Ive often wondered, why is the life of a diabetic viewed so differently than someone who does not have it? Why would it matter if i was a country girl, with or without diabetes? Does it really make any difference at all? As long as I take my insulin, eat properly and exercise often, I should have the same blood sugar as everyone else, right? My brain should be able to aprehend just as much as a regular grade 12 student if I keep all these things inline and sleep on a pretty decent schedule. I dont understant it. Why do some people feel the need to comment on a disease someone has? Does it make them feel better about themself that they dont have to take needles, get blood taken every 3 months, experiment with different insulins, or feel like shit just because their diabetes decides to act out from time to time. Some people really dont understand how diabetes affects an individual, and how their words do actually affect my blood sugar. Since being diagnosed in May of 2012, I am absolutely appauled at how many disrespectful people there are. I mean, in all honesty, society is pretty harsh and judging to begin with, but to have the nerve to degrade someone because they have a chronic disease that they had no control over getting is absolutely disgusting.
Since my blog is based soley on my person experiences, I wanted to touch on the topic of being spoken down to due to being diabetic. Im sure I'm not the only Type 1 to ever experience this, but it certainly is not a feeling I enjoy to see people saying rude things about being diabetic. What is our society seriously coming to? Are we going to be rude to people with cancer, too? I write a blog, yes. I volunteer for the Canadian Diabetes Association, yes. I raise money for the Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation by doing the walk for diabetes, yes. But somehow people still feel the need to say things on the internet to try and degrade me and make me feel bad? Ha. I laugh at every single one of you who have ever done this to either me, or another type one diabetic. You're absolutely pathetic. You are the kind of people who keep me going even more, and push me to take my insulin to keep on living, and eat healthy and exercise. Youre the ones I like to prove wrong, and push me want to make even more of a difference in the world. So what? I write a blog, and you know what? I enjoy every second of it. The feed back I get from my posts gives me a feeling of accomplishment I cant even begin to explain. Ive been told I am an inspiration a lot more times than anyone has or will ever talk down about me because of my diabetes. Im able to joke around with my diabetes when it comes to sugery foods, or subjects people dont often like to touch on because of it and I love that Im able to do that. Someone wants to eat a cookie or doughnut around me? GIVE 'ER ! Ill eat my carrot sticks or whatever. Actually no, Ill have a bite of that cookie. And you know what? Id deserve it from putting up with so much crap from ineducated people in this world who are so ignorant to diabetes. I push through everything, no matter what. You want to talk rudely about me and my diabetes? Okay, walk a day in my shoes then. You wouldn't last past breakfast. I have "Strength" tattooed on my ribs for a reason, and a tattoo on my hip to recognize that I am diabetic and proud of it. So say what you want, I wont be the one actually getting laughed at. The fact that anyone even has the nerve to speak badly about a chronic disease is pathetic enough, but to do it to someone you actually know? Thats a whole new level of disrespect and ignorance. I truely believe in Karma and that what comes around goes around.
Ive often wondered, why is the life of a diabetic viewed so differently than someone who does not have it? Why would it matter if i was a country girl, with or without diabetes? Does it really make any difference at all? As long as I take my insulin, eat properly and exercise often, I should have the same blood sugar as everyone else, right? My brain should be able to aprehend just as much as a regular grade 12 student if I keep all these things inline and sleep on a pretty decent schedule. I dont understant it. Why do some people feel the need to comment on a disease someone has? Does it make them feel better about themself that they dont have to take needles, get blood taken every 3 months, experiment with different insulins, or feel like shit just because their diabetes decides to act out from time to time. Some people really dont understand how diabetes affects an individual, and how their words do actually affect my blood sugar. Since being diagnosed in May of 2012, I am absolutely appauled at how many disrespectful people there are. I mean, in all honesty, society is pretty harsh and judging to begin with, but to have the nerve to degrade someone because they have a chronic disease that they had no control over getting is absolutely disgusting. 
Since my blog is based soley on my person experiences, I wanted to touch on the topic of being spoken down to due to being diabetic. Im sure I'm not the only Type 1 to ever experience this, but it certainly is not a feeling I enjoy to see people saying rude things about being diabetic. What is our society seriously coming to? Are we going to be rude to people with cancer, too? I write a blog, yes. I volunteer for the Canadian Diabetes Association, yes. I raise money for the Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation by doing the walk for diabetes, yes. But somehow people still feel the need to say things on the internet to try and degrade me and make me feel bad? Ha. I laugh at every single one of you who have ever done this to either me, or another type one diabetic. You're absolutely pathetic. You are the kind of people who keep me going even more, and push me to take my insulin to keep on living, and eat healthy and exercise. Youre the ones I like to prove wrong, and push me want to make even more of a difference in the world. So what? I write a blog, and you know what? I enjoy every second of it. The feed back I get from my posts gives me a feeling of accomplishment I cant even begin to explain. Ive been told I am an inspiration a lot more times than anyone has or will ever talk down about me because of my diabetes. Im able to joke around with my diabetes when it comes to sugery foods, or subjects people dont often like to touch on because of it and I love that Im able to do that. Someone wants to eat a cookie or doughnut around me? GIVE 'ER ! Ill eat my carrot sticks or whatever. Actually no, Ill have a bite of that cookie. And you know what? Id deserve it from putting up with so much crap from ineducated people in this world who are so ignorant to diabetes. I push through everything, no matter what. You want to talk rudely about me and my diabetes? Okay, walk a day in my shoes then. You wouldn't last past breakfast. I have "Strength" tattooed on my ribs for a reason, and a tattoo on my hip to recognize that I am diabetic and proud of it. So say what you want, I wont be the one actually getting laughed at. The fact that anyone even has the nerve to speak badly about a chronic disease is pathetic enough, but to do it to someone you actually know? Thats a whole new level of disrespect and ignorance. I truely believe in Karma and that what comes around goes around. 
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