One small pet peeve…

Well done to you!
It's the opposite for me
... people forget I'm diabetic

My life changed considerably about 18 months ago when I was prescribed Libre 2 Sensors. Being able to monitor my blood-sugars in real time means that I can decide when it's appropriate to indulge in something sweet. I gave up sugar in tea and coffee about 7 years ago when I was first diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes - I was never tempted to replace it with any of the synthetic sweeteners.

At least they know what Diabetes is - no one ever heard of Celiacs - even my good friends in RL are still completely confused....on that note here's something neither one of us can have 😂

I think a lot of people are pre-programmed to expect anyone with diabetes not to be allowed sugar or carbohydrates. Think it’s mostly old school when the only way to survive diabetes was insulin. Now that medical science has improved testing and medication my assumption is that the patient knows their limits.

My A1C dropped, thanks to Ozempic, it seems. So I am more relaxed. Ozempic tricks the body to react more properly to high sugar, so I am not as worried. I worry about neuropathy, though. It has lessened as my sugars dropped, but I think some damage may be permanent.

Yet I have gotten so used to artificial sweeteners in my drinks that they do not annoy me as much. In a few cases, I think the artificial ones are better. For example, I put real sugar in my coffee last fall, after using only Splenda for 6 months. Real sugar was just not sweet enough any more for my tastes, LOL.

I wish somebody made Splenda ice cream bars, though. I miss ice cream bars.

A good friend of mine has Diabetes and his wife is the "sugar police", she watches every thing he eats and drinks and what he does too. She's constantly giving him grief about it. He's like eff it, if I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die. He's reasonably careful and has little choice but to eat properly, take his meds, monitors his glucose levels and exercises regularly. Sure he cheats a little occasionally but you have to be able to enjoy life somewhat. He's my friend and is old enough to know what he needs to do without me being in his face about it too. You do what you need to be well and ok with yourself too! 😊

I have type-2 diabetes. All the above is the same for me. The doc has me on 1500mg of metformin a day.

Annoying, but it is sweet that they care enough about you to say anything.

Everyone is different. There is a range of things needed in certain amounts for everyone. Yet to say one person should do this or that really isn't appropriate. Because of those differences.

Some actually do need more water than others. To even say, EVERYONE needs two liters of water a day, isn't appropriate. It's a huge general figure that varies.

It's crazy that they [b]should [/b] do this to you, as even from my limited experience of you - you know ur shit on this stuff.

Plus....if they really knew that we should ALL be monitoring our glucose rises and spikes, maybe they wouldnt be so quick to give advice.

Plus - health is a personal issue: what is good for one person, may not work for another.

Even non diabetic people should be careful of their blood sugar levels, sugar consumption and simple carbohydrate intake .

That is frustrating. I dislike it immensely when people comment on my food or try to. Get me to cheat on my lifestyle.

Sounds like you are on top of things. I’m glad you’re doing well

We're all connected🙄 and sometimes thats a good thing but not always..be well,my friend

I totally agree with you on this, B.

Agreed my friend! 🤗

Fortunately, I have rarely had that experience, mostly because I'm "that guy" who always asks at restaurants if they have a nutrition menu with the carb count of everything. My Google history is such that if you were to grab my phone and start typing "carbs in"... chances are you'd find what you wanted.

But I get that. Because once I know how much sugar is in something, I can put together some kick ass meals from any restaurant menu or grocery store, and calculate it such that I can have a big old slice of cheesecake at the end of that meal. To a casual observer, that looks like death.

I am sorry, that’s frustrating. From what I can tell, you’re very knowledgeable about diabetes and it’s not my place to tell you what to eat.

They may just care a lot about you. Maybe you could tell them that you appreciate that they care but you have it under control.