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<blockquote data-quote="Ixarix" data-source="post: 1592894" data-attributes="member: 439065"><p>I can relate to this totally. All it can take is one well-intentioned but ill placed comment to totally gut us, and turn an otherwise good day completely upside down. This happened to me a couple weeks ago after I had just got out of the hospital. As you know I was diagnosed just recently, and in the very beginning I was having trouble coping. One of the things that seemed to help get by was keeping a journal on my tablet of my BG readings, and meals.</p><p></p><p> I also posted my meals with pictures of them on Facebook for my friends to see. Most of my friends were supportive of me, and I was amused that they were liking my the meals. However, one of my Facebook friends took it upon herself to send me a long private message after reading some of my posts. In her message she gave me a long lecture about what was wrong with my diet. She told me I was eating to many carbs and I'd never get my sugar under control if I continued eating like I was. She also highlighted a few other problems with my meals for my benefit. Since she was diabetic herself I think she thought she was being helpful, and that I'd welcome her unsolicited advice. Her advice may have been true, but her message completely gutted me. It made me feel angry, upset, and guilty right when I was starting to feel better about things. I felt like she was usurping the roll of my dietitian before I ever had a chance to meet with her to discuss my diet.</p><p></p><p>I messaged my friend back and thanked her for her concern, but that I really could have done without her message and that I'd be getting my dietary advice from my dietitian and the rest of my health care team. I then removed her from my friends list, and permanently block her on Facebook. I sort regretted doing it, that I wasn't rolling with the punches. But I don't have time in my life anymore for people who are just going to knock me down. Now, like you when I get a decent BG reading I say a silent curse to my advisor, and that I'll be okay without their concern.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ixarix, post: 1592894, member: 439065"] I can relate to this totally. All it can take is one well-intentioned but ill placed comment to totally gut us, and turn an otherwise good day completely upside down. This happened to me a couple weeks ago after I had just got out of the hospital. As you know I was diagnosed just recently, and in the very beginning I was having trouble coping. One of the things that seemed to help get by was keeping a journal on my tablet of my BG readings, and meals. I also posted my meals with pictures of them on Facebook for my friends to see. Most of my friends were supportive of me, and I was amused that they were liking my the meals. However, one of my Facebook friends took it upon herself to send me a long private message after reading some of my posts. In her message she gave me a long lecture about what was wrong with my diet. She told me I was eating to many carbs and I'd never get my sugar under control if I continued eating like I was. She also highlighted a few other problems with my meals for my benefit. Since she was diabetic herself I think she thought she was being helpful, and that I'd welcome her unsolicited advice. Her advice may have been true, but her message completely gutted me. It made me feel angry, upset, and guilty right when I was starting to feel better about things. I felt like she was usurping the roll of my dietitian before I ever had a chance to meet with her to discuss my diet. I messaged my friend back and thanked her for her concern, but that I really could have done without her message and that I'd be getting my dietary advice from my dietitian and the rest of my health care team. I then removed her from my friends list, and permanently block her on Facebook. I sort regretted doing it, that I wasn't rolling with the punches. But I don't have time in my life anymore for people who are just going to knock me down. Now, like you when I get a decent BG reading I say a silent curse to my advisor, and that I'll be okay without their concern. [/QUOTE]
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