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<blockquote data-quote="Tweetypie" data-source="post: 722409" data-attributes="member: 53673"><p>Beardie, I understand you feel strongly that is an illness, but I just feel strongly that I am not an ill person despite having diabetes. Would it not be fair to say it's a chronic long term condition rather than an illness? If you don't manage your condition, then you will become ill. Just before I was diagnosed and for a while until my condition was under control, I was very poorly/ill call it what you like, now I would say I am otherwise fit and well. I just think the word "illness" is more something I would refer to as something you cannot control, whereas diabetes can be controllled. I just think it's unfair to say that if you are diabetic, you are an ill person. You can have diabetes and be very well and live a long life. You can be well despite having diabetes.</p><p>Terminology will always mean different things to different people, I am happy to have a difference of opinion on this and I won't judge you for having yours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tweetypie, post: 722409, member: 53673"] Beardie, I understand you feel strongly that is an illness, but I just feel strongly that I am not an ill person despite having diabetes. Would it not be fair to say it's a chronic long term condition rather than an illness? If you don't manage your condition, then you will become ill. Just before I was diagnosed and for a while until my condition was under control, I was very poorly/ill call it what you like, now I would say I am otherwise fit and well. I just think the word "illness" is more something I would refer to as something you cannot control, whereas diabetes can be controllled. I just think it's unfair to say that if you are diabetic, you are an ill person. You can have diabetes and be very well and live a long life. You can be well despite having diabetes. Terminology will always mean different things to different people, I am happy to have a difference of opinion on this and I won't judge you for having yours. [/QUOTE]
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