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<blockquote data-quote="GraceK" data-source="post: 341137" data-attributes="member: 47233"><p>Hi Daniel ... I don't think you're 'hiding behind' your diabetes. It's a serious medical condition and it's about time we diabetics stopped having to pretend that it's a doddle to live with and cope with, especially at work. If we're not honest about how it affects us on an energetic level, others will never understand how it affects our lives on a daily basis. It can be disabling, especially if we're commuting for hours every day BEFORE we even start our working day. I know I would definitely run out of energy if I was bussing for 3 hours a day plus doing my 8 hours. I don't think we do ourselves any favours by trying to live and act and pretend as if diabetes isn't disabling in some way. </p><p></p><p>If we had a VISIBLE PHYSICAL DISABILITY we'd be helped and assisted to do our jobs. It's the INVISIBILITY of the condition (like depression) that leads us as well as others to MINIMISE it's true effects on our lives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GraceK, post: 341137, member: 47233"] Hi Daniel ... I don't think you're 'hiding behind' your diabetes. It's a serious medical condition and it's about time we diabetics stopped having to pretend that it's a doddle to live with and cope with, especially at work. If we're not honest about how it affects us on an energetic level, others will never understand how it affects our lives on a daily basis. It can be disabling, especially if we're commuting for hours every day BEFORE we even start our working day. I know I would definitely run out of energy if I was bussing for 3 hours a day plus doing my 8 hours. I don't think we do ourselves any favours by trying to live and act and pretend as if diabetes isn't disabling in some way. If we had a VISIBLE PHYSICAL DISABILITY we'd be helped and assisted to do our jobs. It's the INVISIBILITY of the condition (like depression) that leads us as well as others to MINIMISE it's true effects on our lives. [/QUOTE]
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