Or are you that comfortable yet?

I was diagnosed at the age of 26 and I was very uncomfortable telling anyone that I had diabetes. I told some close female friends about it, but I never told any of my male friends. None of them knew because I would test my bloodsugar and take my insulin in the bathroom.

When I got some years on me and I found that almost everyone was complaining about something, be it their knees or that they weren't as young as they once were, then I just didn't care and told anyone who asked.

I don't know if it was because I was older or if it was because I was used to having diabetes by then.

I've never had a problem with telling people since the day I was diagnosed.

micha, do you know the reason why? If I can ask, what age were you? Were you very young or were you middle aged? I would really like to know if age was a factor.

Or is it simply that you are strong enough to just not care what other people think?

I was in my twenties when I was diagnosed and I was ashamed that I had it. When relatives were told by my parents (because they were really upset) in the beginning, the first thing I got from them was them saying that it was my fault that I got it because I had some excess pounds on me. I learned right away that there would be blame and that I had done something wrong to deserve the diabetes and get it.

My mother had it before me and I couldn't talk to her about it because she was all weepy that it was her fault that I got it because, before she was diagnosed, no other person in any of our families had it.

Can you tell us how you were so strong?