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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 7651332" data-attributes="member: 99">I disagree.&nbsp; I'm speaking as somebody who was diagnosed as Type 1 Diabetic when I was 21 so that means I've officially been diabetic now for as long as I wasn't.Has it made me stronger?&nbsp; Hell yes.I'm under no illusions that it is extending my life.&nbsp; I'll probably die a few years sooner than if I was never diabetic.&nbsp; But it has forced me to become stronger in other ways.&nbsp; Neverminding the fact that I stick a needle in my stomach several times a day, I'm certainly disciplined in ways that others are not.&nbsp; I don't eat sugary stuff except on very rare occasion unless I'm suffering from low blood sugar.&nbsp; I've had to become better about exercise as a result and I'm probably in better physical shape than most of my non-diabetic friends.But mostly dealing with a chronic disease has given me a glimpse of my mortality from a very young age.&nbsp; I approach life with gusto, happily squeezing every drop of fun from it, roasting its remains over a crackling fire, cracking the bones and sucking out the marrow.&nbsp; There are plenty of days I curse this crappy disease.&nbsp; But it has made me stronger.&nbsp; No question in my mind.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rel, post: 7651332, member: 99"] I disagree. I'm speaking as somebody who was diagnosed as Type 1 Diabetic when I was 21 so that means I've officially been diabetic now for as long as I wasn't. Has it made me stronger? Hell yes. I'm under no illusions that it is extending my life. I'll probably die a few years sooner than if I was never diabetic. But it has forced me to become stronger in other ways. Neverminding the fact that I stick a needle in my stomach several times a day, I'm certainly disciplined in ways that others are not. I don't eat sugary stuff except on very rare occasion unless I'm suffering from low blood sugar. I've had to become better about exercise as a result and I'm probably in better physical shape than most of my non-diabetic friends. But mostly dealing with a chronic disease has given me a glimpse of my mortality from a very young age. I approach life with gusto, happily squeezing every drop of fun from it, roasting its remains over a crackling fire, cracking the bones and sucking out the marrow. There are plenty of days I curse this crappy disease. But it has made me stronger. No question in my mind. [/QUOTE]

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