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My friends only focus on my diabetes?
I was recently diablo see with type 1 diabetes :(
My friends keep asking "how's your glucose" "how does your pump work" and worst of all " you can't eat that"
I know I shouldn't eat bad foods but being stressed as a normal teenager with diabetes on top, all I want is chocolate and ice cream. People litteraly pull my food from my hands, its extremely embarrassing and annoying.
All they focus on is my diabetes, "how do you give yourself shots" "are you okay" "you look dizzy, do you need an insulin injection" and they even ask if I think they have diabetes.
My parents are bad enough going over and over "did you take your shot" "do you have your pump?" but my friends, I just want to get away.
I know they care, but I don't want 'care' I want carefree teenage fun.
Any other diabetics like me? With over protective friends?
5 Answers
- NoccieLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
My son went through that through most of middle school. He's 19 now and in college.
Simply say "I CAN eat that." If someone dares pull food away from you TAKE THEIRS!
You need to talk to each of your friends one at a time and explain that you know what you can and can't eat and tell them sternly to never ever touch your food, also let them know that the constant discussion of your health is embarrassing and annoying. You have to tell them otherwise they don't know. When one gets overly involved in your diabetes, say "thank you for your concern, but you are nagging me more than my endocrinologist so please stop."
- ?Lv 59 years ago
I would have given anything to have my family and friends take an interest in my diabetes. My family never gave me any support with my type 1 diabetes as a teenager and my friends didn't really take an interest in it. It was only when I moved out of home and began living with my boyfriend that my diabetes improved because he took an interest and we went shopping together and he'd find things that we could both eat, he'd ask me about my diabetes rather than presume to know a great deal already like most people do, he knows more about it now than most people, including the differences between type 1 and type 2 (I hate when someone says "you're diabetic, but you're not fat!".
It's not a bad thing when people take an interest in your well-being, the worst is know-it-alls who think they know diabetes and they know nada
- CammieLv 79 years ago
Talk to your friend. tell her/him that you and your parents have this under control and you really just need a good friend.
Your friend probably wants to know more about diabetes.Tell her/him to look it up.
Also let your friend know how she/he can help in an emergency. I suppose she/he is worried about that.
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