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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I told my boyfriend I had diabetes. He won't talk to me anymore because he thinks I'll infect him with it. FML
Today, my parents and I went on a hilarious tangent where we rattled off the most ridiculously dark jokes that we could think of. It was going pretty well, until my dad made a joke about diabetes. My mom is diabetic. Now my mom is furious at my dad, and he's blaming me for it. I wasn't the one who made the joke. FML
Today, my husband came home from the hospital after having 6 gangrenous toes amputated because he hasn't been treating his diabetes properly. Not half an hour after he got home, I caught him sneaking sweets from a hiding place in his toolbox. He's already lost the bag with his medication in it. Again. FML
Today, my dad went to the doctor to find out if he is autistic. When we walked in, the doctor asked why he wasn't testing if he was diabetic, effectively calling my dad fat. My dad was deeply offended, so I gave that jackass doctor an earful. But as it turns out, he was correct. My dad does have diabetes. FML
Today, my girlfriend dumped me after I told her I found out I have diabetes. She thought it was an STD and I had cheated on her. So I explained what it really was and she dumped me again because she didn't want her future children to inherit my fucked up DNA. FML
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
Today, after finding out that my mom is diabetic last year in November, this July a good friend of mine died from diabetes. I also found out that my dad is diabetic, as well as my grandma. It would appear that Wilford Brimley hates my guts. FML
Today, I was diagnosed with diabetes. I went to tell my grandpa, who immediately said, "I'm sorry, let's go get ice cream to cheer you up." FML
Today, my girlfriend, her grandma, and I were leaving her house to eat lunch. I stubbed my toe on the door while exiting. It hurt, so I stood there shortly in pain. I heard my girlfriend's grandma call me a "pansy". I later saw blood and took off my shoe. My whole toenail had come off of my big toe. FML
Today, I told my boyfriend that I've been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Despite all my attempts to explain that he's wrong, he is totally convinced that my genitals have diabetes. This guy is going to be such a great father to our kids. FML
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mermaidkeels 26
Honestly, diabetes can be frightful if people don't take proper care of themselves. Without the adequate medication, food restrictions or exercise it can turn into something more serious (such as missing toes). Maybe she was just stressing how important it is for your dad to adjust his current lifestyle...
appletreee 30
I'm sure everyone's situation with diabetes is different, OP. That case seems extreme, and although she was maybe trying to help she just made it worse for you. Sorry for the bad news.
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sawtooth 3
my dad has been a diabetic for a long time now. all he has to do is check his blood and take pills. nothing horrible I know a girl that has worse diabetes since she was 10 and she has to wear a device that injects the medication and has to check her blood more often. still healthy otherwise and no loss of limbs. only guy we know that lost limbs was a guy my dad works with that didn't follow the doctor instructions and don't even think he was taking his meds. nothing to mess with, idk know how severe his diabetes is but just make sure he stays on top of it.
lemonlime66 21
I guarantee you, if your dad is a 'healthy' diabetic, a lot more than just checking blood sugar and taking pills goes in to it. There is no 'worse' diabetes, there is type 1 and type 2 (some people argue that there is also type 1.5). Having and using a pump doesn't mean that you have 'the worse kind' it just means that you have a device that gives insulin instead of giving shots manually. In fact many times, pumps are only prescribed to diabetics that have good control of blood sugar. Also many people can't afford pumps, so they don't have one. So having a pump or not having a pump has absolutely nothing to do with how bad you have it. You are right though, making sure he stays on top of it is the best thing OP can do. Support is one of the most important things that can turn a bad situation into a manageable one.
NeedleCandy 1
To everyone saying she was "just trying to help"....no. Not okay. I'm a type 1 diabetic and this is not helpful. I'm well aware of how to care for myself and yet I still hear this type of thing from "helpful" people all the time. You wouldn't say to a cancer patient, "oh I knew someone with cancer...they died!" so why is something like this acceptable to say? Please understand how offensive this is and refrain from doing it yourselves. It's similar to being "concerned" for overweight people and telling them about their health. It's not necessary, and if you're not a doctor (specifically that person's doctor) it's unhelpful.
brezzyanna 17
People who have cancer generally know it's serious, and go for treatment. Diabetics quite often are in denial about it, and don't do anything to fix it for a long time, because they don't realize it's serious. So yeah, scare tactics for diabetics is actually helpful in most situations.
R_Horsefeet 23
if someone suffers from diabetes type 2 it's because of an unhealthy lifestyle. warning them to change habits actually can help them to live longer.
lemonlime66 21
Although I agree, the whole "My brother's girlfriend's Uncle's dog's neighbors had diabetes and lost her toes" thing gets old. It can be the eye opener a new diabetic (or one in denial) needs. #19 is right, many people don't think it is that serious, so they don't get help, or change their lifestyle. There is so much stigma around diabetes that a lot of people are just too ignorant about it to realize that it is serious.
torrea 19
Some people go straight to the worse case scenario or close to it. They just can't help themselves for some reason.
jk_waks23 19
That is a complication of uncontrollable diabetes also called as 'Diabetic Foot'! It results due to necrosis and gangrene! If you control your sugar intake and take insulin suppliments regularly and control his diabetes it won't happen! Just ask your father to follow whatever his physician tells him! Take care of him,OP! :)
eekers 3
That really sucks in all I'm still there, I know as a daughter watching my dad with diabetes slowly decay is not fun..... what was his toe was then just half a foot due to gangrene then turned in to his whole damn leg. It can all be avoided if he takes action an takes care of himself, because I assure you even if he thought diabetics was a nice fast way of ending his life, well it's the complete opposite. Good luck not trying to scare you cause I know it's scary but it can all be avoided with a good diet an medication!!!
kelseydubbs 6
My dad took really good care of his diabetes, but got a blister that turned into an open wound and eventually had to get a lower leg amputation.
kutiekimari 11
I'm a type one diabetic, and yes, it can be a very dangerous disease. I don't know if I would have thrown that information out at you in that manner, but it's important to know how serious the disease is. I'm sorry to hear your fathers diagnosis, but keep in mind it isn't necessarily a death sentence if properly taken care of :)