My meltdown for being diabetic

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delaney511 — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:01:51 GMT

Its really hard not to scream at people's faces when they say stupid things. I know exactly how you feel! No body knows what we are going through except for other diabetics.

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LilWayneDrakeluver — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:41:48 GMT

i kno exactly how u feel i sometimes feel like itz th emost unfair thing in the world and my friendz can eat whatever they want but ITS *** ANNOYING Me and i get soooo angry sometimes ahhh. and plus im not on the pump and whenever i give myself shots it hurts soo badly because im bruised all over from all of the shots i hav to take every day

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jared — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:14:32 GMT

I personally hate pumps. I have tried them several times with the same conclusion... they suck! my doctor keeps trtrying to get me to change my mind but i will just stick to giving myself needles. i find them much easier to hide from curious.

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Gail E — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:04:56 GMT

For what it's worth - this is how I've always handled my diabetes, I have had Type 1 since 1957 - I was 7 years old when dx'd. I lost all my friends at school because so little was known about diabetes in those days - they all thought they would catch it from me, so stayed their distance. I used needles that looked and felt like 6" nails and had to be sharpened on a file by my father as they were too expensive to buy in bulk. I tested my urine for blood sugar by boiling it with Benedicts solution...which gave a totally incorrect result so was no help with guaging how much insulin to take. I wasn't allowed to play sport at school because they were afraid I would have a hypo. There was no diabetes education in those days so my parents and I had to battle along as best we knew how. I have battled most of my younger life to be like "everyone else" and have never used my diabetes as an excuse not to do anything. Acceptance of your diabetes is the only way to go if you want to be able to live peacefully with yourself. Remember....there are so many other people in our world who have far more terrible conditions than we do. We are not confined to a wheelchair, we don't have MS or an incurable cancer. We look normal and can do most anything that we wish in the way of an occupation. I always say that if I had to have a chronic condition, then Type 1 diabetes would be my choice...it is manageable and if we look after ourselves, we should be able to live to a ripe old age like non-diabetics. If you can accept your lot and get on with living your life to the best of your ability, then I'm sure you'll be much happier. Try not to ask, "Why Me?"...I always think, "Why NOT me".

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Katie — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:41:40 GMT

I know exacly how you feel. I have meltdowns all the time and those are the exact things I say about diabetes too. Just know everyone here is supporting you and your never alone!! :-)

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Sherylyn Wilkinson — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:02:29 GMT

i know exactly how you feel! but one thing that helps me is my supporters. my family & friends are always there, even if they don't understand they are still there to help through the pain and tears. my bestfriends actually nicknamed me "the fighter" :) what really helped the people in my grade out was that at the beginning of the school year i did a power point presentation all about diabetes and the long&short term effects. it really helped them get a better glance at what i go through on a daily basis! & yeah, i get the occasional "whats that" or "oh well thats weird" or "i'm sorry, that must suck" and you know what, it does suck but i'm going through life as normal as i can be, yah know? i like being different from everyone else. & yeah, i've had my moments where i just wanted to sit in my room and cry all the time but then i realized i lived my life for 10 years before i got diabetes. i mean it could be worse, really it could. just keep holding on there :) you'll be okay :)

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Jaimie Rosaile Chaffin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:56:05 GMT

Allyah, I maybe 2 year older than me but i kown what it is like to have diabetes since u were age 3. I was 3 when I was dx'ed. I do it all the time at home with my brothers says something I really dont like. I to am in middle school. And I somethimes am accted for who I am but sometimes I am not. I have one really good friend that has come to be friend's with 2 of my other friend's. She says That we r her bff's. Now I kown she will understand what I am going thought. Cause she her self has diabetes too. I just wish more people would be as understanding as people/friends with diabetes do. Hope this help.

~Jaimie Rose Chaffin~

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Amanda Treadway — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:29:36 GMT

I know how you feel..i usually wear my jacket all the time where no one can see my pump site well it was hot the other day so i took it off and my site was on my arm and everyone kept asking what it was and bla bla bla and i get sooo mad too!! I hate when poeple ask what diabetes is and if i got the bad kind and whats the difference i get angryy..I hate checking in front of people i hate going with certain friends only my close close friends i hate everything about it but you cant show this..I am sure you have alot of younger kids looking up to you..watching how your dealing with diabetes..i know i do..and i try to show them that you can live a normal life and you can but some people including me dont do that!!

