lol so dropped on the sight of blood?? and it isnt even a lot!!!! hahaha i have seen a few people over the years do the same. i had a mate who when i was first diagnosed always wanted me to test his blood when i did mine as he hated the fact i was different to him. he wasnt ever in the same league as me for bg levels lol.
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"Does it hurt?" & other reactions from non-diabetics
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litto-miss-loz
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hey all
i hate wen some1 sees u eatin a choco bar or sumefin and say
"should u be eating that" it drives me nuts lol
and the needles dont bother me wen im injecting but its weird cause i can inject myself but i could never watch some1 else inject themselves.
is that weird? lol haha
i hate wen some1 sees u eatin a choco bar or sumefin and say
"should u be eating that" it drives me nuts lol
and the needles dont bother me wen im injecting but its weird cause i can inject myself but i could never watch some1 else inject themselves.
is that weird? lol haha
I get all the 'oh I could never give myself an injection' and 'does it hurt?' etc, but another frequent response from people tends to be: 'I think I might be diabetic.'
Their suspicion usually stems from the fact that they feel that they 'need a lot of sugar' at certain times of day etc! I just tell them not to worry, but if they're genuinely concerned to go to the doctor.
Its interesting though how many peoples' first reaction to finding out that you're diabetic is to think of themselves!
Their suspicion usually stems from the fact that they feel that they 'need a lot of sugar' at certain times of day etc! I just tell them not to worry, but if they're genuinely concerned to go to the doctor.
Its interesting though how many peoples' first reaction to finding out that you're diabetic is to think of themselves!
What really gets me is the attitude of (nearly) all the so called 'professionals' who condescendingly think they know more about my diabetes than I do.
And those that say 'that's what happens to people who eat too much sugar and get fat' (I'm 9 1/2 stone and I had childhood T1 onset).
I do wish I'd had some I felt I could laugh at!!
And those that say 'that's what happens to people who eat too much sugar and get fat' (I'm 9 1/2 stone and I had childhood T1 onset).
I do wish I'd had some I felt I could laugh at!!
odd-sock
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I've been asked "does it hurt?" - that was mainly from my younger sisters, and a common one is "how many times do you have to inject?" and then they are horrified it's 4 times a day, and then give me a sympathic look lol. I think mainly though when people have asked me things they've genually just been curious.
One colleague asked me a funny one the other day though. She asked me whether I wore socks in the shower!?!?! which I thought was quite funny. Apparently one of her friends mums is diabetic and she was pulling her leg once and told her she had to wear socks in the shower. Made me chuckle, think that's the funniest one I've heard.
One colleague asked me a funny one the other day though. She asked me whether I wore socks in the shower!?!?! which I thought was quite funny. Apparently one of her friends mums is diabetic and she was pulling her leg once and told her she had to wear socks in the shower. Made me chuckle, think that's the funniest one I've heard.
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