AdeleTurner72
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Sally W
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What a horrible thing to say! A family member said to me ‘what’s the difference all you need to do is give up sweet things like cakes’ I’m sorry to had to hear that from someone so close to you😱Thanks Vince.
Yes, it's a shame that my dad is the only person in my life who hasn't responded supportively to my T2 diagnosis..... He told me he's "ashamed to have a daughter with a disease associated with obesity and laziness" and that he would "rather I was gay"!!!!
The irony is that my mum, his wife of 44 years, was diabetic.....
On the bright side, it's good to know he would be supportive if I did realise I was gay one day.... 😎
Sally71
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I'd be tempted to say that I'm ashamed to have a father who believes everything he reads in the sensationalist press and can't be bothered to try to find out how he might be able to help his daughter, and how come he stayed married to his wife for that long then! Or is that too rude? (Apologies if that sounds horrible)
We've generally had positive comments, people are usually genuinely interested and try to understand. My mum has been T1 for over 50 years now so most family members are aware of the condition, mum doesn't tend to make a fuss though so she just gets on with it and everyone else lets her, and they don't necessarily understand all the ins and outs of it. My aunt can't seem to get it out of her head that if my daughter forgot her insulin she'd be hypoing all over the place! My grandmother was the funniest, we went to visit her in her care home once and one of the carers came round with some rather yummy looking iced buns and offered us one each. My Gran yelled out "she can't have one" and just as the carer was about to take them away I yelled out "oh yes she can!" I can sort of forgive my Gran a bit, she was used to dealing with my mum when she was on fixed doses of mixed insulins and had to be a lot stricter about when and what she ate; I tried to explain several times that things are different now, insulins are better and we can match the dose to the food rather than the other way round, which means you can have a treat occasionally if you want one; Gran never got it though! (She passed away a couple of years ago at the ripe old age of 98, God rest her soul)
We've generally had positive comments, people are usually genuinely interested and try to understand. My mum has been T1 for over 50 years now so most family members are aware of the condition, mum doesn't tend to make a fuss though so she just gets on with it and everyone else lets her, and they don't necessarily understand all the ins and outs of it. My aunt can't seem to get it out of her head that if my daughter forgot her insulin she'd be hypoing all over the place! My grandmother was the funniest, we went to visit her in her care home once and one of the carers came round with some rather yummy looking iced buns and offered us one each. My Gran yelled out "she can't have one" and just as the carer was about to take them away I yelled out "oh yes she can!" I can sort of forgive my Gran a bit, she was used to dealing with my mum when she was on fixed doses of mixed insulins and had to be a lot stricter about when and what she ate; I tried to explain several times that things are different now, insulins are better and we can match the dose to the food rather than the other way round, which means you can have a treat occasionally if you want one; Gran never got it though! (She passed away a couple of years ago at the ripe old age of 98, God rest her soul)
Nixxy
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@AdeleTurner72 That's fine, it's interesting to find out others stories and views. I'm shocked at some peoples reaction to others.
Martin Canty
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Well, people who haven't known me for long are surprised when I tell them I'm T2 & even more surprised when I tell them about my regular diet (Ketogenic) but very quickly accept it with no judgement or question. It then brings an educational opportunity for me to raise awareness about D.
Just after DX & not knowing how T2 would affect my performance in Search & Rescue, I advised the group (we were going out on a mission) of my diagnosis & the only comment was (jokingly) from one of the Sheriff's Deputies "I hope you don't milk this for long..." (not we are friends so I took it in the spirit it was meant....)
Just after DX & not knowing how T2 would affect my performance in Search & Rescue, I advised the group (we were going out on a mission) of my diagnosis & the only comment was (jokingly) from one of the Sheriff's Deputies "I hope you don't milk this for long..." (not we are friends so I took it in the spirit it was meant....)
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