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<blockquote data-quote="Excarlibur" data-source="post: 2514253" data-attributes="member: 513207"><p>I have been diagnosed with T1 diabetes and struggling with making friends with this medical situation.</p><p>For example, when making new friends, </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What is the appropriate time mention that I have T1 diabetes? Would it be dropping the bomb too early for someone who I just went out a few times?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Should I explain that the reason I need to go to the bathroom is to inject insulin? </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Should I hide my insulin pen to avoid embarrassment? </li> </ul><p>For your old friend who does not know about your diabetes, how do you bring up this fact smoothly?</p><p>Do you feel that your friends start pittying you or consider you as a disabled person (even if they mean well) after they know you have diabetes? </p><p>How do you deal with the worry that you might be a liability to other friends if you join them, travel somewhere but they might need to take care of you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Excarlibur, post: 2514253, member: 513207"] I have been diagnosed with T1 diabetes and struggling with making friends with this medical situation. For example, when making new friends, [LIST] [*]What is the appropriate time mention that I have T1 diabetes? Would it be dropping the bomb too early for someone who I just went out a few times? [*]Should I explain that the reason I need to go to the bathroom is to inject insulin? [*]Should I hide my insulin pen to avoid embarrassment? [/LIST] For your old friend who does not know about your diabetes, how do you bring up this fact smoothly? Do you feel that your friends start pittying you or consider you as a disabled person (even if they mean well) after they know you have diabetes? How do you deal with the worry that you might be a liability to other friends if you join them, travel somewhere but they might need to take care of you? [/QUOTE]
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