"Diet Coke? {snort} Why? You couldn't possibly think you need to diet..."
I bite my tongue and give you my fake smile...
"Wow...you eat so healthy...no wonder you're soooo....look like you do." (Your attempt to mask the disdain/jealousy/irritation with me fails miserably. Your face says it all even if your tone was light).
Really...well...if I ate like you do I'd be dead...you will too if you keep it up...I will just die faster.
"Oh my God! What is that? What are you doing?"
Heroin.... want some? The toes are the best place really. But since we're in public I'm just going to use some belly fat.
It also seems to label me an outcast when you offer cookies, cake, pie, dips, snacks etc at work and I decline. I appreciate it, I do! And I am sure to express my thanks when I say "no" but I can see it in your face. You don't understand. You take it personally. Whatever.... your comment again that I must be on a diet and don't need to be or that I must be half your size because I starve myself and you aren't willing to do that is ignorant.
I don't feel like explaining that...
1. I have no idea how much sugar is in what YOU prepared in your kitchen (not to mention I've seen your daily habits and don't think I want to eat something I didn't watch you make)
2. In order to eat that...even just a few bites...I have to check my blood sugar, attempt to figure out how many carbs what I'm eating has and how that translates to my insulin to carb ratio given my current blood sugar reading, when I last ate, and when I will be eating again.
3. THEN I have to whip out my insulin vial and needles and take a shot. Just to have a quick snack I hadn't planned on, don't need, and really am not hungry for. And of course that almost always requires a whole conversation on what I'm doing, why, where, how....and by this point I don't feel like educating you. You've annoyed me.
While its not a big deal to you...it is to me.
I am an insulin dependent diabetic....no I don't "LOOK" diabetic...whatever that means. If it means you think I should be 400 pounds with a donut and regular coke in my hand 24/7....stop judging. Wearing your ignorance is a bad accessory, justsayin.
Participating in Shell's POUR YOUR HEART OUT...celebrating two years running. Congrats Shell!!
19 comments:
I am type II but I am not comparing us. But my sister was a very fragile diabetic and my daughter in law gives herself a shot in the belly when we go out to eat...so I know of what you speak. But I loves ya sweet ass anyway.
I have been actively trying to make my treats sugar free or with less sugar to try to be able to make something for you haha.
I have your back for any throat punches you may need done. Because I know your starvation, eating like a bird and drug use make you too weak to punch on your own.
A) I drink diet coke because I love the taste (freak that I am)
Q) Several of my uncles are insulin dependent diabetics.
L) I'd probably be dead if I was, I give you huge credit/props whatever for managing it and doing it properly
3) DUDE! I never except food from some of my co-workers, cuz I picture them cooking it naked, with a cat lounging in the kitchen sink. GAG.
289) I can barely balance my checkbook, let alone that complex quick snack formula you just rattled off
Why is it that people and their ignorance never fail to amaze me? Glad you've got you under control, unlike so many people out there! Stopping over from PYHO.
Thank you! You needed to say that. It actually inspired me to do that too...I had thought about it myself but had not yet decided if I were more afraid of saying things "out-loud" or running people away from reading my blog if I did.
We both share in the invisible illness factor, but controlling the whole- everything you eat aspect is where you win!
You do an amazing job...cause it is a job!
My Dad had diabetes and he was bad at handling it. You have a very determined attitude to make your life as normal as possible...whatever that is...I don't think there is ANYONE who can say they have a normal life, even those we label that way.
It is frustrating dealing with peoples' attitudes and opinions. So somedays you may whisper your thoughts...other days YELL THEM AT THE WORLD SISTER!
I think you're Awesome :)
Boy, you and me both. Thank goodness I use the novolog pens so that out in public its not so bad. coke zero is my hero, and yeah, its a total drag. I've often told people that they have it so easy to just order what they want and not have to think about how much insulin you have to take. Or you want a treat, but do you really want to shoot up. At least it holds down the munchie eating, at least for me.
Girl. I made the promise to live healthier this year and you wouldn't believe the snark I receive from people at my job (also a school). None from my teammates thank the lord but still.
So, if someone were to say something like that to me and I were diabetic? There would be a butt chewing or kicking.
And, I am truly sorry you have to deal with diabetes. My best friend does too and it's affected every facet of her life.
I obviously had no idea, but damn, people sure are busy-bodies, aren't they? My dad is Type II and I hope he doesn't ever hit the insulin point, so I know what you're saying in a side-note kind of way. I think it's nobody's business and love your snark-filled remarks. When do I get to meet you so I can buy you whatever amount of sugar-laden or non-treats you are able to fit into your intake? I promise I'll only bitch once about how I'm jealous of your body. Ok, maybe twice. ;)
That must be awful--both managing the diabetes and the ignoramuses.
People can be so nosy and plain rude!
I really would pay to see faces if you told them it was heroin and started injecting between your toes.
boy do i get this story my mom is a diabetic and i have renal failure and i hate having to explain things over and over
People are just dumb. I can't imagine how hard it must be to manage diabetes, but it sounds like you're doing what you need to. If someone has a problem with how you live your life, they can just kiss off.
How frustrating it has to be to hear all that. And to know you could possibly shut them up by explaining... but WHY should you have to explain? You shouldn't.
Ugh.
Love you. xo
Don't forget, it goes the other way to. I'm severely allergic to artificial sweeteners, so I can't have any of the "healthy" things my co-workers try to push on me. No, a migraine leading to convulsions and a possible aneurysm is not healthy, thanks.
Exactly!
I don't even have it, but the minute little questions that I get asked on behalf of Ryan are endless, ignorant, annoying, and just plane rude, most of time.
Ryan told me that he finally got the courage to shoot up at a public bathroom sink, and not in the stall (like usual). I was so proud of him for not caring what other people thought, but at the same time sad.
I just wish there were more answers to our questions concerning this disease!
Stupid diabetes.
I had no idea...I thought you just hated unhealthy people (and who doesn't?)!
I give you tons of credit. It's a lot to keep up with and you're probably a rock star!
Ummm...did I just say *probably a rock star?* You're DEFINITELY a rock star!
Don't you wish you could just chop them in the nose instead of explaining? It'd be so much easier.
So true, so many don't realize that you don't have to be a fluffy girl like me :). People sadly only look at what is on the outside and make a judgement. They have no idea of us on why we are the way we are :).
Body of Proof did an episode on it this week, help getting the awareness out!
Ha, good post! I HATE it when people are nosy about what you eat or your body in general...it's such a pet peeve of mine.
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