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<blockquote data-quote="GraceK" data-source="post: 364890" data-attributes="member: 47233"><p><strong>Re: Ignorance of non-diabetics</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Personally ... I'd give this friend a wide berth from now on. It's not for her to understand your diabetes, but she is supposedly your friend so she should at least try to understand YOU and accept that you'd find the chocolate factory trip a bit challenging. You haven't been stroppy about it, you've offered to do some sightseeing elsewhere and meet up later so it's not like you're moaning about the chocolate trip being organised in the first place. And she had no right to suggest that you eat chocolate and increase your meds just to please her. Nope. And if she doesn't want you to be a bridesmaid now, then I'd definitely be reassessing that friendship and what it's based on. I know it's customary now for the bride to have things all her own way on her big day, but nevertheless, I'd draw the line at having to alter my meds just to suit a friend. Be your own best friend and choose your friends wisely. Real friends won't ask you to do anything that you don't feel comfortable with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GraceK, post: 364890, member: 47233"] [b]Re: Ignorance of non-diabetics[/b] Personally ... I'd give this friend a wide berth from now on. It's not for her to understand your diabetes, but she is supposedly your friend so she should at least try to understand YOU and accept that you'd find the chocolate factory trip a bit challenging. You haven't been stroppy about it, you've offered to do some sightseeing elsewhere and meet up later so it's not like you're moaning about the chocolate trip being organised in the first place. And she had no right to suggest that you eat chocolate and increase your meds just to please her. Nope. And if she doesn't want you to be a bridesmaid now, then I'd definitely be reassessing that friendship and what it's based on. I know it's customary now for the bride to have things all her own way on her big day, but nevertheless, I'd draw the line at having to alter my meds just to suit a friend. Be your own best friend and choose your friends wisely. Real friends won't ask you to do anything that you don't feel comfortable with. [/QUOTE]
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