personally i don’y change my lancet too often even though i know i should i just keep putting it off saying “i’ll do it next time…” but then i don’t.
i have type one and i am not skinny (i’m not obese either….) it always makes me feel bad when people tell me i shoul lose weight because of my diabetes when i am in PERFECT control despite my weight. it also bothers me how people don’t understand the difference between the types. i’ve gotten comments like “well your diabetes would go away if you dropped a couple of pounds…” it really hurts when people make such comments so maybe people here should try to be more sensitive because this is supposed to be a place where we can be ourselves about our “cpndition” and not be told what is and isn’t “right”
as far as telling people in general… i was in 6th grade when i was diagnosned and theni only told my friends and was very secretive about it but i got tired of that so when i went into high school i was open about it (also because i got a pump the summer before high school and i wore it on my skirt and i got tired of people telling me to put my cell phone away so i just told them the truth…)