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<blockquote data-quote="dancer" data-source="post: 1836267" data-attributes="member: 110569"><p>Now I could be totally wrong here and apologise if anyone feels wronged in any way, but when you mentioned the complainers are Hindi, I thought they must be of Asian extraction. This reminded me of something I read a few years ago (it could have been in Balance). The article said that many people in (some?) Asian countries are ashamed of being diabetic and would hide the diagnosis from family and friends, as they felt they would be looked down upon. </p><p></p><p>If your acquaintance has been brought up to believe that diabetes is something shameful then it is understandable that they would want it hidden. However, if you are in the UK, some gentle education should enlighten them a little. Personally I would add that I hope they and their children would remain free of any form of diabetes so that they would not have to test and inject, the way you do.</p><p></p><p>As for injection etiquette, as long as you don't make a show of it, it's fine. I normally test with the monitor on my knee (under the table in restaurant) no one usually notices. Before my pump days, I injected by slightly lifting my top and injecting into my midriff. If I was wearing a summer dress without tights, I would just reach under the skirt and inject into my thigh (that's better if you don't wear slim fitting dresses!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dancer, post: 1836267, member: 110569"] Now I could be totally wrong here and apologise if anyone feels wronged in any way, but when you mentioned the complainers are Hindi, I thought they must be of Asian extraction. This reminded me of something I read a few years ago (it could have been in Balance). The article said that many people in (some?) Asian countries are ashamed of being diabetic and would hide the diagnosis from family and friends, as they felt they would be looked down upon. If your acquaintance has been brought up to believe that diabetes is something shameful then it is understandable that they would want it hidden. However, if you are in the UK, some gentle education should enlighten them a little. Personally I would add that I hope they and their children would remain free of any form of diabetes so that they would not have to test and inject, the way you do. As for injection etiquette, as long as you don't make a show of it, it's fine. I normally test with the monitor on my knee (under the table in restaurant) no one usually notices. Before my pump days, I injected by slightly lifting my top and injecting into my midriff. If I was wearing a summer dress without tights, I would just reach under the skirt and inject into my thigh (that's better if you don't wear slim fitting dresses!) [/QUOTE]
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