Judgement from family and friends
So the one thing nobody tells you about after diagnosis is the judgement. TV commercials encouraging diet and exercise. That's all it takes, right? I first realized that people were judging my daughter pretty harshly when my best friend called one day to apologize for it. She's an RN, educated about health, and even she didn't realize that a Type 1 diabetic didn't CAUSE their diabetes. She didn't realize that diet isn't a reason for Type 1. She didn't realize that my child can eat - in fact must eat - carbs to have energy, and must take insulin to get that energy. O