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<blockquote data-quote="Rylando88" data-source="post: 2298522" data-attributes="member: 406302"><p>I've been diagnosed for 20 years and STILL struggle explaining it to people, even people who have known me for a long time! So don't worry for feeling a bit awkward about discussing it with them. My favourite is when people find out I'm diabetic and they ASSUME I must have been overweight at some point or that it runs in my family (I'm slim and petite and the ONLY diabetic in the family). </p><p></p><p>I find a good way to explain the difference is to tell people my pancreas is completely broken whereas type 2 diabetics have a pancreas that works but not efficiently enough to keep them healthy. Obv I know there are many other types too but I find that people asking only ever seem to know about Type 1 and Type 2. It's one of those diseases that people don't know all the details of unless they need to so I don't get too annoyed when people don't have much knowledge as there are hundreds of illnesses in the world that I know absolutely nothing about myself!</p><p></p><p>I think that when it comes to being comfortable discussing it, that might come with time. I can imagine being so recently diagnosed you might still find the whole thing quite overwhelming yourself so it would be hard to try and put it into words for others! Eventually you will just find ways that work for you and ways of dealing with peoples opinions/assumptions/reactions etc. At least I hope you will anyway! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Now and again if people ask me stupid things I give a bit of a silly reply e.g. "should you be eating that?" "no, I'm attempting suicide by food" or "I don't know, should I?" but that only tends to be with people I know, not strangers haha!</p><p></p><p>Sorry to go on, I will stop now! Hope I might have helped a bit! x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rylando88, post: 2298522, member: 406302"] I've been diagnosed for 20 years and STILL struggle explaining it to people, even people who have known me for a long time! So don't worry for feeling a bit awkward about discussing it with them. My favourite is when people find out I'm diabetic and they ASSUME I must have been overweight at some point or that it runs in my family (I'm slim and petite and the ONLY diabetic in the family). I find a good way to explain the difference is to tell people my pancreas is completely broken whereas type 2 diabetics have a pancreas that works but not efficiently enough to keep them healthy. Obv I know there are many other types too but I find that people asking only ever seem to know about Type 1 and Type 2. It's one of those diseases that people don't know all the details of unless they need to so I don't get too annoyed when people don't have much knowledge as there are hundreds of illnesses in the world that I know absolutely nothing about myself! I think that when it comes to being comfortable discussing it, that might come with time. I can imagine being so recently diagnosed you might still find the whole thing quite overwhelming yourself so it would be hard to try and put it into words for others! Eventually you will just find ways that work for you and ways of dealing with peoples opinions/assumptions/reactions etc. At least I hope you will anyway! :) Now and again if people ask me stupid things I give a bit of a silly reply e.g. "should you be eating that?" "no, I'm attempting suicide by food" or "I don't know, should I?" but that only tends to be with people I know, not strangers haha! Sorry to go on, I will stop now! Hope I might have helped a bit! x [/QUOTE]
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