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Type 1 diabetes rant :). ( revised title ). DIABETES RANT.
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<blockquote data-quote="conniecar" data-source="post: 876277" data-attributes="member: 188016"><p>This has been an ace post ! Like a few I've sometimes resented type 2's, especially when I was a teenager and didn't want embarrassing hypos, wanted to drink copiously and not have to eat at designated times. I wanted to be like everyone else and well meaning people saying 'do you need to eat?' when I was trying to be witty (!) or 'you won't be able to eat this, so I'll not ask' didn't help. But my mum is type 2 and hasn't the freedom that I have in loads of ways. Her diet only regime can't be counteracted by an extra jab, even at Christmas it stays firm. I've seen her have to deny herself in lots of social situations where I've indulged. She's a petite size 10 and is very healthy ( my profile pic is her and Dad by my beloved Morris Minor, Connie ( best reason to keep my eyes healthy ) My life of course would be easy if I could just jab 3 times a day, and get on with it. But as we know, it's a balancing act. I'm off this week and have had perfect tests, but as soon as my work in a school kicks in you can bet they won't be. Who wants to be hypo in front of 30 teenagers so I run a bit higher. We're all sick of trying to tell doctors the obstacles we face, and fed up of being told I 'could do better'. Two years ago a consultant said I'd done incredibly well after 38 years and made me cry. That many years of anger, misunderstanding and frustration take their toll, and I told him that was the first positive I'd ever had. He was amazed. So.....forgotten what I was supposed to be saying now? Anyway, whatever type you are it's hard and a little bit of knowledge from the public has made it harder at times ( even when I was pregnant the midwives got confused ) but it is a complex thing. If I could live in a cave and not be bombarded by relatives,the public, school kids and Haribo ( who puts them by the till at the garage anyway? ) life would be dandy. Good luck to you all</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="conniecar, post: 876277, member: 188016"] This has been an ace post ! Like a few I've sometimes resented type 2's, especially when I was a teenager and didn't want embarrassing hypos, wanted to drink copiously and not have to eat at designated times. I wanted to be like everyone else and well meaning people saying 'do you need to eat?' when I was trying to be witty (!) or 'you won't be able to eat this, so I'll not ask' didn't help. But my mum is type 2 and hasn't the freedom that I have in loads of ways. Her diet only regime can't be counteracted by an extra jab, even at Christmas it stays firm. I've seen her have to deny herself in lots of social situations where I've indulged. She's a petite size 10 and is very healthy ( my profile pic is her and Dad by my beloved Morris Minor, Connie ( best reason to keep my eyes healthy ) My life of course would be easy if I could just jab 3 times a day, and get on with it. But as we know, it's a balancing act. I'm off this week and have had perfect tests, but as soon as my work in a school kicks in you can bet they won't be. Who wants to be hypo in front of 30 teenagers so I run a bit higher. We're all sick of trying to tell doctors the obstacles we face, and fed up of being told I 'could do better'. Two years ago a consultant said I'd done incredibly well after 38 years and made me cry. That many years of anger, misunderstanding and frustration take their toll, and I told him that was the first positive I'd ever had. He was amazed. So.....forgotten what I was supposed to be saying now? Anyway, whatever type you are it's hard and a little bit of knowledge from the public has made it harder at times ( even when I was pregnant the midwives got confused ) but it is a complex thing. If I could live in a cave and not be bombarded by relatives,the public, school kids and Haribo ( who puts them by the till at the garage anyway? ) life would be dandy. Good luck to you all [/QUOTE]
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