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<blockquote data-quote="DaftThoughts" data-source="post: 1434486" data-attributes="member: 317436"><p>I can't speak for No2D, but for me it's helped me be more compassionate towards others - diabetes is an individual disease where no one treatment works for all, which makes you stop and think and consider other aspects. I take better care of myself now than I ever have. I understand more about how the body works thanks to diabetes. It's teaching me coping skills and the importance of routine and eating to what my body needs. It makes me proud knowing I'm doing the best I can even on days wher everything goes to ****. It taught me to trust my own gut feeling and to trust my body's signals, and to fight for what I feel is right when it comes to doctors and treatments. I'm not sure if I'd be like that if I hadn't been diagnosed a couple of years ago, to be honest. I even think that if there was a cure being offered to me, I'd probably refuse and continue living with diabetes. It has many downsides but it's also one hell of an invaluable teacher.</p><p></p><p>Not to mention it brings communities like this together. I feel fondly for many regular members on this forum even though they are basically total strangers to me. That's worth a lot to me, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaftThoughts, post: 1434486, member: 317436"] I can't speak for No2D, but for me it's helped me be more compassionate towards others - diabetes is an individual disease where no one treatment works for all, which makes you stop and think and consider other aspects. I take better care of myself now than I ever have. I understand more about how the body works thanks to diabetes. It's teaching me coping skills and the importance of routine and eating to what my body needs. It makes me proud knowing I'm doing the best I can even on days wher everything goes to ****. It taught me to trust my own gut feeling and to trust my body's signals, and to fight for what I feel is right when it comes to doctors and treatments. I'm not sure if I'd be like that if I hadn't been diagnosed a couple of years ago, to be honest. I even think that if there was a cure being offered to me, I'd probably refuse and continue living with diabetes. It has many downsides but it's also one hell of an invaluable teacher. Not to mention it brings communities like this together. I feel fondly for many regular members on this forum even though they are basically total strangers to me. That's worth a lot to me, too. [/QUOTE]
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