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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Xobubblyxo 23

Nice to see "shit you not" has survived

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mbeimert 7

Parents are kind of ....special. Especially when they have never been in your certain situation.

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chocolatefrog28 29

You'll find that a lot of people are either ignorant or insensitive when they hear you're a diabetic OP, but it's an opportunity to educate them when you run into it now. I've been a Type 1 myself now for almost 19 years and am more than willing to be a helping hand if you would like one.

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nesteremily 31

I've been one 7 years now and I agree, whenever I see an fml about type 1 diabetes everyone thinks it's the same as type 2

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Ashd09 30

I've been type 1 diabetic for going on 8 years now and a girl at school always tells me "You're too skinny to be diabetic" People just don't understand the difference.

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alkerh 8

I did a human focused biology degree, diabetes was even one of the diseases we studied and yet I still spent an ungodly amount of time explaining my condition to staff and pupils alike. Actually nearly got me kicked out as staff couldn't accept when it goes wrong it can really mess you up, yet gave an extension out for somebody having a cold. *shrug* TLDR, it's not that bad, people be dumb.

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Maycontainnuts 17

Haha yeah, I've had tons if extensions with work.... high pressure and sugarsido not go well together.

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amileah13 26

Clearly she knows nothing about diabetes. I'm so sorry op, good luck with her and your diabetes. And why are people voting YDI? It might not be ops fault why he or she has diabetes

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ZombieVampirez 24

People are just insensitive and think they are better then everyone

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be82tw 17

Type 1: cannot be OP's fault she has it. Exercise helps in type 2.

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ChopSuey444 20

A lot of people hit the wrong button on accident, or accidentally tap it while scrolling. I accidentally just upvoted a comment I really wanted to downvote. :'( I feel wronged.

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Rainbow_Princess 16

Its never your fault that your pancreas stops working. People need to get educated.

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Maycontainnuts 17

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease; it has nothing to do with lifestyle and is unavoidable. Op will have been born with the antibodies.

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Maycontainnuts 17

*So definitely not OPs fault! There's nothing she could have done to avoid it.

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crazyindynathan 13

Well, exercise does help with diabetes...:D

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jessonice88 14

Type 1 diabetes. Do some research.... :D

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Ashd09 30

#19 Exercise does help. It can lower blood sugar, not as much as an insulin dose but sometimes a little exercise will bring down slightly high sugar levels. Source: type 1 diabetic for 8 years

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interesting33 36

Yes although sometimes it can actually mess with blood sugars :/ Being t1 diabetic is hard - especially if you are woman and get pregnant. Source: twin sis has t1. (We are identical but they say it was maybe triggered by a virus or something. Like our genes had the POTENTIAL to get t1 but it was not a certainty).

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Maycontainnuts 17

Oooh I am t1 and my twin doesn't have it! Snap! And yes exercise is much worse forymy sugars than not moving at all :( makes it very hard to stay fit!

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Zebediabolical 39

That's terrible advice. Everyone knows the correct treatment is to rub some dirt on it.

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bubba0617chi 5

I know exactly how that feels.... I get that everyday with diabetes

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Zimmi21 1

I feel your pain with that. I've been a type 1 diabetic for almost five years and every time someone finds out they tell me I'm too skinny or that I don't need insulin. I've even gotten lectures from non-diabetics because they knew someone who has diabetic and felt that I wasn't a good diabetic

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MiLM 37

feel ya. 6 years and apparently I have no idea how diabetic really works..... People can be so stupid and ignorant.

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big_al69 8

no more dr pepper for you

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DanCastellaneta 17

Wait, how is this relevant to this FML?

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bab3ruthl3ss 16

So many examples of people being grossly ignorant about type 1.

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nobodyspecial333 8

people are so dumb when it comes to type 1. I have people tell me maybe if I lost weight and watched what I ate that I wouldn't be diabetic anymore. I don't have TYPE 2. And it's not anyone's fault who gets type 1.

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