complete this sentence…I wish people knew this about diabetes…
it’s not because I ate too much sugar
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I didn’t give it to myself. (Who the bleep would?)
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I wish people knew that it’s so much harder than just taking insulin before I eat.
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if you are on Twitter, search for the hashtag #IWishPeopleKnewThatDiabetes
it’s a hugely cool project of @kelly_kunik
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…that it takes hard work, a sense of humor, and mind-boggling persistance.
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The emotional toll of Diabetes
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… that taking insulin shots is about 1/10 of 1% of the actual effort to manage diabetes well, all day, every day, with no days off.
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… while insulin keeps us alive, it can also kill!
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… that managing diabetes with insulin is like driving a fast car with very sloppy steering on a road along side a tall cliff.
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Terry
That is a perfect visual!
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and we navigate using a gps that only has to be 80% accurate
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How bad I can feel when I have eaten something I should not (oh just a little won’t hurt you). The ‘little’ does usually hurt me.
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I wish people knew diabetes is not always easy to manage. A lot of people are convinced that all you have to do is keep your blood sugar within a certain range. What they do not realize is just how much work this is.
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I totally agree! Plus, when you are in a situation where you have to tell someone that you are high or low they act like you’ve done something wrong. Umm, no, sometimes the beetus just does it’s own thing.
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… how much a person weighs does not determine the type of diabetes they have.
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I wish people knew that weight had little to nothing to do with it! I can’t stand hearing (a) “but you’re so thin” or (b) “Oh, you have type 1, that must be why you’re so thin”.
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That having diabetes is difficult and that if everyone was diabetic the world would be oh so very much better for us.
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To effectively manage the disease how expensive that diabetes is.
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I wish people knew that I am the captain of my ship called diabetes. I sail it through calm as well as stormy waters, I am at the helm 24/7 and cannot take a break. I am the captain, I seek council from those with learning and experience but I make the decisions on my ship, no one should question my authority or my decisions.
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