Re: What is the most annoying people that don't have diabetes say to you?

Aneka K.

Kelly Jones

My mother in law told my husband not to marry me because my diabetes would be a burden to him...that wasn't annoying but just hurtful! 

to quote Stephanie Tanner : "How Rude!"

Wow. She sounds *wonderful* ;) As if after you are married, neither one of you can ever get diagnosed with a terrible illness so there is never a burden on your marriage?

So true! I just finished my first trimester of pregnancy, so I hope she has changed her attitude about that! It's funny to hear her complain about all her tiny aches and pains while I never talk about my diabetes which of course is a lot worse than anything she has! 

I completely agree Alex! I hate it when people who aren't educated about it just think we can never eat sugar and hound you about it! so annoying!!!

The other day i was eating spaghetti and my grandma (who i love dearly) asked me if i was allowed to eat meatballs....

So, I've noticed that this post has some of the most traffic on juvenation.  I most often get the usual "Can you eat that?" from grandparents, relatives of my boyfriend, coworkers, etc.  But the other day at work almost made me want to rush home to reply to this post.  My boss, who is about 25 years old, (who knows I have diabetes, as I've worked there for about 3 years, on and off) said "At least you have the good kind of diabetes!"  She was referring her statement "Your treatment is eating a bunch of candy!" and her knowledge of the differences between type 1 and 2.  I kind of wanted to slap her, for a minute!  She knows how much of a pain in the ass (how many times I've had to leave work or stay home due to crazy highs) diabetes can be, so I responded with "Well, I will have had diabetes a lot longer than most type 2 diabetics."  Needless to say, that's not even half of what I wanted to say to her.  

We were doing inventory that day, and since we are a smaller gift shop, all of the employees were in the back room when she said that.  One of my coworkers asked earlier, "What should we do if you pass out?" So I eagerly showed them my glucagon (I have no problem discussing or helping people understand more about diabetes).  One of the coworkers whom I don't really know very well said, "Oh my aunt has diabetes," and I was like, "Oh, does she have type 1 or type 2?"  She responded with a "Oh I don't know, she has to *** her fingers so probably the kind you have."  I doubted her, and when I was showing them my pump site later, she was like, "My aunt must have the other kind, she doesn't have one of those, she takes medicine for it."  

I understand many people don't have exposure to type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but I WISH there was a worldwide bulletin explaining that YES, there are, in fact, TWO types, and they are very different.  

Last night I was shopping, and the cashier asked if I wanted to donate a dollar to diabetes research, so I said, "Yes...do you know if the research is for type 1 or type 2 diabetes?" and she was like, "Oh, it's just for all the research, I think." The cashier was probably in her forties.  Turns out, the foundation was actually the Joslin Diabetes Center, which researches both type 1 and type 2.  BUT, on the little paper stars that you are asked to sign if you donate money, is printed "Joslin Diabetes Center."  I know that type 2 is sometimes genetic and mostly lifestyle oriented, but that is exactly why I wish there was more of a distinction between the two types.  When an average person hears the word, "diabetes," I've come to understand that probably 75% of people immediately assume type 2, perhaps because it's more prevalent, but that shouldn't matter.  Type 1 diabetes is considered the "worse" type of diabetes by many people who aren't entirely educated about the differences.  If it's the "worse" type, why shouldn't there be as much as, if not more awareness and education about it?  

Let's make this happen!

Hayley

I get this a lot too. And no I don't think there is a good diabetes. Sometimes people are so ignorant.

When I was first diagnosed I felt better saying I am going to shoot up. It was the only way I could deal with the fact that I was about to stick a needle into my body.

I actually have a pre-recorded explanation of the difference between 1 and 2 because I just got fed up with people commenting on my weight/eating habits all the time. No I am not fat, yes it's genetic a no there is not a cure. Also, not contagious. If I were chronically contagious do you think I would be allowed in public? Think people, think.

So true!

1. I get told I am too thin to have diabetes
2. Are you sure you should eat that?
3. Do you have to do that now?
4. My (insert name here) has diabetes and they don't have to (blank) like you. Are you sure you are doing it right?
5. Does it hurt?
6. How many times a day do you have to do that?
7. And my all time favorite. What did you do to get that?

It annoys me when someone says something like "Aw, too bad you can't have this because you're diabetic!"

Wow, that makes me feel SO much better. :\

How ignorant!!!!  She doesn't deserve to have you as a daughter-in-law.

"I could NEVER give myself shots/poke my fingers every day!"

There's a few.

1. "Oh that's the bad one."

2. "Don't you get that from being fat?"

3. "You sure you can eat that?"

4."I couldn't do that." Really? Do you think I choose to? It's death or this, so it's annoying to here this.

5. "I understand how you feel because my grandma has it."

Is that your pager?? I hate when people refer my pump to a pager..