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Mornin' folks,
So in the past month since diagnosis I've been on various forums, specifically fitness diabetic ones and I can't help but feel that there seems to be a little bit of attitude about T2s and it being 'all your own fault'. There's a certain stigma associated to diabetes and it seems quite blame-game if you're not T1.
Now, I'm certainly not proud of diagnosis of T2 but it is what it is, I'll take accountability, but I'm far from being the stereotyped vision some of the world has about T2s - ie, someone sat on a sofa just vaccuming bad food down her throat 24/7 whilst watching Jeremy Kyle re-runs (nothing wrong with that, for folks who watch Jezza, by the way). But this negative attitude to T2s is ******* me off, to be quite honest. In so much that social media is absolutely littered with folks posting pictures, and also being blatantly proud, of their social drinking, binge drinking, drug taking, random hook ups and other forms of activities that can damage one's physical AND emotional/mental health. BUT, you say you have Type 2 diabetes and its like you're the devil! You get stereotyped, judging comments and just generally an anti-attitude. It's been quite eye opening. I actually read a comment on a fitness forum said to a Type 2 who was literally told "well, it's your own fault!" - wow! Just wow....
Anyone else feel annoyed with the stigma attached to having T2?
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So in the past month since diagnosis I've been on various forums, specifically fitness diabetic ones and I can't help but feel that there seems to be a little bit of attitude about T2s and it being 'all your own fault'. There's a certain stigma associated to diabetes and it seems quite blame-game if you're not T1.
Now, I'm certainly not proud of diagnosis of T2 but it is what it is, I'll take accountability, but I'm far from being the stereotyped vision some of the world has about T2s - ie, someone sat on a sofa just vaccuming bad food down her throat 24/7 whilst watching Jeremy Kyle re-runs (nothing wrong with that, for folks who watch Jezza, by the way). But this negative attitude to T2s is ******* me off, to be quite honest. In so much that social media is absolutely littered with folks posting pictures, and also being blatantly proud, of their social drinking, binge drinking, drug taking, random hook ups and other forms of activities that can damage one's physical AND emotional/mental health. BUT, you say you have Type 2 diabetes and its like you're the devil! You get stereotyped, judging comments and just generally an anti-attitude. It's been quite eye opening. I actually read a comment on a fitness forum said to a Type 2 who was literally told "well, it's your own fault!" - wow! Just wow....
Anyone else feel annoyed with the stigma attached to having T2?
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