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Message: <blockquote data-quote="phdiabetic" data-source="post: 1589412" data-attributes="member: 317494"><p>I play at my local chess club, and some other members know I'm diabetic. Another player there is a nurse, and so I was really happy that there would be someone who could help me if I needed. Instead, he told me off for eating sugar when I was low, thought that type 1's use epi-pens to inject insulin, and whenever he sees me he asks in a hushed tone "how is...you know...the diabetes?" as if it's something to be embarrassed about. I'm a proud type 1 diabetic, I inject or test or eat wherever and whenever I need to, and nobody's going to stop me! Sometimes it feels awkward to have to stop and deal with diabetes, but it would be way more embarrassing to have a seizure and die because I felt ashamed to take care of myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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