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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the people who are saying "Take him to a dialysis unit" or "Take him to a nursing home" -- such places are not the zoo, and do not allow open admission for the education and shock/horror of outsiders.  I realize you are well-intentioned, but people living/receiving treatment in facilities such as this have a right to privacy and dignity and do not need to put on a morality play for the benefit of "scaring straight" OP's father.[/quote]

Agree.

And can I say, as a diabetic, a lot of this really, really making me angry.  Guess what, ladies, you can guzzle sugar all day and long if you don't have the genetic predisposition to be diabetic, your pancreas will just fine.  Also, being a diabetic does not mean you can never have, OMG, a cookie and if you do you are a complete piece of shit who deserves to have your feet chopped off.  I am a Type 2 diabetic, controlled without medication, and I drink diet soda, enjoy a cocktail, have dessert, and my last A1C was 5.2, so MYOB.  Unless you've seen the labs, you have NO IDEA the status of their health.  Furthermore, diabetes affects the entire body in many ways and even if you do strictly control your blood sugar, you can (and likely will) have health effects.  Not every diabetic with vision loss, neuropathy or kidney disease was a lazy piece of shit who was in denial about the disease.  A lot of them DID keep it controlled.

Get educated about this or just STFU and leave your poor relatives alone.  [/quote]

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