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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 816949" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>As a layperson (non diabetic, and before I even knew that there were different types of D) I heard the phrase 'poorly controlled' about a diabetic at work.</p><p></p><p>My immediate assumption was that they were careless, lazy or both, and didn't bother to look after themselves. I hardly knew them, but had seen them putting sugar in their tea. And all I knew about D was that sugar was a no no. So <em><strong>of course </strong></em>their lack of control was self inflicted. Just like people being fat is <strong><em>all their fault.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Unless I had learned better (and I HAVE learned better on both the sugar and the fat thinking!) I would have applied that thinking to any other D I would ever have met... But then, I am no longer a lay person. And I'm also older, and a bit less judgemental. I hope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 816949, member: 41816"] As a layperson (non diabetic, and before I even knew that there were different types of D) I heard the phrase 'poorly controlled' about a diabetic at work. My immediate assumption was that they were careless, lazy or both, and didn't bother to look after themselves. I hardly knew them, but had seen them putting sugar in their tea. And all I knew about D was that sugar was a no no. So [I][B]of course [/B][/I]their lack of control was self inflicted. Just like people being fat is [B][I]all their fault.[/I][/B] Unless I had learned better (and I HAVE learned better on both the sugar and the fat thinking!) I would have applied that thinking to any other D I would ever have met... But then, I am no longer a lay person. And I'm also older, and a bit less judgemental. I hope. [/QUOTE]
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