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<blockquote data-quote="phdiabetic" data-source="post: 1728673" data-attributes="member: 317494"><p>Yesterday at uni I had to walk halfway across campus to get to a meeting. My blood sugar was about 6, but exercise drops me a lot so I put on a temp basal and had some juice before the walk. Despite that, I had not gone up at all by the time I had nearly reached my destination. At this point, I met a friend who took a few classes with me last year, but had not seen me in months since he lives overseas. He asked about my health, and when I mentioned my blood sugar was going down, he offered to buy me something sugary from a nearby cafe, then insisted on walking with me to my meeting to make sure I would get there ok. </p><p></p><p>I know that a lot of young people feel embarrassed about their diabetes and try to hide it from others. This guy knew nothing about diabetes when I first met him, and even though he hadn't seen me in a long time he remembered what I had told him and took (correct!) action to make sure I would be safe. Luckily nothing happened, but the more people know you are diabetic, the more likely it is that someone will be around when you need them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phdiabetic, post: 1728673, member: 317494"] Yesterday at uni I had to walk halfway across campus to get to a meeting. My blood sugar was about 6, but exercise drops me a lot so I put on a temp basal and had some juice before the walk. Despite that, I had not gone up at all by the time I had nearly reached my destination. At this point, I met a friend who took a few classes with me last year, but had not seen me in months since he lives overseas. He asked about my health, and when I mentioned my blood sugar was going down, he offered to buy me something sugary from a nearby cafe, then insisted on walking with me to my meeting to make sure I would get there ok. I know that a lot of young people feel embarrassed about their diabetes and try to hide it from others. This guy knew nothing about diabetes when I first met him, and even though he hadn't seen me in a long time he remembered what I had told him and took (correct!) action to make sure I would be safe. Luckily nothing happened, but the more people know you are diabetic, the more likely it is that someone will be around when you need them. [/QUOTE]
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