Am i the only Type1 Diabetic who hasn't had any kind of negative reaction? I was diagnosed at the age of 49 thats 4 years ago. I have it under control, I read loads and asked loads of questions so I have an in-depth knowledge of my condition. I gave all my work colleagues the low down on my condition and where to find my Coca Cola should I start showing signs of Hypo. My boss lets me work from home if i'm not feeling too good. In fact life is pretty much the same for me as it was before the condition hit. My big suggestion to all is, live your life as you did before the diagnosis, manage it, ignore ignorant comments, don't become a Diabetic militant.
No - you're not.
I was diagnosed T1 almost ten years ago (as an adult, which is obviously easier) and, as far as I can remember, have never had any negative comments at all (or I'm super thick skinned and don't notice them..?)
People sometimes ask questions, but it's almost always just because they're interested and I'm happy to chat about it if they want.
I'm sorry for people who do suffer from the inane comments - it must be really annoying. I agree, though - the only way (as with all such things, not at all restricted to diabetes related comments) is to rise above it/ignore/take the moral high ground...
I must just be lucky that I mostly only come into contact with nice people. Most people I know would never dream of making unsolicited personal comments.