Health: Today, I saw a girl texting at school. I told her she might want...

By kcd - 23/02/2009 14:41 - United States

Today, I saw a girl texting at school. I told her she might want to put her phone away before she got a detention. She turned around and I saw she was changing her insulin level on her pump. She has diabetes. FML

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Same thing different taste

By LA - 17/02/2009 01:31 - United States

Today, at physical therapy, the girl next to me had a blue armband. I said, "Hey, sweet iPod". She said, "Actually, I have diabetes." FML

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By noexceptions - 11/11/2009 05:16 - United States

Today, at school, I got stuck in the elevator and was about to panic before I remembered I had my phone. I called my mother and she called the school to tell them that I was stuck. They got me out in a few minutes and then confiscated my phone and gave me two detentions for using it in school. FML

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Plagiarism sucks

By Anonymous - 15/10/2010 13:03 - United States

Today, I was supposed to present a speech on diabetes. The girl who went first chose the same subject, knowing I'm diabetic and that it was my topic. I went last, so I had to change half of my speech on the spot. I sounded ignorant about my own illness. FML

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By Deweyboy - 30/10/2016 04:23

Today, since I needed someone to talk to about it, I told my girlfriend how my dad was recently diagnosed with diabetes. My girlfriend's mother then told me, in graphic detail, how her father's diabetes led to his toes being hacked off. FML

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Don't mess with gamers

By bbedlock - 16/04/2011 12:35 - Australia

Today, after receiving the third call this week from teachers about my son falling asleep in class, I decided that it would be a good idea to hide his Xbox controllers. He decided it would be a good idea to hide my diabetes medication. FML

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Nice try

By Anonymous - 05/10/2014 17:29 - United States - Kent

Today, this girl I've been talking to texted me, saying she was going to visit. Trying to be sweet, I bought her $50 worth of chocolate and a cute card. Turns out she meant to send that text to her ex. Seems like the only thing I'll get from this relationship is diabetes. FML

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Thanks for nothing

By Somebody - 19/08/2020 17:01

Today, my mother-in-law came over. Probably thinking that the needles in our fridge were steroids, and wanting to do the right thing, she took them to throw them away. I'm diabetic, and they were my insulin. I went into shock after she left and had to go to the hospital. FML

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Please, apologize

By Tytonic - 03/02/2020 14:00 - United States - Chevy Chase

Today, my teacher yelled at me for using my phone in class. I apologized out loud, knowing that it would help me get off easier. She was yelling at somebody else. FML

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By jazzie7719 - 28/09/2014 19:26 - United States - Arlington

Today, I went into an exam room to do a check-up on one of my patients. I told the little girl's mother that she needed her flu shots. When the girl heard this, she took an apple out of her pocket and threw it at me. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/05/2015 09:59 - United States - Broken Arrow

Today, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. My mom's reaction was, I shit you not, to tell me to "walk it off". FML

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Monday 23 February 2009 17:50

An "Oh sorry" would have ended this drama.

FishyFred 0

Monday 23 February 2009 20:32

I am guilty of the exact same thing. A friend of mine has diabetes. Once, we were at Subway and he pulled out his insulin pump to check it. I said, "Oooh, nice mp3 player." "That's his insulin pump." "It's my insulin pump." "OH CRAP." It was hilarious. Though it doesn't hold a candle to the time a friend of mine said to a person with horrible burns on their face, "Nice face paint."

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UltimateGIRness 16

Tuesday 17 April 2012 0:22

People are always mistaking my sugar tester for a phone and my insulin pen for an ink pen or a marker.all u have to do is appoligize and all should be good

kgromer 2

Monday 5 November 2012 23:14

Don't be so nosy... Let people get caught, it's not your place.

ChazzyWazzy1998 10

Sunday 9 December 2012 20:13

So what, everyone makes mistakes in their life. I once accidentally tutted at a mother with what i thought was a pram coming out of a disabled loo, when I realised it was a buggy for a disabled teen, I apologised and all was fine, no ones perfect. Sorry is enough for small mistakes like this. This is a bit of topic but proves my point.

BarakatsBurrito 7

Thursday 27 December 2012 15:38

Everyone's forgetting the point that she was turned around and it was behind a desk.My best friend has diabetes and when she dials it and I'm not staring at the thing, it does look like texting.

Kaylenn 7

Wednesday 26 June 2013 6:10

I have had this happen so many times.

professorchaosx 14

Monday 4 November 2013 13:05

FYL and theirs. When I was in ninth grade, we had a foreign exchange student who spoke zero English and he had a translator that looked like an iPad. Well, my whole class asked the teacher why he could have his electronics, but we couldn't have ours. Them we found out it was a translator and we felt bad. It happens though, so don't feel too bad.