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<blockquote data-quote="Spiral" data-source="post: 80517" data-attributes="member: 19371"><p>My aim instarting the thread was to find out about how other people come out about their diabetes. If you intend, as I do, to take responsibility for managing your diabetes you have to make some major lifestyle changes. I think this makes it a very public illness as your body shape changes as the weight drops and you refuse the delicious cookies, hand made by your wonderful colleague, which you used to accept. I ate out with some of my colleagues at lunchtime yesterday and I asked the waiter to hold the carbohydrates, chef made a wonderful low carb suggestion <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I had an interesting discussion about it with my colleagues, which carried on today.</p><p></p><p>My intention wasn't to ask for advice about how to tell my mother I'm diabetic, I was actually interested in how others deal with the very public side of this condition, especially in the light of all the blame that goes with T2 - it is our fault because we lack self discipline and let ourselves get too fat. I mentioned my mother because this is the line she takes :? and there is a lot of associated baggage :roll: </p><p></p><p>No, I didn't tell her. I was surprised that she didn't comment on my weight loss. Both my sister in law did, she knows about the diabetes, and so did my auntie, who doesn't know. I expect we will have other, less public, opportunities to talk about it, probably next time we are at her house.</p><p></p><p>If anyone wants to talk about how you deal with the public side of your diabetes, I'd love to hear <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Incidentally, in writing this response, I have realised I really don't want to call this an illness or disease, even though I have probably seen more of my GP in the last 5 months than I have for the last 5 years :roll: and I particularly don't want to call myself a "diabetes sufferer" :shock: . I have decided I will refer to it either as my condition (makes me sound like I'm expecting :lol: ) or my diabetes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spiral, post: 80517, member: 19371"] My aim instarting the thread was to find out about how other people come out about their diabetes. If you intend, as I do, to take responsibility for managing your diabetes you have to make some major lifestyle changes. I think this makes it a very public illness as your body shape changes as the weight drops and you refuse the delicious cookies, hand made by your wonderful colleague, which you used to accept. I ate out with some of my colleagues at lunchtime yesterday and I asked the waiter to hold the carbohydrates, chef made a wonderful low carb suggestion :D I had an interesting discussion about it with my colleagues, which carried on today. My intention wasn't to ask for advice about how to tell my mother I'm diabetic, I was actually interested in how others deal with the very public side of this condition, especially in the light of all the blame that goes with T2 - it is our fault because we lack self discipline and let ourselves get too fat. I mentioned my mother because this is the line she takes :? and there is a lot of associated baggage :roll: No, I didn't tell her. I was surprised that she didn't comment on my weight loss. Both my sister in law did, she knows about the diabetes, and so did my auntie, who doesn't know. I expect we will have other, less public, opportunities to talk about it, probably next time we are at her house. If anyone wants to talk about how you deal with the public side of your diabetes, I'd love to hear :) Incidentally, in writing this response, I have realised I really don't want to call this an illness or disease, even though I have probably seen more of my GP in the last 5 months than I have for the last 5 years :roll: and I particularly don't want to call myself a "diabetes sufferer" :shock: . I have decided I will refer to it either as my condition (makes me sound like I'm expecting :lol: ) or my diabetes. [/QUOTE]
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