tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685490189681814819.post8161591601423055532..comments2023-07-23T06:49:33.125-04:00Comments on The Insulin Crowd: Judgement, Skepticism & IgnoranceErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196661815670656597noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685490189681814819.post-5450600205885204762011-02-25T01:07:42.438-05:002011-02-25T01:07:42.438-05:00Sorry to hear that happened, Erin. No fun encounte...Sorry to hear that happened, Erin. No fun encountering those people even generally in a supermarket aisle, let alone visiting their house over a friendly evening. I've tried that before, and when needed have done what your hubby did in just trying to change the conversation. Sometimes, no matter what you do it won't matter. I try to not let it interfere, unless that person makes that their goal- then it's on. Good luck with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685490189681814819.post-33010628179645777762011-02-02T22:52:09.062-05:002011-02-02T22:52:09.062-05:00Never fun dealing with people that 1. clearly were...Never fun dealing with people that 1. clearly were not listening to you and your husband as you explained what T1 Diabetes is and 2. were more interested in pushing thier own natural therapy agenda. You should at least feel proud you went into bat for diabetes community :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685490189681814819.post-46235658344006395382011-01-26T10:49:20.083-05:002011-01-26T10:49:20.083-05:00You 'friends' obviously haven't had a ...You 'friends' obviously haven't had a serious illness yet. Be sure to be around when they have to go onto prescription medicine so that you can turn the tables on them Don't worry about them, just basic ignorance.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252941646812853167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685490189681814819.post-74957917777446615162011-01-25T22:49:20.966-05:002011-01-25T22:49:20.966-05:00Sorry you had to deal with 'friends' like ...Sorry you had to deal with 'friends' like this. I had to deal with a fiancee like that. He was all about 'creating his own reality' and 'thinking away one's illness via the methods of Deepak Chopra'. If I had a hypoglycemic attack, he yelled at me because I wasn't 'working on ridding myself of my diabetes' and that 'I was choosing to be sick'. After two years of dealing with this New Age Fundamentalist, he dumped me because he felt I was insistig on being sick and he just 'didn't want to deal with the needles any longer'. <br /><br />To this day, I regret not shooting him and dumping his body somewhere in the mountains when I had the chance, to save some other poor woman from having to go through what I did with him. I made a vow to myself that, in the future, if anyone started in on me about my diabetes and telling me I could cure myself via diet or natural healing, I would tell them to stuff it. If they persisted, I'd walk away, even if they were a boss or a supervisor, and I would not speak to them again unless forced. I don't feel like putting myself through the kind of abuse I received from my ex. I get put through enough just dealing with my diabetes on a regular basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685490189681814819.post-31749331478212666622011-01-25T14:55:10.001-05:002011-01-25T14:55:10.001-05:00Hi Erin
Sorry to hear you had an evening of feeli...Hi Erin <br />Sorry to hear you had an evening of feeling judged. I must say it is a pet-peave of mine as well to be "Should On" and given unsolicited advice despite your best effort to clarify the diffecence between Type 1 and Type 2. I will add your blog to my site www.three2treat.com feel free to check it out. Cheers. <br />TrevTrevhttp://www.three2treat.comnoreply@blogger.com