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eljcd — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:54:57 GMT

I read your blog and I felt like it was me talking. I think exactly what you wrote ALL THE TIME!!!! I hate being the only one of my friends with diabetes. IT SUCKS! I also hate explaining to everyone about my pump too. Especially adults. Its like- hello? Do you have any respect? But whatever. I hate answer the question - What is that? Once I was so sick of explaining to people what a pump was that I actually told a kid that it was a new gaming system. and he believed me.

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Melinda — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:03:15 GMT

{MIchelle!! I love this!!!! } "I am grateful. I know that NOTHING, no stupid disease, no seizure, no humiliation, no pity, and no hardship can keep me down. I will love a normal life. I will be strong. So will you. Yes, you wish people wouldn't stare, wouldn't tease, wouldn't judge... but YOU will be better for it. Diabetes is just a disease. YOU have to be a fighter". This is very very true!!

I have been diabetic for five years {diagnosed at 18 in college and yet to have two babies so I some experience in life :-) } Sometimes the DIABETES catches up and I think that we all have those moments of "I don't want to play this game anymore". It's BEYOND friggin' frustrating some times.

But for the most part, I do not let my "LIVABETES" control me. When I have to check and am in the middle of my life--like having a romantic night, playing with my kids, shopping with my girlfriends...-it can be annoying, stressful and I can feel like the social outcast in the group having to check my sugar and/or unclip my pump from my bra (a trick you may try to keep your 'pancreas' hidden from lingering eyes. I try to remind myself that to make sure I am around to live my life, I need to control the disease, I cannot and will not let it control me.

Look on the bright side in your dark moments and you'll see the sunrise.

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Michele — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:20:45 GMT

I may be able to offer a little advice. I have been diabetic my whole life. I have also been having massive seizures my whole life because of low blood sugars. As a kid, I sometimes felt just like you do. My parents told me that I was alive and shouldn't waste my time feeling sorry for myself. I passed out in class, my parents came to give me glucagon then told me to go back to class. I passed out on the soccer field and my parents came to give me glucagon then told my coach I had to go back in. I hated all of this as a kid but now, I am grateful. I know that NOTHING, no stupid disease, no seizure, no humiliation, no pity, and no hardship can keep me down. I will love a normal life. I will be strong. So will you. Yes, you wish people wouldn't stare, wouldn't tease, wouldn't judge... but YOU will be better for it. Diabetes is just a disease. YOU have to be a fighter. As a teacher, I appreciate it when kids tell me how to handle their illnesses. You should do the same. Ask that no one mention your lows in class but should be mentioned only in private. Ask yout teacher to make you a pass to the nurse and when he thinks you may be low, he can just quietly drop the pass on your desk and you'll agree to just go test your blood.

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movy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:30:41 GMT

My son tried 2 pumps. Mini-Med and Omni-Pod. He gave them a fair chance but rather do injections. He is 8. Being a teen would you rather do injections? Do you feel pressured to stay on the pump bc u have better control?

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Allyah — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:14:41 GMT

i was diagnosed when i wass 3 and ya i hate that stupid shirt pull over too and then when my pump starts busing ppl ask what it was and then here comes the stupid explantion!

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Monica — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:35:51 GMT

Ohhh myy goddd!! I no exactly how you feel!!!!!!!. I'm in middle school too. But I'm 14. I have meltdowns almost everyday. People just don't get it!! And friends try to understand, but they just don't. it sucks. And I hateee how when you put you shirt over your pump and it just buldges through. I've had diabetes for 11 months and its been the worst thing in the world. It's been life changing (in a bad way) ugh I hate it.

When were you diagnosed??

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Keith221 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:41:09 GMT

I am also not very happy with diabetes. No idea how it feels to be in middle school with diabetes, as I was dx'ed at age 52. A normal life for over 50 years then, bang I am a type 1 diabetic. As a daddy and new grandpa I hope this helps >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>HUG<<<<<<<<<<<<<<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!