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Lynz84

Lynz84

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Type of diabetes
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Very frustrating today when a friend of mine lectured me on how important it is to eat lunch. She knows virtually nothing about diabetes and gave me the speech of how not eating will send me into a coma! I simply wasn't hungry! I inhaled and walked away as I know its coming from a good place.

Anyone else get the "how to live your life" speeches?
 
Maybe they knew someone on twice daily doses where eating regular meals was necessary.....who knows.

Yes I'm sure we have all experienced similar at some point in time, but I'm sure the majority mean well and have good intentions behind what they say @Lynz84
 
@Lynz84
I've been there too, I was eating a full English at work the one day and someone felt it was their "duty" to tell me that everything on my plate was bad for me.
When I explained to them that I will work out how many grams of carbs are in the meal, times that by 2.5 then divide it by 10 and inject that amount of fast insulin she didn't really know what to say.
I finished it off by saying I can eat what I like as long as I do that.
She didn't comment on my meals again after that ;)

I don't always see it as a bad thing when people ask, as long as they do ask, don't tell me!
It's our job to educate these people :)

All the best,
Claire x
 
As a grown man it has always been my responsibility to look after my diabetes, even when first diagnosed at 15.......

since MDI and carb counting came into my life there is nothing I cant eat in theory.....anyone that has expressed an interest in my diabetes will be told this first....lol.....;)....

no lectures for me fortunately......

if this is your friend telling you as opposed to a stranger then you should be able to take the time to educate them.....
 
Everyone is guilty of this....even most of us here.

Occasionally, people on this forum make threads about their friend or relative with diabetes. These threads often cite that the person manages their condition poorly and mentions seeing them eat something they probably shouldn't. The fact of the matter is, you're not usually seeing/hearing the full story.

Your situation isn't terribly different. A person seemingly close to you saw you skipping lunch and may have jumped to the wrong conclusions. You may have excellent control, but they don't see you take every shot and every test. They only see you skipping lunch.

I used to get annoyed by these sorts of comments, and to a lesser extent still do. However, I try to remember that when it's coming from someone who cares about me, they almost always mean well. As @Novorapidboi mentioned, I try to educate or explain to them that I have things under control and there's a reason I'm doing what I'm doing.
 
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