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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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, 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
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, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a couple of weeks ago. The upside is that the diabetic meds I've been prescribed help with weight loss. The takeaway? Diarrhea. Lots and lots of diarrhea. FML
Today, I was diagnosed with a chronic pain condition. My parents seemed very sympathetic and my mother even cried. When we got home, though, they started laughing and asked if I really believed all the shit the doctor was talking about. FML
Today, it's been a year since my mom was diagnosed as being borderline diabetic. Since then, she has been giving all her unhealthy foods to me. With all due respect Mom, I don't plan on becoming diabetic myself any time soon. 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, I was officially diagnosed with OCD. My mother's reaction? "That's not possible, she's a fucking slob." FML
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
Today, after taking vacation time to visit her, my mom told me she was glad I was leaving so she could get back to her diet. I'm prediabetic and have been trying to manage the condition. She ordered dessert at every meal and was the only one in the family who did. FML
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Xobubblyxo 23
Nice to see "shit you not" has survived
mbeimert 7
Parents are kind of ....special. Especially when they have never been in your certain situation.
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Flyndaran 10
To all the jack wads acting as if diabetics with type 2 somehow deserve it, screw you. I'm type 2 and have always been active, with a healthy weight, and diet.
ZombieVampirez 24
My roommate does the same. He has had type 2 for almost 10yrs. No one deserves it. Life just sucks
Rainbow_Princess 16
I am so over people acting like I deserve it. Seriously... **** you.
Maycontainnuts 17
No one deserves either type of diabetes. I do think changing the names would clear up a lot of confusion and resentment. Then the "blame" issues could be dealt with better rather than t1s saying its not t2, and t2s having to explain why they didn't "cause" their diabetes.
Maycontainnuts 17
Exactly. Its about dealing with what life throws at you and helping others deal with it too. Not blaming people for the hand they were played. It's what they do with it that counts.
Riceball__o3o 15
I've been a type 1 diabetic since I was 18 months old and honestly, throughout my life, I've gotten so many, "but you're not fat!"s than you could ever believe... People can be stupid. You have to just ignore them and...walk it off ;)
grajax 24
Sorry if this is ignorant, but I thought you got type 1 diabetes from birth, and you could only get type 2 after that. Can anyone explain how it works?
xoteeshaox 22
You can get type 1 throughout your life as well. I have 3 friends who developed it after birth. I also remember Nick Jonas was also diagnosed with diabetes type 1 quite a few years ago.
glabberfasted 16
Type 1 can appear anytime throughout adolescence.
mjBUD 6
Type 1 can occur anytime, usually during the younger years. It's like cancer, the body attacks itself for reasons unknown, leaving the person without beta cells which produce insulin within the pancreas. Therefore, said person has to check their blood sugar and distribute insulin themselves.
Pharmkitty 11
Type 1 is considered an auto-immune condition in which the body is attacking the cells of the pancreas that make insulin, which is required to decrease blood glucose. It can appear at any time from birth and even into early 20's. Type 2 is a problem where the body either can't produce enough insulin from too much usage (usually from poor diet) or insulin insensitivity. Although it is completely possible for someone who is not overweight to develop type 2, as genetics play a part as well.
interesting33 37
They think a virus can trigger it I think. I am an identical twin and my sister got it age 11 and I don't have it.. i think it might be something about genes having the potential to get it and being turned on and turned off?
MiLM 37
Actually, there aren't really reasons to one getting diabetes. Sure, there are some speculations and assumptions like it being genetic or caused by your own body, who attacks specific cells, but none of that is 100% truth that you can rely on. The type of the diabetes does not really limited by age..... usually the t1 comes in a younger age and t2 in an older, but not necessarily.
grajax 24
Thanks for the explanation!
Maycontainnuts 17
It's usually in people under 25. They have antibodies from birth then something triggers them and the body attacks itself and happens to focus on the insulin producing cells. It is an auto immune disease like MS but it kills off a different part of the body. Basically organ failure xD
mjBUD 6
Wow...
dudefromasia 3
**** everyone that thinks type 1 diabetes is someones fault. Been a type 1 diabetic since 2004 was in 6th grade. You can become a type 1 diabetic any age even aftee birth. Not easy as walk and no more diabetic.
MiLM 37
Even thou she made a pretty douche-like commet, I kind of understand that..... She's probably have no idea what to do with you being type 1 diabetes, since she doesn't know much about it (like almost everyone else, as you'll find out) and has never faced a similar situation before. I tell you this as a fellow t1 diabetic (6 years), people aren't sure what to say when they find out about that.....
Scheffy213 17
That's completely terrible. type 1 diabetes sucks i know from personal experience. just have a good support system and everything will be alright just be prepared for the rough patches
Manic1 13
That isn't cool. Diabetes is no joke and a very serious thing people have to deal with. I hope she comes around and starts supporting you.
calebmo 7
type one is treatable by exercise and eating right. so walk it off ain't bad advice
Violord 13
That's type two. Type 1 is autoimmune and has nothing to do with weight.
MiLM 37
#56 actually, exercise is known to be important also to t1 diabetes. A healthy lifestyle that includes exercise helps alot, for ex., to maintain the blood sugar and to increase the body's sensitivity to the injected insulin.
Maycontainnuts 17
Exercise can really screw you up though too. Especially in type 1s It's hard enough keeping your sugar levels vaguely stable without throwing that grenade in there If a type 1 were to just "eat right" and exercise they would be dead within 24 hours.
Maycontainnuts 17
Type 1 is only treatable by insulin. Avoiding carbohydrates can make it a little easier becauserit reduces the error margin for meal time injections but you are essentially trying to replace a whole organ that can respond to every change in your body. Exercise complicates thay balance a whole lot.
Violord 13
I have Crohn disease. When I was eight (when it first appeared), I was underweight and constantly having diarrhea, and the doctor said I would just be short at my adult height. The worst part? My dad believed him. I totally feel your pain, OP.