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<blockquote data-quote="Zhnyaka" data-source="post: 2514282" data-attributes="member: 554712"><p>I'll try to answer (This is ok for me, but I don't know if it ok for you)</p><p></p><p><strong>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?</strong></p><p>I'm talking about the fact that I'm diabetic when we eat something together for the first time or as soon as my BG drops.</p><p></p><p><strong>Should I explain that the reason I need to go to the bathroom is to inject insulin?</strong></p><p>I think you can talk about it if you want. I give the injection without getting up from the table and no one pays attention to it</p><p></p><p><strong>Should I hide my insulin pen to avoid embarrassment?</strong></p><p>Do you feel embarrassed because you have a insulin pen? Do as you feel comfortable, no one cares</p><p></p><p><strong>For your old friend who does not know about your diabetes, how do you bring up this fact smoothly?</strong></p><p>When we go to eat together, I say, "I need to get an insulin shot before eating." In fact, you can just say something like, "you know, I was scared to tell you about this, but I have diabetes." At any moment, for example, when you drink tea together</p><p></p><p><strong>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? </strong></p><p>No, I don't. If they start doing this, I first make a remark that it is unpleasant for me, and then, if they continue, I stop communicating. People who mock me are not my friends</p><p></p><p><strong>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?</strong></p><p>I ask them, "Will I be a burden to you if you have to do something?". My friends know what to tell the doctor if I lose consciousness. They know how to inject insulin and measure BG.</p><p></p><p>If a person is your friend, then he will be friends with you regardless of whether you have diabetes or not. And if he's not your friend, then diabetes doesn't affect it either. You are liked or disliked for your character, not for diabetes. Think about how you would react if your friend was ill with something. Even if your friend just gets really drunk, you'll have to take care of him and maybe call a doctor, but you'll do it and you won't feel like it's something special, isn't it?</p><p></p><p>Nobody cares about your diabetes, it's only you who cares</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zhnyaka, post: 2514282, member: 554712"] I'll try to answer (This is ok for me, but I don't know if it ok for you) [B]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?[/B] I'm talking about the fact that I'm diabetic when we eat something together for the first time or as soon as my BG drops. [B]Should I explain that the reason I need to go to the bathroom is to inject insulin?[/B] I think you can talk about it if you want. I give the injection without getting up from the table and no one pays attention to it [B]Should I hide my insulin pen to avoid embarrassment?[/B] Do you feel embarrassed because you have a insulin pen? Do as you feel comfortable, no one cares [B]For your old friend who does not know about your diabetes, how do you bring up this fact smoothly?[/B] When we go to eat together, I say, "I need to get an insulin shot before eating." In fact, you can just say something like, "you know, I was scared to tell you about this, but I have diabetes." At any moment, for example, when you drink tea together [B]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? [/B] No, I don't. If they start doing this, I first make a remark that it is unpleasant for me, and then, if they continue, I stop communicating. People who mock me are not my friends [B]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?[/B] I ask them, "Will I be a burden to you if you have to do something?". My friends know what to tell the doctor if I lose consciousness. They know how to inject insulin and measure BG. If a person is your friend, then he will be friends with you regardless of whether you have diabetes or not. And if he's not your friend, then diabetes doesn't affect it either. You are liked or disliked for your character, not for diabetes. Think about how you would react if your friend was ill with something. Even if your friend just gets really drunk, you'll have to take care of him and maybe call a doctor, but you'll do it and you won't feel like it's something special, isn't it? Nobody cares about your diabetes, it's only you who cares [/QUOTE]
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