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I tell people that I am a T2 diabetic, I have nothing to be ashamed of.
It's not as if it's a STD...
It's not as if it's a STD...
Would that be sexually transmitted diabetesI tell people that I am a T2 diabetic, I have nothing to be ashamed of.
It's not as if it's a STD...
Would that be sexually transmitted diabetes
Probanly John, that's why I always kangaroo the toilet seat just to stay clear of nasties.Would that be sexually transmitted diabetes
Kangeroo the toilet seat? Please explain @TipetooProbanly John, that's why I always kangaroo the toilet seat just to stay clear of nasties.
If I did, I will upset people...Kangeroo the toilet seat? Please explain @Tipetoo
If I did, I will upset people...
I told my siblings ASAP, mainly so they could get tested for type 2 as well. It turns out one of my brothers was also type2 and didn’t even realise....Well, 'disclosure' may not be such a big deal for a type 2 diabetic as it is for people with some other illnesses, but the question still arises: who do you tell? Who do you not tell? How do you tell people?
I've told my wife, of course, but not my mum or my siblings. I've told a couple of trusted colleagues who wanted to know the secret of my weight loss. I suspect some others may guess or suspect based on my new eating habits, especially if they are diabetic themselves (''if you've got it, you spot it"). But I can hardly think of a case where anybody I know socially or at work has told me that they are Type 2. I hesitate to tell my mother or certain siblings because they are rather puritanical about eating and drinking, and probably regard type 2 diabetes as a well-deserved punishment for being overweight. I eat keto, so I think they think I've gone on a fad diet for weight loss. I may tell them when I've lost another stone or so and have non-diabetic bloods.
I wondered what experiences others have had?
Well, 'disclosure' may not be such a big deal for a type 2 diabetic as it is for people with some other illnesses, but the question still arises: who do you tell? Who do you not tell? How do you tell people?
I've told my wife, of course, but not my mum or my siblings. I've told a couple of trusted colleagues who wanted to know the secret of my weight loss. I suspect some others may guess or suspect based on my new eating habits, especially if they are diabetic themselves (''if you've got it, you spot it"). But I can hardly think of a case where anybody I know socially or at work has told me that they are Type 2. I hesitate to tell my mother or certain siblings because they are rather puritanical about eating and drinking, and probably regard type 2 diabetes as a well-deserved punishment for being overweight. I eat keto, so I think they think I've gone on a fad diet for weight loss. I may tell them when I've lost another stone or so and have non-diabetic bloods.
I wondered what experiences others have had?
I’m slim so people gasp if I tell them then dismiss it as if it’s nothingI told my siblings ASAP, mainly so they could get tested for type 2 as well. It turns out one of my brothers was also type2 and didn’t even realise....
are you sureI tell people that I am a T2 diabetic, I have nothing to be ashamed of.
It's not as if it's a STD...
To 'come out' implies a note of embarrassment or shame or quandry. I felt none of those things. I do not feel the need to 'divulge something previously hidden' either.Why tell anyone, there's no need to "come out"