had so little knowledge he decided that it might be the Hall of Presidents. Hey it could be, who am I to say? LOL
My other crazy one, I love this one as well. I was 17 and shortly after diagnoses I was traveling on a train. My insulin bottle dropped in the aisle and was rolling along. I scampered out to get it. As I Passed these two older ladies, one grabbed the sleeve the other, and told her, look that boy has diabetes. Yes her friend said, I see he has insulin. You know that stuff is addictive. LOL idiots.
LOVE THIS!countless times i have wanted to tell people to google the disease based upon their comments.
thx for posting!
well, I would call them a moron of sorts, maybe it came across as harsh but I think if your family member has diabetes you should take the time to figure out which type it is and not be so self absorbed.
And you're right intelligence doesn't need to have anything to do with it..
lol... I can't believe the crazy stuff some people come up with!
The other one I'll get relatively often is when I'm enjoying a glass of wine. "Are you allowed to drink that?" Me: "Absolutely, heavy drinking is the best way to manage this disease."
Lmao “well, you could have diarrhea forever.” Kind of puts it into perspective.