- Messages
- 79
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
I've just temporarily moved offices for a 2 month project and one of my new colleagues is a Type 2 like me. She's fairly pleasant although she has made a couple of throwaway remarks pertaining to my management of my diabetes. She thinks I go "too far" with turning down the myriad of cakes and chocolate that float around workplaces at Christmas. She certainly likes to tuck into the "naughty" food which is of course her business. I have found out her hba1c is nearly double mine and although that is often through no fault of the individual, her continued love of pizza,chips and cake has made me wonder if her continued diet doesn't help. However I must stress that I would never mention this to her, I'm not her food jailer!
Now the thing is I've written on here before about certain people unable to cope with my turning down carb laden food. And in this new office, I've had one or two colleagues say to me in the past couple of weeks: "Sue's type 2 and she's had some of this cake" or "Sue has chips all the time." It's got to the point where I feel like saying "I don't give a **** what Sue does or doesn't eat." Or even "just because Sue is going over a cliff it doesn't mean I have to follow her." But I don't want to sound aggressive. But the point is, it's almost as though to the three other non-diabetics in the office, Sue is the trailblazer and template for how all Type 2's should behave.
Anyway, why is the world so full of half-educated diabetic gurus? Why do some people think they have a right to remonstrate with someone over their food choices? If I ate a square of chocolate every time someone had patronised me since my diagnosis, I'd have a hba1c of 1000 by now.
Now the thing is I've written on here before about certain people unable to cope with my turning down carb laden food. And in this new office, I've had one or two colleagues say to me in the past couple of weeks: "Sue's type 2 and she's had some of this cake" or "Sue has chips all the time." It's got to the point where I feel like saying "I don't give a **** what Sue does or doesn't eat." Or even "just because Sue is going over a cliff it doesn't mean I have to follow her." But I don't want to sound aggressive. But the point is, it's almost as though to the three other non-diabetics in the office, Sue is the trailblazer and template for how all Type 2's should behave.
Anyway, why is the world so full of half-educated diabetic gurus? Why do some people think they have a right to remonstrate with someone over their food choices? If I ate a square of chocolate every time someone had patronised me since my diagnosis, I'd have a hba1c of 1000 by now.