# Things People Say to Diabetics **URL:** \ **Category:** Share\ **Created:** [January 12, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750 "2026-01-12T19:55:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RachelMaraii](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/rachelmaraii/32/12439_2.png) [@RachelMaraii](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RachelMaraii)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/21 "2026-01-15T22:45:36Z")
šŸ’Æ Absolutely! Iā€™ve started encouraging him to call me out more. Iā€™m not without my bad diabetes habitsā€¦ Iā€™m also fine with changing my pump site in the bathroom at home ā€“ adequate counter space, and at least I know when we last cleaned. šŸ˜‚ And replacing a _bathroom rug_ covered in blood _is_ a smaller investment, after all. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Brianna1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/brianna1/32/12076_2.png) [@Brianna1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Brianna1)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/22 "2026-01-16T00:19:08Z")
Same. ---
**Author:** ![jbowler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jbowler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jbowler)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/23 "2026-01-16T00:20:22Z")
> [@RachelMaraii](#): > > adequate counter space Oooh. ![IMG20260115161655](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/4/49a206891f39f8dce6f4da321a58c1643c058f1d.jpeg) Most of that stuff is mine. ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/24 "2026-01-16T15:08:35Z")
Hereā€™s a _nice_ thing someone said to this diabetic: A longtime neighbour recently told me, ā€œYouā€™re the healthiest sick person I know!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/25 "2026-01-16T19:23:15Z")
Maybe itā€™s just me but I would take issue with the word sick. Lol. Liam isnā€™t sick at allā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![CarlosLuis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/carlosluis/32/11389_2.png) [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/26 "2026-01-16T19:39:23Z")
> [@ClaudnDaye](#): > > Liam isnā€™t sick at allā€¦ Liam is unlimited! ---
**Author:** ![Brianna1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/brianna1/32/12076_2.png) [@Brianna1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Brianna1)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/27 "2026-01-16T20:36:24Z")
Yes! I feel the same way. I have never seen myself as ā€œsickā€ ā€¦ even when I was younger and didnā€™t want others to know about my T1D, I always thought of myself as healthy. I think a lot of that is a credit to my parents. They went out of their way to make sure I knew that I could still do whatever I wanted to do. ---
**Author:** ![petesteve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ea666f/32.png) [@petesteve](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/petesteve)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/28 "2026-01-16T20:46:19Z")
my supervisor at work told me that I should not be taking shots in the lunch room. She suggested that I do it in the menā€™s room. My response was ā€œ do you know what people do in there?!?ā€ We compromised and I do it in the office area. (I used to work with a man who could say the most obnoxious things. When he was getting annoying I would reach into my lunch box and grab my syringe, and he would disappear in two seconds) ---
**Author:** ![petesteve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ea666f/32.png) [@petesteve](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/petesteve)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/29 "2026-01-16T20:52:51Z")
A version of this happened to me in Victoria British Columbia. A lovely Canadian woman asked politely if she could ask about my cochlear implants. I assured her that I would be happy to share my experience. We had a lovely chat. ---
**Author:** ![petesteve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ea666f/32.png) [@petesteve](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/petesteve)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/30 "2026-01-16T20:58:49Z")
When Iā€™m at work I wear a long sleeve T-shirt underneath my official work shirt. Iā€™m not shy, but I need it to protect my sensor from being dislodged from my arm ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/31 "2026-01-16T21:16:34Z")
I think everyone here is. Sometimes people with diabetes GET SICK, like everyone else doesā€¦but no one here walks around sick just because you have diabetes. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/32 "2026-01-17T01:51:25Z")
Related to the ā€œsickā€ comments, whenever I have to call Dexcom to get a replacement, they ask me if I am ā€œthe patientā€. And I always reply, ā€œNo, Iā€™m not a patient. Iā€™m just the one who uses it.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![CarlosLuis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/carlosluis/32/11389_2.png) [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/33 "2026-01-17T02:49:54Z")
@Eric Of course weā€™re patients because others try our patience and we have to endure patiently. c. 1200, _pacience_ , ā€œquality of being willing to bear adversities, calm endurance of misfortune, suffering, etc.,ā€ from Old French _pacience_ ā€œpatience; sufferance, permissionā€ (12c.) and directly from Latin _patientia_ ā€œthe quality of suffering or enduring; submission,ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/34 "2026-01-17T04:57:33Z")
> [@CarlosLuis](#): > > Of course weā€™re patients because others try our patience and we have to endure patiently. šŸ˜‚ ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/35 "2026-01-17T15:17:53Z")
Well, I wasnā€™t offended. We are old friends, and she does work in public health, and I knew what she meant, which was ā€œYouā€™re the healthiest person with a chronic illness I know.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/36 "2026-01-17T17:50:25Z")
It definitely takes on a different meaning when a friend/loved one says it. I missed that context. If a stranger said it, though, or someone I donā€™t know well, Iā€™d have to take that as a moment to educate. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/37 "2026-01-17T21:36:39Z")
Agreed, if a stranger said it, Iā€™d have a few things to say back.šŸ˜  ---
**Author:** ![jbowler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jbowler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jbowler)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/38 "2026-01-18T00:16:31Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > [T]hey ask me if I am ā€œthe patientā€. I pride myself as being one of the impatient. In many ways I donā€™t know what I want but I certainly want it now šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![TomH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tomh/32/9063_2.png) [@TomH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TomH)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/39 "2026-01-18T05:28:52Z")
@Eric Iā€™m right there with you on the ā€œpatientā€ topic! Iā€™ve told Dexcom a number of times I donā€™t appreciate being referred to as ā€œpatientā€, I use their product like I use a computer, pen, pencil, paper, or even a vitamin pill. I donā€™t consider myself a ā€œpatientā€ of the manufacturer of Vitamin D. For those using a CGM for sports or other purposes, do they referred to as ā€œpatientsā€? In the grand scheme, itā€™s a minor irritation, but still an irritation. ---
**Author:** ![SarahFreq](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sarahfreq/32/11637_2.png) [@SarahFreq](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/SarahFreq)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750/40 "2026-01-19T20:12:15Z")
I think the most annoying one I had was my step-father-in-law & my mother-in-law. Before I got the pump, they wanted me to go use the bathroom to give myself insulin. They made my husband tell me instead of them confronting me head-on about it. They didnā€™t tell me they had a fear of needles either. Luckily, this was 6 years ago. I still feel a little hurt about it because it was done in such a childish way. [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/things-people-say-to-diabetics/15750.md?page=3)