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Originally Posted by scara my sister on planning a small birthday party for me.....
"sounds great, I'll make a cake with all the fixings!"
- great, I'll enjoy watching you eat it.
or someone at work when they found out about me being diagnosed...
"my cat had that, I had to give her a shot every morning"
- thank you for putting my stress into perspective.  |
Actually I think it worse when they say oh--no cake for you! You can't eat that!
Um, yes I can. I just have to cover with insulin.
My dumbest came from a friend who went to the trouble of researching food that were low/no sugar. She brought a bag of some chee-tos like food to my party.
It's not sugar people--it's CARBS of which sugar is just one type. And I'm not allergic to it, I just need to count and cover it.
Second dumbest--from my well-meaning boss who after hearing my latest hbA1c said, "So you were able to lower it with diet and exercise?" No, through FIVE insulin injections every day.
Third dumbest but actually sweet--my good friend who after hearing about me getting my glucose under control--"So you just have to do this for another six months and you'll be fine, right?" Um, no--this is my life now.
It's very hard for people to deal with what we have to on a daily basis. They don't mean to be idiots.
