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<blockquote data-quote="Eireannn" data-source="post: 1345741" data-attributes="member: 366429"><p>Before most of us became diabetics, we never really thought about or considered anything when shoving food into our mouths. It was natural to us. I didn't know anything about diabetes and I heard from everyone else that too much sugar (which now I kick myself over because it's so **** wrong) caused diabetes. </p><p></p><p>When you become a type 1, you question yourself all these questions and blame yourself. I blamed myself, I thought I did something that caused it, when really it was possibly genetics. I cried everyday asking myself the same questions, "why me?" or "what have I been doing wrong?" </p><p></p><p>Everyday is so much more hard-working. Checking blood sugars constantly, injecting or taking Insulin before eating that delicious piece of food right in front of your eyes. Not only that, but carb counting and becoming a genius mathematic you never thought you could be and also the lows and highs we experience everyday. </p><p></p><p>For me, being a diabetic has benefits such as keeping weight off as you can't be bothered to inject to eat that bar of chocolate but it also has the downsides such as hypers, hypos and watching your friends munch away right in front of you, wishing you could be doing that too. Hypos are a pain in the bottom because you have to treat it (which is alright, I suppose <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) but then have to wait up during the night until you're in your target range again. </p><p></p><p>It really pees me off when someone doesn't understand the difference between type 1 and type 2. We can't just have a simple healthy diet and lifestyle and reduce the amount of medication we need. We have to fight for the rest of our lives. All of us do. Including the type 2's. And that **** sugar didn't give us diabetes!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eireannn, post: 1345741, member: 366429"] Before most of us became diabetics, we never really thought about or considered anything when shoving food into our mouths. It was natural to us. I didn't know anything about diabetes and I heard from everyone else that too much sugar (which now I kick myself over because it's so **** wrong) caused diabetes. When you become a type 1, you question yourself all these questions and blame yourself. I blamed myself, I thought I did something that caused it, when really it was possibly genetics. I cried everyday asking myself the same questions, "why me?" or "what have I been doing wrong?" Everyday is so much more hard-working. Checking blood sugars constantly, injecting or taking Insulin before eating that delicious piece of food right in front of your eyes. Not only that, but carb counting and becoming a genius mathematic you never thought you could be and also the lows and highs we experience everyday. For me, being a diabetic has benefits such as keeping weight off as you can't be bothered to inject to eat that bar of chocolate but it also has the downsides such as hypers, hypos and watching your friends munch away right in front of you, wishing you could be doing that too. Hypos are a pain in the bottom because you have to treat it (which is alright, I suppose ;)) but then have to wait up during the night until you're in your target range again. It really pees me off when someone doesn't understand the difference between type 1 and type 2. We can't just have a simple healthy diet and lifestyle and reduce the amount of medication we need. We have to fight for the rest of our lives. All of us do. Including the type 2's. And that **** sugar didn't give us diabetes!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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