Not a REAL diabetic............

Your colleague isnt very educated then huh? I can imagine how hurt you must be, working with such an insensitive lot, did they know that you went outside to cry, surely this wouldnt leave them cold???

Just try and speak up, no matter how hard it is, but hold your head up high and tell them about type 2 diabetes, how hard it is to control, to lose weight and all the adjustments that you have to make to your food intake and lifestyle, etc in order to avoid complications (and the complications are no different to an insulin dependent type 1 diabetic), tell them that you are working hard to avoid having to go on to insulin, if that is possible at all. Explain to these ignorant people what it is all about, or leave literature lying around in the staff room and if you cannot talk write them a letter, anything to enlighten these clowns.

I have been lucky in my work environment, everyone has been supportive and they asked for info if there was something that they didnt understand.
But I go to a self-help group for diabetics and one woman had a similar experience to yours, she was very upet too, but did eventually talk to her supervisor about this issue, this was then put onto the agenda at the next staff meeting and everyone ended up apologising to Elaine and colleagues have been supportive and encouraging since then.

Just dont go suffering in silence, its hard enough being diabetic, and you spend a lot of time at work, I bet you are uncomfortable and self-conscious before you even go inside your workplace, this is increasing stress levels and we know what stress does for us all.

I hope that you can sort this out, the sooner the better, I know it takes courage to speak up, just imagine all the forum members standing right beside you supporting you.

Love from

Karen x

hi dont let that nasty women hurt you like this when did she go to med school she does not no what she is talking about and you should tell her that how would she like to have blood test done all the time and have to think about every thing she eats all the time
you are a proper diabetic and all the fuss is about you keeping healthy dont let anyone tell you diffrently
i had someone last week tell me i was a hypochondriac becouse i have had the diabetes dx a lump that i have had for over 10 years removed and my big toe nails that were ingrown for 16 years removed and then i got an infection in my toes post op all in the last 4 month
i got told your always at the gp's are you a hypochondriac my answer was no thats why i put up with these things for so long :x
so if she says anything like that again ask her what med school she went to and how would she like it if it was her who had diabetes

I've had that as well,and worse still from another nurse! To say I was gobsmacked was an understatement.There is an old theory that type 2 is 'not as bad' as type one but that is being overtuned as more research is done.We are just as likely to get all the 'bad' stuff if our sugars are not controlled. education of the masses and the medical profession is what is needed.Perhaps you should get your 'friend' to log on here and read some of the stories. :evil:

It is surprising that people can be so stupid and insensitive. My own daughter-in-law turned to me one day and said "You've only got diabetes...it's not as though it's anything serious." :roll:

How insenstive and stupid to make judgemental comments on something she knew nothing about.
I'm type I since age 8. We went on a school trip to the theatre, so I took my own diet drink for the interval (you could only get them from chemists in those days). Someone asked me why I was taking my own drink. When I explained, she said "Oh haven't you grown out of that yet?!" So I know how these comments hurt.

Unfortunately, media comments about diabetes being caused by obesity and suggestions that diabetes can be "managed by pharmacists" only make things worse.

Sue

So if you have say a Melanoma maybe you wouldn't have REAL cancer(and believe me that is real cancer)or a touch of angina isn't real heart disease.These people are so indoctrinated by what they see on TV etc.In the case of my colleague,who comes from a foreign country,maybe they are not so advanced in their thinkings about diabetes,they definitely have funny ideas about antibiotics!

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I'm housework and gardening too! washing machine has broken down...soonest repair date 20th May!Oh joy. Before I was diabetic I did not know that much about it.I have learnt a lot since then.Whether to low carb or not to low carb etc.I know what has been working for me and that is what I pass on with the usual proviso that it may not work for others.I think the majority on the forum do the same.As for confusing newbies...well diabetes is confusing! To the normal lay person who might never have given either diabetes or the contents of their meal much thought it must be a very steep learning curve.

Never mind ,next week it will be all thyroid washing machines! :lol:

HI Whitemare
please don,t let peoples ignorance upset you all that you can do is educate them you are as much a real diabetic as myself or any one else and no no has the right to judge you
Marz Barr

Welcome to the forum,Marz. Hope you get plenty info browsing round the board.

Hi whitemare, please don't let the ignorance of others upset you. This person probably has flu when she sneezes from dusting. Type 2 is a very real illness I wonder how this person would cope if they had to take medication before every meal, test regular, I don't think money would be wasted on diaticians, chiropodists, blood tests etc if it was not a real illness, just take no notice of the bullys that is advice we give to our children in the playground this sounds like that level, take care junieliz

thank you sugerless sue im sure i will me and my huby have been diabetic for 13 years we met about 6 weeks before i was diagnosed and him adout 4 months later (he is such a copy cat)
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I was thinking - as well as diabetes I have epilepsy. but my seizures are fully controlled. On the basis of what your workmate said, does that mean I don't really have epilepsy? Yipeee I'm cured!
Wouldn't that be great? Cured in the sense if you stop doing the things that control it you don't have symptoms.

hi whitemare, I really can't believe how many ignorant people there are out there, It makes me so angry. Although i'm type 1, and have to inject several times a day, I can honestly say I prefer being this type . At least with type 1 symptoms come on so fast , it is caught early enough before it can do too much damage to your long term health. Many type 2s are not diagnosed before some damage has already been done by which time it is too late to reverse. With good control I have a chance to avoid many of the complications diabetes brings. If I were you and really couldn't confront this person, I would get one of the information books and leave it on their desk with all the horrible things that could happen to us highlighted, and open on those pages. They then might have the decency to actually read through it and understand a little of where your coming from. I can understand why your upset, as I put in a repeat prescription the other day and overheard the woman dispencer say "oh thats another one for Mrs ---------" , meaning me. It made me feel awful , as if I was being a pain for needing so much, but then I thought well she's lucky she's only got to bag it up and not use the contents. Keep your spirits up and don't let them grind you down there's always going to be some idiots that come and go in your life, just try and educate them or ignore them. be

Its about the complications...

As a Type 2 on tablets, with perfect control (which is an immense effort), this thread is an unhappy read.

My understanding is that diabetes mellitus is a progressive and insidious condition.

That it takes 10 years' good control to yield long-term benefits.

Its about the complications... -the origins of the condition cease to have much meaning ultimately.