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<blockquote data-quote="hh1" data-source="post: 2307725" data-attributes="member: 146541"><p>I don't mind people knowing, I've always told colleagues in case of hypos at work and I do always tell people if I'm somewhere/doing something where a hypo would be dangerous. I inject publicly but warn people in case of needle phobics; that just seems polite. I don't describe myself as diabetic because, as some others have said, that feels to me as if it's what defines me and it isn't. I have diabetes, amongst all the other things I am and can do. I wish people who feel ashamed or embarrassed knew just how many people are walking around out there with equally invisible conditions. We are not alone <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hh1, post: 2307725, member: 146541"] I don't mind people knowing, I've always told colleagues in case of hypos at work and I do always tell people if I'm somewhere/doing something where a hypo would be dangerous. I inject publicly but warn people in case of needle phobics; that just seems polite. I don't describe myself as diabetic because, as some others have said, that feels to me as if it's what defines me and it isn't. I have diabetes, amongst all the other things I am and can do. I wish people who feel ashamed or embarrassed knew just how many people are walking around out there with equally invisible conditions. We are not alone ;) [/QUOTE]
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