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<blockquote data-quote="Fairygodmother" data-source="post: 2265040" data-attributes="member: 68789"><p>I’ve heard a lot of these myths in the 50 odd years since I was diagnosed with T1, and yes, a lot of them need exploding.</p><p>I used to get very fed up when people didn’t realise that carbohydrate came in many shapes and forms; I often wonder which is the ‘bad’ diabetes people talked about; I used to ignore those who told me ‘you can’t eat that’, and I’d calmly inject what I hoped was the appropriate amount of insulin, and I’m still fed up with people who think that bringing a cold with them when they visit is ok because ‘it’s only a cold’ - they won’t be spending the time juggling insulin for infection-raised blood sugars!</p><p>I think the main problem is that the term ‘diabetes’ is used for two conditions that are not, fundamentally, the same thing. This isn’t the fault of the poster: it’s a historical problem.</p><p>And folk, be kind! Please!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fairygodmother, post: 2265040, member: 68789"] I’ve heard a lot of these myths in the 50 odd years since I was diagnosed with T1, and yes, a lot of them need exploding. I used to get very fed up when people didn’t realise that carbohydrate came in many shapes and forms; I often wonder which is the ‘bad’ diabetes people talked about; I used to ignore those who told me ‘you can’t eat that’, and I’d calmly inject what I hoped was the appropriate amount of insulin, and I’m still fed up with people who think that bringing a cold with them when they visit is ok because ‘it’s only a cold’ - they won’t be spending the time juggling insulin for infection-raised blood sugars! I think the main problem is that the term ‘diabetes’ is used for two conditions that are not, fundamentally, the same thing. This isn’t the fault of the poster: it’s a historical problem. And folk, be kind! Please! [/QUOTE]
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