In article <C8bXd.1167$uk7.608@fed1read01>, "Nexis" > wrote:

> "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Nexis" >, if that's their real name, wrote:

> > >At least he has the support of those around him. It's hard when people
> > >around you tell you that you're diabetic "by choice".

> > WHAT??? People have actually said that to you? How moronic can people
> > be? Un<bleeping>believable.

> > Carol


> Two, yes. And they also argue with me telling me that it is "curable". I've
> tried to explain that, while it's controllable, it is not curable....to no


I think I'd be looking for some new people to be around me, with support
like that. I've taken a couple of classes in diabetes management, and
it's reassuring to have a whole room full of diabetics (including the
instructors), all Type II.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS