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What Do You Wish Other Non Diabetics Could Understand About Diabetes?

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Paarl (Western Cape),South Africa
May 12
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A DiabetesTeam Member

Great point Tamlyn

May 12
A DiabetesTeam Member

I wish other non diabetics would understand that diabetes isn't caused by eating loads of sugar. And that they should be a little bit more kinder. Not all the advice they give is good advice. Sometimes we just need them to listen and not judge us.

May 12
A DiabetesTeam Member

We are not weak , self indulgent , lazy fat idiots .

May 12 (edited)

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