That Stupid Pancreas!

Have you experienced any of the following scenarios? 1. The "Too Much Sugar" Scenario You're enjoying a large piece of chocolate cake and someone comes up to you and says something along the lines of, "Hey, are you sure you should be eating that? Isn't sugar bad for you?" 2. The "What Did You Do To Yourself?" Scenario You're minding your own business and someone comes up to you and asks, "You have diabetes because you ate too much sugar and didn't exercise, right?" 3. The "Let's Rate Your Disease On A Scale From 1-10" Scenario You're explaining about Type 1 to your friends and one of them asks, "Is that the good diabetes, or the bad diabetes?" 4. The "My Internet Search Trumps Your Diabetic Knowledge" Scenario You're at a party and a family friend starts talking to you about how they read somewhere that eating cinnamon does wonders  for blood sugar levels....

Good afternoon. This post is about 6 Stupid Things People Say to Type 1 Diabetics, and before I start with the list, let me say this: The opinions that I state in this post are only my opinions. I am not stating my opinions to bring others down or offend anyone at all. Please do not let my opinions change or effect yours, and if there are any concerns please email me about it. I also understand that people say certain things about diabetes and supposedly "better ways to manage it" with my well-being at heart, and I'm thankful for their concern, but sometimes the information that they present is just incorrect. 1. You can't eat that, you're diabetic! Yes, I'm a diabetic. No, that doesn't stop me from eating what I want. My Grandmother's 75th birthday was yesterday, and I had more cake than my grandmother. Just because I have to take insulin for my food doesn't mean that I can't eat. This one is particularly frustrating because i...