I prefer Sam, Dad, or Captain. Diabetes is not my identity.
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I think the real question is what language you prefer used when someone is referring to your diabetesā¦ None of are are defined by our diabetes.
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In that case it really makes no difference to me
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I prefer neither most of the timeā¦ I have referred to myself as diabetic at times because that is the most common phrase people seem to useā¦ but I usually say I have type1, Iām type1 I have diabetes etc. This disease does have a terrible effect on my life and I would gladly be rid of it in one second but I still prefer to just say I have this or that conditionā¦ and not let the words define meā¦ define isnāt the right word here really because I feel in the medical profession it has a derogatory labeling effect. For instance I say I have fibromyalgia or hashimotos I donāt say Iām hashimotic, fybromyalgic or whateverā¦ 
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that actually sounds good Davidā¦Can I get the recipe? 
Hold the ketchup and butterscotch sauce on my order. (I hate both of them. Even on French fries [especially ketchup])!"
Well, this is validating. You and I may be the only two people on the planet who donāt like ketchup on french fries.
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I donāt even like ketchup on fingers!
I prefer to be called a LIVEabetic. with LIVEabetes.
(Thatās a joke! haha!)
But seriously, I prefer diabetic strongly. Maybe just cause āPerson with diabetesā is SO unwieldy.
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I donāt either! Nor āfry sauceā (ketchup-mayo) nor cheese sauce nor anything that makes crisp fries soggy!
Actually I can only think of one situation in which ketchup is tolerable, and that is when mixed with very hot chinese mustard and used VERY sparingly for dipping appetizers in.
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My daughter actually has a tee-shirt that reads āI prefer to call it LIVE-a-betesā that I ordered from Diabetic Danica. If anyone decides to order one of these shirts for a loved one with diabetes, donāt make the mistake I did and give it as a gift. Any item having something to do with D is not a gift! Kind of like giving your spouse a new vacuum cleaner as an Anniversary present, only worseā¦
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They probably wonāt sound nearly as good to you as Nanaimo bars, but we have ketchup chips in Canada, which I learned this summer you guys do not have in the US. I have a weird fascination with ketchup chips, because they look (and smell) so good, even though Iāve never been able to eat potato chips.
Would you make an exception for an a$$-kicking malt vinegar?
If I go to heaven, lunch will always be served with skin-on fries with malt vinegarā¦
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Nope, no malt vinegar! The mayonaise served with frites in Belgium is the only exception allowed. 
Oh, you HAD to go and do it, didnāt you? You had to mention Nanaimo bars again when I had succeeded in not thinking about them for several days. Grumble. Mutter.
Well, okay, as long as weāre doing this, letās not forget poutine, either.
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Ah, now . . . fish and chips with vinegar. Heavenly.
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Heck no, vacuum cleaner is for birthdays only
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People who use or own one of these commonly refer to it as a āHooverā because of the sound it makes. Thatās a Hoover I would love to own.
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Letās not forget the āritual Hooverā!
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