tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post8187316144502767963..comments2024-01-22T00:46:35.341-08:00Comments on Our Diabetic Life: The hilarity of Diabetes.Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752883120541646427noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-78778479187900805932016-01-22T07:50:02.325-08:002016-01-22T07:50:02.325-08:00You took what weighs on my heart and brain so heav...You took what weighs on my heart and brain so heavily and put in to perfect words. As a sibling to 2 type ones and aunt to a type 1 nephew (age 6 :( ) and a type 1.5 who will progress to type one, I cringe at what so many say/do/post/joke. Whether it is type 1, 2, or 1.5, why does a disease have to be a joke to so many? I just console myself that if they truly had an understanding of the disease, they wouldn't be saying that, and on their behalf, I try to be grateful for their ignorance because maybe that is one less family that is affected.MaRiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399306546638748952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-56130837285543473662015-11-27T04:50:10.841-08:002015-11-27T04:50:10.841-08:00Thank you for this article. As a T2 I am told by ...Thank you for this article. As a T2 I am told by many Dr.'s (not my Endo, thank goodness) that I need to lose weight or I will die a horrible death. They don't care that my diabetes is under tight control of how low my A1C's are. I also used to test and inject in bathrooms when out in public. No longer. I inject in public and have had no one say a peep. Dovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494682974138557727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-84271794883538816462015-11-09T14:06:50.864-08:002015-11-09T14:06:50.864-08:00As always, you have nailed it right on the head Me...As always, you have nailed it right on the head Meri!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130349140935936838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-82635970619883732012015-11-09T12:05:43.757-08:002015-11-09T12:05:43.757-08:00Thank you for writing this. I am in tears. My grat...Thank you for writing this. I am in tears. My gratitude for you writing this is so great I cannot express it properly. As a 36 year old woman with type 2, I have despaired to see anything good come from others in the Diabetic community that wasn't pushing Type 2 Diabetics down below Type 1s. You are wonderful and brilliant. <br /><br />I have enjoyed your blog since I found it and this entry ensures I'll never stop reading. Thank you. <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-56099195351149701382015-11-09T11:09:17.884-08:002015-11-09T11:09:17.884-08:00Thank you, Meri. I admit I get very bogged down wh...Thank you, Meri. I admit I get very bogged down when November comes along... We might be the most prevalent type, but we really get the least amount of REAL awareness out there. We get persecution, and shaming. Often even from our own. <br /><br />I admit I don't read many blogs anymore. I'm tired of reading things like "...that's not my diabetes, that's that other kind from being unhealthy... that other kind you give to yourself." I may write and write, but no one reads it. There won't be very many comments of support. I don't have the "cool type," after all... so whatever I say never goes viral, or gets a lot of attention... or whatever else. I just need to lose weight, and stop eating sugar. (That's sarcasm, for those couldn't tell.) <br /><br />So THANK YOU... really, words are not enough. We all need to be aware of one another, and BE the awareness (and the respect and dignity) we want to see in the world, rather than being a part of the problem.<br /><br />Thanks again...Lizmarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807048593487676705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-76350160607723170752015-11-09T10:29:45.682-08:002015-11-09T10:29:45.682-08:00I love Brene...and I love this post for it's h...I love Brene...and I love this post for it's honesty about all types of diabetes. We need to have courage to educate and share why this matters. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210820513382353417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-74699803949638087112015-11-09T09:14:32.832-08:002015-11-09T09:14:32.832-08:00There are no words I can say to tell you how much ...There are no words I can say to tell you how much I appreciate your words. Thank you just doesn't cut it, but thank you on behalf of all of us.Kate Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434380979727365103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-82191259759249787102015-11-09T07:23:54.849-08:002015-11-09T07:23:54.849-08:00Totally can relate as I am often blamed for my sta...Totally can relate as I am often blamed for my stage 3C melanoma diagnosis. Tired of the jokes about my paleness when it was my overexposure to UV radiation along with genetics that put me in the mess I am now. Grr. SMH.mbeneshzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200781681951662386noreply@blogger.com