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01-04-2008, 07:34 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| | | Annoying Diabetes terms for conditions.
Insulin Reaction? Insulin reacts in ALL of us when we take it. It "reacts" by allowing our cells to be fed, with the beneficial side effect of lowering blood sugar.
Insulin Shock? Seriously? I've never been electrocuted by insulin and I've never seen that on the "possible side effects" list of any insulin.
Diabetic Shock? Now that one I HAVE experienced, when I was diagnosed I was shocked. 
Diabetic Coma? What, a coma from passing out because you are far too low? Or resulting from DKA? I mean come on, one term to describe two completely different causes of comas? If I get head trauma in an accident, am I still in a Diabetic Coma because I'm diabetic?  LOL.....
There must be others....come on. |
01-04-2008, 07:58 AM
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| | | Good insight there Injecto.
I will state the obvious one. A Diabetic. A disease walking around as a person.
Mark |
01-04-2008, 08:03 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Originally Posted by marked  Good insight there Injecto.
I will state the obvious one. A Diabetic. A disease walking around as a person.
Mark | 
Ha ha...I never thought of that before....LOL |
01-04-2008, 08:13 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2007
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| | | "Non-Compliant Diabetic"...what?....we broke the law now?
also..."Mild" diabetes...my friends think Type 2 is more "mild" than my "Severe" Type 1. Groan.
I agree with shock (sugar shock?)...and go crazy if someone says "diabetic fit".
Also hate using the term "shooting up" in regards to insulin injections. (Don't even like "shots"...but that's just a weird thing with me) |
01-04-2008, 08:13 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ottawa, ON
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| | Actually, I agree with all your terms, but diabetic. I think that is perfectly fine. I'm sure there is some grammer term for it, but I'm too stupid to know it. :P
While you won't find someone saying "I'm canceric", but rather "I have cancer", I think it's normal for me to say "I am diabetic" vs. "I have diabetes" (which is also fine to say.
It's the same as if you are sick. Do you say "I have a sickness" or "I'm sick"? 
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01-04-2008, 08:32 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Originally Posted by Alice "Non-Compliant Diabetic"...what?....we broke the law now? | LOL.... Quote:
Originally Posted by Alice and go crazy if someone says "diabetic fit". | Perhaps they meant "fit as in physically?" 
Also hate using the term "shooting up" in regards to insulin injections. (Don't even like "shots"...but that's just a weird thing with me)[/quote]
I suppose I'm just on insulin "pusher" now that I use the pump. |
01-04-2008, 09:46 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
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| | | "Brittle" diabetics. It's a good thing I never was. I would never have been able to play hockey or football. I'd be smashed into a zillion bits. |
01-04-2008, 10:00 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manitoba, Canada
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Originally Posted by Alice also..."Mild" diabetes...my friends think Type 2 is more "mild" than my "Severe" Type 1. Groan. | "Severe" diabetes is the worst one for me. My pancreas doesn't work. Severe enough for ya?! Quote:
Originally Posted by xMenace "Brittle" diabetics. It's a good thing I never was. I would never have been able to play hockey or football. I'd be smashed into a zillion bits. | I almost shot my lunch out my nose when I read this! LOL!!!
I also don't like the term "cheating" in reference to eating sweets. With respect to the way I manage my Type 1 diabetes, taking a bolus to cover a cookie isn't "cheating", it's "balancing".
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Last edited by belyro : 01-04-2008 at 10:04 AM.
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01-04-2008, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by xMenace "Brittle" diabetics. It's a good thing I never was. I would never have been able to play hockey or football. I'd be smashed into a zillion bits. | 
Too too funny.... |
01-04-2008, 11:14 AM
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| | | When someone asks if I'm testing my insulin levels. Right...
When someone asks if I had to bolus cause I ate too much. |
01-04-2008, 11:20 AM
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| | | I agree, the word "cheating" is very insulting...I especially hate hearing diabetics say that about themselves. It's a disease people...not an eating disorder!
And agree about "brittle"...I always picture peanut brittle... |
01-04-2008, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Gangrel It's the same as if you are sick. Do you say "I have a sickness" or "I'm sick"? | Yup, we all know just how sick you are Gangrel........lol
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01-04-2008, 12:25 PM
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| | | This is really funny stuff! Now I'll be bothered all afternoon trying to come up with one of my own!
__________________  Type 1 since 1979
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01-04-2008, 01:41 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| | Glucose Intolerant 
It's true, so true ***shakes head*** I just can't tolerate glucose. I mean seriously.....whe I see glucose coming, I just walk the other way
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01-04-2008, 01:57 PM
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| | It's the same as if you are sick. Do you say "I have a sickness" or "I'm sick"? [/quote]
But you made my point. Of course you wouldn't say I am a sickness. Just as you wouldn't say I am a diabetic.
Words are just words,they matter not, but when they become a mindset in treatment as the word "diabetic" certainly has become in the medical profession I have a problem with that.
Mark |
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