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Constantly keeping written records of my blood sugar levels.
—Joseph D., San Diego

All the weight I have gained since I have been on insulin.
—Phyllis K., Tremont, Ill.

The pressure of always having to have good insurance.
—Corrie J., Etna, Calif.

Piercing my skin with sharpened metal.
—Robert P., Douglassville, Pa.

Feeling guilty every time I eat or drink anything.
—Tom S., Moses Lake, Wash.

That it will require my attention all day, every day, for the rest of my life.
—Donna B., Frisco, Texas

You have to make decisions every time you put something in your mouth. I miss sweet iced tea!
—Cherri D., Houston, Texas

The wait time between when I treat a severe hypoglycemic reaction and when the juice starts to work. I fear that I will continue to drop, so sometimes I overtreat.
—Donna K., Arlington, Texas

Most of my friends don’t eat breakfast, and when traveling with them, I seem to hold up our schedule by having to leave time for breakfast, meds, etc. 
—Marge K., Annandale, Va.

Reading a diabetic recipe only to find out that one serving would be close to a whole meal’s worth of carbs for me! 
—Renee T., Rochester, Minn.

I hate getting up every morning in a confused state with high sugar levels, trying to figure out what to eat for breakfast and how to start my day.
—Betty B., Portsmouth, Va.

Packing to go away—pump supplies, a back-up to the pump in case of failure, an extra meter, and snacks, snacks, snacks.
—Richard F., Andover, Mass.

That I got it!
—Kim S., Boston

That everyone looks at me and my diabetes like it’s a disability.
—Isabella S., Elkton, Mich.

I guess the one thing I hate most is the lack of freedom—always testing, always having my medication (in my case, insulin) on hand, and always keeping record and watching what I eat and how much, all the time.
—Frances M., Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.

Daily blood sugar testing. I test 6 or more times a day, and I wish there was an easier way to monitor blood sugar.
—Lucy G., N. Reading, Mass.

There’s never a vacation from diabetes. I can take time off from work and household responsibilities, but I always have to be cognizant of what I eat, when I eat it, when to take my medication, and have to be able to test my blood sugar no matter where I am or what I am doing.
—Maryann R., Bangor, Maine

Everything.
—Robin C., Ocala, Fla.

When people find out I’m diabetic they say, “I’m sorry.” I tell then not to be sorry because they had nothing to do with it. Then I tell them that I’m just thankful because there are a lot of worse things that I could have to deal with.
—Tony R., Massillon, Ohio

The aspect of living with type 2 diabetes that irritates me the most is the constancy of management. There is no vacation without probable negative consequences.
—Nancy S., Santa Rosa, Calif.

Simple...The constant monitoring of my glucose level and the depression that goes with it, especially when I'm doing everything right!!
—HuZhou M., Winston Salem, N.C.

That no matter how well I do keeping my A1C at normal levels, keeping my cholesterol at normal levels, exercising, eating right etc.,I will always have diabetes.
—Donna G., Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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