Since discovering I have T2 diabetes (about 6 weeks ago) I have found myself becoming the most enormous diabetic bore!
There is no conversation that I cannot turn into a conversation about diabetes. There is no activity that I take part in without banging on about how it will be good (or bad) for my blood sugar readings. I suppose the whole diabetes thing is on my mind a lot but even so there isn't any excuse for how earth-shatteringly DULL I've become.
Also, I keep looking askance at everybody I know (especially my nearest and dearest) and wondering if they are diabetic and don't know it... Or if they are foolishly making themselves diabetic by their eating habits, or lack of activity.
"You shouldn't drink so much Coke" I say to my boyfriend, "you're making yourself DIABETIC!".
Then I chase my 16 y/o son around the house, going "Just let me test your blood-sugar! It doesn't hurt! You're a bit chubby and you drink a lot (EDIT: of water I meant)... You might be DIABETIC!".
Then I think about one of my friends and go "Hmmm... She's fat and she sits around all day... She'll end up DIABETIC!".
What the hell is happening to me? :shock: I used to be FUN! :***:
I HOPE it'll wear off as I get more used to living with diabetes and less nervous about it. :think: What about you? Did you go through this? Are you STILL doing it? Or are you a bit more normal than me (however unlikely that may seem)?
There is no conversation that I cannot turn into a conversation about diabetes. There is no activity that I take part in without banging on about how it will be good (or bad) for my blood sugar readings. I suppose the whole diabetes thing is on my mind a lot but even so there isn't any excuse for how earth-shatteringly DULL I've become.
Also, I keep looking askance at everybody I know (especially my nearest and dearest) and wondering if they are diabetic and don't know it... Or if they are foolishly making themselves diabetic by their eating habits, or lack of activity.
"You shouldn't drink so much Coke" I say to my boyfriend, "you're making yourself DIABETIC!".
Then I chase my 16 y/o son around the house, going "Just let me test your blood-sugar! It doesn't hurt! You're a bit chubby and you drink a lot (EDIT: of water I meant)... You might be DIABETIC!".
Then I think about one of my friends and go "Hmmm... She's fat and she sits around all day... She'll end up DIABETIC!".
What the hell is happening to me? :shock: I used to be FUN! :***:
I HOPE it'll wear off as I get more used to living with diabetes and less nervous about it. :think: What about you? Did you go through this? Are you STILL doing it? Or are you a bit more normal than me (however unlikely that may seem)?