tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post2290211925918155709..comments2024-02-28T00:09:49.322-05:00Comments on Bitter~Sweet ™: To Tell or Not To Tell . . . .Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836215891806148229noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-43470410338074615412012-03-23T12:47:53.426-04:002012-03-23T12:47:53.426-04:00I am like you Karen, it took me over 20 years to f...I am like you Karen, it took me over 20 years to finally come out in the open about it. Now you can't shut me up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-3252282413862907762012-03-23T10:30:10.672-04:002012-03-23T10:30:10.672-04:00great article as always gal~!great article as always gal~!stacy abramsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-23568101817856332642012-03-22T21:31:16.378-04:002012-03-22T21:31:16.378-04:00I say tell everyone! Education promotes understand...I say tell everyone! Education promotes understanding, acceptance, and hope. I tell people I meet on the street all the time! A lot of them end up donating to the JDRF for me...lol. I am definitely an over-sharer, but the more people I tell, the fewer diabetics have to listen to ignorant comments. Plus, I have had people look very disgusted when I check my sugar in public. And I am of the opinionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-21359051806893559112012-03-22T14:37:57.759-04:002012-03-22T14:37:57.759-04:00I certainly understand the "oversharing"...I certainly understand the "oversharing" part! I think discussing it openly online has given me the confidence to discuss it in real-life, too, and I do it a lot. I just have to be careful not to tell people more than they want to know, and not to seem like I'm "spamming" my friends by always asking them to support a cause.<br /><br />Of course, you know (from reading myScott Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259475635753627498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-13916744491347951862012-03-21T13:09:33.095-04:002012-03-21T13:09:33.095-04:00This is a great post, Karen. Since I was diagnosed...This is a great post, Karen. Since I was diagnosed, I have really struggled with if and how I should tell people. I definitely hope to get to the point where I'm more comfortable talking about it...and I think I can learn a lot from you!Katiehttp://1littleprick.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-31623893283083090532012-03-20T12:36:15.636-04:002012-03-20T12:36:15.636-04:00I'm the same way as you are Karen! Since my (n...I'm the same way as you are Karen! Since my (now almost 7 year old) son was diagnosed at the age of 3 1/2, you can't get me to shut up about diabetes! When he was first diagnosed, my "audience" was primarily family, close friends, and school staff members. If someone would ask me questions, though, you bet I gave them the best answers I could... and if I didnt know the answers..Dawn @ Sugar Free Candylandhttp://www.sugarfreecandyland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-83732193844169520082012-03-20T12:00:34.461-04:002012-03-20T12:00:34.461-04:00"Finally I understood that having diabetes di..."Finally I understood that having diabetes didn’t make me broken or less of a person. " This brought tears to my eyes. How awful that so many people have to feel that way. I'm so glad you "figured it out". The DOC, and the diabetes community at large, is certainly the better for you having opened up. Thank you.Kate Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434380979727365103noreply@blogger.com