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<blockquote data-quote="EileenWagner" data-source="post: 1161259" data-attributes="member: 228359"><p>I think the worst I've had is when a relative I hadn't seen in awhile said to me, "So, do you still have diabetes?" I wasn't in a great mood at the time so that just got on my last nerve. </p><p></p><p>So my sarcastic reply was, "Why, did you hear of a cure I haven't? Because otherwise, diabetes is an incureable disease. So obviously, yes, I still have it."</p><p></p><p>They looked rather embarassed at that point, and mumbled about what they really meant was, "How are you making out with your diabetes?" Then maybe you should have said that, right? The thing is, the person was an EMT for 10 years! You should know these kinds of things, or you're not going to be very good at your job!</p><p></p><p> Other than that kind of bullcrap from well-meaning relatives, anyone else you tell you have diabetes, they always have some horror story they feel the need to share with you. "My husband's mom's second aunt's grandchild's cousin had type 1 diabetes. She had 5 limbs amputated and 2 kidney transplants. It eventually killed her!" And when you ask how old they were when they died, usually the response is, "Oh, she was 95 years old!"</p><p></p><p>Sorry to tell you dude. She died of old age.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EileenWagner, post: 1161259, member: 228359"] I think the worst I've had is when a relative I hadn't seen in awhile said to me, "So, do you still have diabetes?" I wasn't in a great mood at the time so that just got on my last nerve. So my sarcastic reply was, "Why, did you hear of a cure I haven't? Because otherwise, diabetes is an incureable disease. So obviously, yes, I still have it." They looked rather embarassed at that point, and mumbled about what they really meant was, "How are you making out with your diabetes?" Then maybe you should have said that, right? The thing is, the person was an EMT for 10 years! You should know these kinds of things, or you're not going to be very good at your job! Other than that kind of bullcrap from well-meaning relatives, anyone else you tell you have diabetes, they always have some horror story they feel the need to share with you. "My husband's mom's second aunt's grandchild's cousin had type 1 diabetes. She had 5 limbs amputated and 2 kidney transplants. It eventually killed her!" And when you ask how old they were when they died, usually the response is, "Oh, she was 95 years old!" Sorry to tell you dude. She died of old age. [/QUOTE]
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