So as I've mentioned before, there are quite a few t1 diabetics at my school. So like all of my teachers know what it is but don't really know anything about it or how we take care of ourselves. Even the nurse asks me if I need to do a correction when I'm like in the 80s or 90s... Obviously I'm not going to do a correction for that...
Probably the worst thing about school with diabetes us the number of other students who don't know I'm diabetic and act super shocked when I tell them I am. If I say something about having diabetes they act COMPLETELY shocked and usually treat me slightly different after. I mean I don't advertise to everyone that I am one and I got diagnosed over summer break so I guess that's why they don't realize it...
I hate it if I get a low insulin warning in the middle of a lecture or test or something, too. My teachers always think it's a cell phone and yell at me to turn it off. So when I tell them it's my pump they have this like "oh crap" look on their face and get embarrassed. Then the whole class looks at me which is just super awkward... One time it went off while a was taking a test in my English class and my teacher turned around and yelled, "Seriously?!?!" I told her what it was and she didn't even say a word.... The whole class looked at me and were like "OMG I can't believe she yelled at you and then isn't going to apologize!!" yeah that was the absolute most awkward thing that's happened to me...
Does anyone have any super awkward things that have happened to you? Comment and share your awkward moment!
Love you all!
~Sam :)
2 comments:
hey sam, i know how you feel. i hate when you get a low reading right in the middle of class, and then everyone turns arounds and stares at you with a dumb look on their faces!! even the teachers glare at u!! o well thats the joy of diabeates!!
luv ya,
martina,type 1 diabetic
Exactly! There are quite of few of us at my school so lots of people know about it, but they still like freak out and stare at me...which is very awkward..
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