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<blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1885190" data-attributes="member: 468714"><p>Hey [USER=487884]@Dixon1995[/USER], I know that feeling of being different to others starting back from my teens.</p><p>I was diagnosed in 1966 at age 13. I think wearing the badge of difference it is a mind thing - knowing no others present are likely to have the same issues with common social things like choice of food, eating and drinking alcohol.</p><p>I found that it was too much of a hassle to go out late, misbehave, drink because there was always the possibility of a downside for me. </p><p>I had to be vigilant enough with everyday things like knowing where and when my next meal would be (this was before MDI), making sure I had my insulin and injection gear with me. Why risk hypers, and particularly hypos, for the dubious distinction of following the peer group.? And the embarrassment of hypos was a very restrictive factor.</p><p>In the end as I kept maturing (well, more like snakes and ladders in progress)! I decided that keeping well and doing just enough to blend in was the best way forward. If I could handle that then the difference I felt was less important. I could use the 'mask of confidence' and be sociable, develop means to divert the offer of alcohol or a sweet dessert etc.</p><p>I also threw myself into a stubborn independence phase: walking, swimming, canyoning, 7 day canoe trips through wilderness country - (all the sorts of things diabetics are cautioned about doing - the 'do not do these at home' type activities)! -whilst taking all the precautions I could. And after this period of daftness which really only proved I <em>was</em> different - I realised that I had proved to myself I could do those things but I did not really need to show the world that.</p><p>Of course I miss the energy and feats of that time but am wiser as to the vanity of it all. I thought about the now obvious consequences of becoming unwell diabetes-wise on a 7 day canoe trip and the imposition on the rest of the party. </p><p>Nowadays, maintaining good BSLs, enjoying exercise and knowing to stick to sensible limits has allowed me to feel more content and to not allow the treadmill of the rat race to define my life.</p><p>Working smart has replaced work hard and long. Finding friends and acquaintances to talk with, share and debate things with (and not necessarily agree with one another - a Government/friendship is only as strong as its opposition/ability to encompass difference), find fellow hobbyists, discussing things on this site <em>add meaning to our lives</em>.</p><p>I blame advertising, consumerism, the food industry, political interference, and half a dozen other things for the evils of this world - and the weather. (Not that I am shirking responsibility)!!!!!</p><p>Apologies for the return rant !!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitedoc, post: 1885190, member: 468714"] Hey [USER=487884]@Dixon1995[/USER], I know that feeling of being different to others starting back from my teens. I was diagnosed in 1966 at age 13. I think wearing the badge of difference it is a mind thing - knowing no others present are likely to have the same issues with common social things like choice of food, eating and drinking alcohol. I found that it was too much of a hassle to go out late, misbehave, drink because there was always the possibility of a downside for me. I had to be vigilant enough with everyday things like knowing where and when my next meal would be (this was before MDI), making sure I had my insulin and injection gear with me. Why risk hypers, and particularly hypos, for the dubious distinction of following the peer group.? And the embarrassment of hypos was a very restrictive factor. In the end as I kept maturing (well, more like snakes and ladders in progress)! I decided that keeping well and doing just enough to blend in was the best way forward. If I could handle that then the difference I felt was less important. I could use the 'mask of confidence' and be sociable, develop means to divert the offer of alcohol or a sweet dessert etc. I also threw myself into a stubborn independence phase: walking, swimming, canyoning, 7 day canoe trips through wilderness country - (all the sorts of things diabetics are cautioned about doing - the 'do not do these at home' type activities)! -whilst taking all the precautions I could. And after this period of daftness which really only proved I [I]was[/I] different - I realised that I had proved to myself I could do those things but I did not really need to show the world that. Of course I miss the energy and feats of that time but am wiser as to the vanity of it all. I thought about the now obvious consequences of becoming unwell diabetes-wise on a 7 day canoe trip and the imposition on the rest of the party. Nowadays, maintaining good BSLs, enjoying exercise and knowing to stick to sensible limits has allowed me to feel more content and to not allow the treadmill of the rat race to define my life. Working smart has replaced work hard and long. Finding friends and acquaintances to talk with, share and debate things with (and not necessarily agree with one another - a Government/friendship is only as strong as its opposition/ability to encompass difference), find fellow hobbyists, discussing things on this site [I]add meaning to our lives[/I]. I blame advertising, consumerism, the food industry, political interference, and half a dozen other things for the evils of this world - and the weather. (Not that I am shirking responsibility)!!!!! Apologies for the return rant !!! [/QUOTE]
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