Comments on: embarrassing insulin reactions http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2007/06/25/embarrassing-insulin-reactions/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:29:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Ezequiel Daniel http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2007/06/25/embarrassing-insulin-reactions/#comment-955 Ezequiel Daniel Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:27:56 +0000 http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2007/06/25/embarrassing-insulin-reactions/#comment-955 I've had very few insulin reactions around friends. In fact I haven't had a serious insulin reaction anywhere other than my home since high school. Most of my friends also know that I am diabetic, so if I did go low, most of them would understand if I snapped at them or was a bit rude. I wouldn't worry too much about interacting with strangers. For things like the first date, had you mentioned beforehand that you had diabetes? (I know I'm really bad at doing this.) If they already know you have diabetes and you've explained lows to them and they're still turned off, I'm not sure there's a whole lot there WORTH salvaging. I think most people would be pretty understanding if you apologized for doing anything inappropriate and explained what a low blood sugar is (and what caused it, and why you get "out of it"). Good luck! Jen I’ve had very few insulin reactions around friends. In fact I haven’t had a
serious insulin reaction anywhere other than my home since high school. Most
of my friends also know that I am diabetic, so if I did go low, most of them
would understand if I snapped at them or was a bit rude.
I wouldn’t worry too much about interacting with strangers. For things like
the first date, had you mentioned beforehand that you had diabetes? (I know
I’m really bad at doing this.) If they already know you have diabetes and
you’ve explained lows to them and they’re still turned off, I’m not sure
there’s a whole lot there WORTH salvaging.
I think most people would be pretty understanding if you apologized for
doing anything inappropriate and explained what a low blood sugar is (and
what caused it, and why you get “out of it”).
Good luck!
Jen

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