i am about to sound like i am whining, but i am just getting it out my system a little ((after a bit of a hard day))
I am starting to hate the steroetypes more and more when it comes to diabetes.
I am type one, so although i look out for what i eat cause of it, my size isnt really anything to do with that.
but i told someone that i was diabetic the other day and they were like "arnt you meant to be fat" and i was just thinking :O , "i cant believe you just said that!" so what if i am or not. i am diabetic, thats all.
even with type 2, it is not the only thing that causes diabetes. my nan for example is stick thin, and got diagnosed this year. its like people just forget that there are more than one cause. if you are lucky enough to have good genetic's for example, you could eat real unhealthy for all your life and just be lucky enough to not get it. its the same as some people can eat what they want and never put anything on. others can eat a biscuit and seem to go up 10 pounds. but i feel like diabetes seems to be the "joke about the fat guy" of alot of tv and online mediums. and the news always used as the ploy to get people to eat healthy, which i guess i understand, but you never see these about people that dont eat, the risks of being too thin involves.
its not only this, but its the whole injecting in public. i only inject in public if i have to, but i have been given proper evils (it was my sister that saw them, i looked up as she told me just as they looked away) after i injected, even though i put my bag over what i was doing, and you could only see if you came right to my side. i never do it in plain sight, and anyone that knows me well enough to know i have it, i will joke around about it, saying that i am a hardcore druggy that injects 4 times aday. i only joke around, because its a better reaction than complaining about injecting. i used to have a fear of needles. and i still do, if i didnt have to take it i wouldnt. but joking about it relax's me about it. i guess in my mind i am thinking "at least i am not". but i still feel really awkward doing this in public places. a few times, people have told me i could do it in a public toilet, and i am thinking, 1. that sounds so unhygienic 2. then i would look like i am a drug addict, acting like i got something to hid.
i am selective who i tell, but if i go out with a group of friends, one will know,my boss knows, and my uni tutor at uni knows.. but i find it shocking the people that say "if you pass out, should i inject you with insulin" i guess this is why i tell them. just incase, a precaution. and so i can tell them what to do if something happens, although i usaully have it under control anyway, but the thought of passing out with low blood sugar and someone injecting you to make it lower... most people i know dont know i have it, i dont care who does know, its my diabetes, but its not me, it doesnt define me. its just something i have control of so it doesnt take control of me. but that doesnt mean i go around telling everyone, i let them know on a need to know bases...
i think i just had a bit of a bad day today, most of the above doesnt usaully bother me, idk... i think i am letting stress out a little here forgive my rambling if you made it this far.
I am starting to hate the steroetypes more and more when it comes to diabetes.
I am type one, so although i look out for what i eat cause of it, my size isnt really anything to do with that.
but i told someone that i was diabetic the other day and they were like "arnt you meant to be fat" and i was just thinking :O , "i cant believe you just said that!" so what if i am or not. i am diabetic, thats all.
even with type 2, it is not the only thing that causes diabetes. my nan for example is stick thin, and got diagnosed this year. its like people just forget that there are more than one cause. if you are lucky enough to have good genetic's for example, you could eat real unhealthy for all your life and just be lucky enough to not get it. its the same as some people can eat what they want and never put anything on. others can eat a biscuit and seem to go up 10 pounds. but i feel like diabetes seems to be the "joke about the fat guy" of alot of tv and online mediums. and the news always used as the ploy to get people to eat healthy, which i guess i understand, but you never see these about people that dont eat, the risks of being too thin involves.
its not only this, but its the whole injecting in public. i only inject in public if i have to, but i have been given proper evils (it was my sister that saw them, i looked up as she told me just as they looked away) after i injected, even though i put my bag over what i was doing, and you could only see if you came right to my side. i never do it in plain sight, and anyone that knows me well enough to know i have it, i will joke around about it, saying that i am a hardcore druggy that injects 4 times aday. i only joke around, because its a better reaction than complaining about injecting. i used to have a fear of needles. and i still do, if i didnt have to take it i wouldnt. but joking about it relax's me about it. i guess in my mind i am thinking "at least i am not". but i still feel really awkward doing this in public places. a few times, people have told me i could do it in a public toilet, and i am thinking, 1. that sounds so unhygienic 2. then i would look like i am a drug addict, acting like i got something to hid.
i am selective who i tell, but if i go out with a group of friends, one will know,my boss knows, and my uni tutor at uni knows.. but i find it shocking the people that say "if you pass out, should i inject you with insulin" i guess this is why i tell them. just incase, a precaution. and so i can tell them what to do if something happens, although i usaully have it under control anyway, but the thought of passing out with low blood sugar and someone injecting you to make it lower... most people i know dont know i have it, i dont care who does know, its my diabetes, but its not me, it doesnt define me. its just something i have control of so it doesnt take control of me. but that doesnt mean i go around telling everyone, i let them know on a need to know bases...
i think i just had a bit of a bad day today, most of the above doesnt usaully bother me, idk... i think i am letting stress out a little here forgive my rambling if you made it this far.
