- Messages
- 167
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I find going out to eat stressful with others because being a diabetic i have to 1) check my bg 2) look at the food for a while to try and caluclate carbs and then 3) take my injection. by this time the other person has already started eating before i even check my blood sugar normally and it really isn't easy to work out how many carbs are in my meal, and takes more than 1 second. i just feel really awkward and embarrassed and bad for the friend who has to see me doing all this. i know this is an illness and it's not my fault i have diabetes but still i feel bad that i cant just be normal and eat in a normal way like them, and maybe even make them feel uncomfortable about me injecting at the table (i don't know)
also im really embarrassed about the state of my finger tips. they have tons of little black spots on them from blood testing and i don't want them to be a glaring sign that i have something wrong with me. does anyone else feel the same way?
also im really embarrassed about the state of my finger tips. they have tons of little black spots on them from blood testing and i don't want them to be a glaring sign that i have something wrong with me. does anyone else feel the same way?