#12 – “You’re lucky, you could be in a wheelchair”

I’m grateful for this every day but please shut up.

#11 – “I got you some diabetic chocolate since you cant have the normal stuff”

Thanks but no thanks.

#10 – “It must be great being diabetic, getting to eat sweets all the time”

All the time? Yeah, no.

#9 – “Wow I just wouldn’t inject myself, it looks painful”

I don’t care, because I don’t have a choice. Now shut up.

#8 – “Just go and do some exercise, you can get rid of it that way”

JEE THANKS YOU HAVE TOTALLY SAVED MY LIFE NOW.

#7 – “Didn’t you read that article in the mail? They cured diabetes like a month ago”

Yeah, about that. Pretty sure I wouldn’t be on insulin right now if I didn’t have to be.

#6 – “Well you did bring it on yourself by eating too much sugar”

That’s it, sick of listening to you now.

#5 – “Oh, my Grandad has that. He’s only got one leg now.”

#4 – “Are you still on insulin?”

 

#3 – “But you’re not fat”

Well you don’t look stupid but looks can be deceiving.

#2 – “You can’t eat that!”

I’LL EAT WHAT I WANT.

#1 – “If you ate this bar of chocolate, would you die?”

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