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Re: Mikki, Diabetes, guilt and glucophage. (long)
From: iggie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 07:37:20 -0600 (CST)
Mikki,
it sounds as if you are having a really hard time re. diabetes. i am
sorry that so many ignorant, unkind people have left you feeling guilty.
I have other hereditary health conditions, as well as PCOS, that affect
my circulation, and my father's family has a strong history of coronary
heart disease, type 2 etc. (PCOS came from my Mum's side). When people
are cruel, or do not try to understand my disabilities, I try to think
that they must be unhappy to want to inflict some of their pain on
others, and therefore should be pitied. above all else, i try not to
turn the anguish i feel inwards and affect my health further (okay, it
is very hard sometimes). good luck to you.
love,
iggie
At Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Mikki wrote:
>
>Alica what you said is extremely true. I myself am not overweight as of
>yet and suffer from type II Diabetes. I am still in my early 20's and I
>have to watch what I eat but does this mean I need to constant hear that
>I have this condition because I am lazy pig? There is such a stereotype
>around diabetics and overweight people that it is truly sickening.
>
>I have ended up feeling guilty about my prior eating habbits. I get
>depressed and feel as if I have brought it up upon myself. I know this
>isn't the case but it does get hard to believe sometimes when I am
>constantly told otherwise.
>
>I now find myself trying to please people (which was something that was
>not in my nature to do). I sit there and pass up food that I can very
>well eat with no problem so that I will not be part of the type II
>diabetes stereotype. When does this end? Should I become anorexic just
>to fight the fact that most likely I will no longer be a slender person?
>This is what bothers me more than anything else. Why should that
>thought even cross my mind had it not been for this stigma placed around
>diabetes.
>
>I can tell you it hurts when I hear comments like these from people who
>are obviously very ignorant to the condition. How can it be that "only"
>fat and lazy people are afflicted with this and have brung it upon
>themselves when I am not nor did I bring it upon myself. For the last
>past couple of days I have felt down on myself just because of the
>comments of one woman.
>
>Sometimes I wish I would have said more and sometimes I wish I would
>have said nothing at all. I find it odd that I spend so much time
>caring what these people have to think about me. I know that their
>comments are only steming from their own insecurities and it is
>extremely pathetic that they had to stoop down to genetics to get a one
>up on me.
>
>At Wed, 21 Mar 2001, ALicia wrote:
>>
>>I started on glucophage two days ago. I am not diabetic but I am hoping
>>it controls my insulin. my sugar have gotten better. I had fasting
>>blood glucoses getting to the borderline a few years ago the 120s, now I
>>am down to 101 usually. I dont feel too bad on it, but its been two
>>days.
>>
>>Diabetes is getting a bum rap. I got into an argument yesterday on line
>>whith someone who said diabetics are people who all eat crappy diets
>>high in sugar and fat and they are all paying for it. Fat hatred and
>>discimination is backlashing onto diabetics, especially those with
>>weight problems, I know there are thin diabetics too. I am of the
>>opinion that diabetes causes further fat storage in some people but many
>>people take the fat hatred stuff and put it on diabetics who happen to
>>be fat. Its awful. I was very upset one day to see a posting on this
>>horrible soc.support. fat acceptance board. unmoderated where some
>>sociopaths were going on about "fatties that were getting their feet cut
>>off due to diabetes. "
>>
>>The last thing diabetics need or even people with PCOS is more guilt and
>>shame leveled on them. Some of these people lucky enough to have the
>>genetics they have are using them to feel superior. It is so sad.
>>
>>The sick thing is diabetes can be very affected by stress. All this
>>hatred for the fat and misunderstandings leveled at Diabetics in blaming
>>the victim will only make their health worse. There is a terrible
>>stereotype about diabetics that they are all fat people who binged on
>>sweets and thats why their pancreas failed.
>>
>>AAARgh this stuff is hard to handle. I would have told that woman off.
>>
>--
>Mikki
>
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