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<blockquote data-quote="Bon83" data-source="post: 1495891" data-attributes="member: 397387"><p>I really feel for you I'm so sorry you feel ashamed! But you have absolutely no reason to! You have clearly worked soooo hard and really took action for yourself and your family. It is unfortunate type 2 diabetes happened to you as there will be millions of people who had your lifestyle and are not type 2 diabetic. Anyway what happens happens and you are taking action! I can assure you that people at the gym will not judge you-there will be people there who have had their own fitness journey and will praise others for theirs. I feel bad for you because I have encountered these stereotypes. before being diagnosed type 1 diabetic they thought I was type 2 - this was because the (now retired thank goodness) doctor thought I was too old at 28 to be type 1. I had a year or so of blood results creeping up and up until I became quite ill. But every time the nurse rang she would say she wanted to see me in a patronising voice and then I would see the look of surprise at me being slim when I entered the room. I know she expected me to be eating cake and not exercising at all. They make so many assumptions about people! I feel guilty as well because when I did get type 1 diagnosis I felt better because I knew it wasn't my fault. This went along with the stereotyping and I shouldn't have thought that. It's easy for people or professionals to say if you hadn't done this or that you would be ok but that's not fair they aren't you. Don't be ashamed be proud -something happened to you you are dealing with it. Everyone has something they have to deal with - I know people who have had other health issues possibly because of diet or lifestyle - they go to the gym just like us and are proud to be getting better you should be too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bon83, post: 1495891, member: 397387"] I really feel for you I'm so sorry you feel ashamed! But you have absolutely no reason to! You have clearly worked soooo hard and really took action for yourself and your family. It is unfortunate type 2 diabetes happened to you as there will be millions of people who had your lifestyle and are not type 2 diabetic. Anyway what happens happens and you are taking action! I can assure you that people at the gym will not judge you-there will be people there who have had their own fitness journey and will praise others for theirs. I feel bad for you because I have encountered these stereotypes. before being diagnosed type 1 diabetic they thought I was type 2 - this was because the (now retired thank goodness) doctor thought I was too old at 28 to be type 1. I had a year or so of blood results creeping up and up until I became quite ill. But every time the nurse rang she would say she wanted to see me in a patronising voice and then I would see the look of surprise at me being slim when I entered the room. I know she expected me to be eating cake and not exercising at all. They make so many assumptions about people! I feel guilty as well because when I did get type 1 diagnosis I felt better because I knew it wasn't my fault. This went along with the stereotyping and I shouldn't have thought that. It's easy for people or professionals to say if you hadn't done this or that you would be ok but that's not fair they aren't you. Don't be ashamed be proud -something happened to you you are dealing with it. Everyone has something they have to deal with - I know people who have had other health issues possibly because of diet or lifestyle - they go to the gym just like us and are proud to be getting better you should be too. [/QUOTE]
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