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aniseandspearmint · 1 year

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conversation i had with someone today;

Me: hah yeah no I haven't really been out and about lately, been having a fibromyalgia flare up.

Person I am talking to: Oh? What are the symptoms of that??

Me: *describes them* *gets to the extremities sometimes feeling like there on FIRE bit*

Person: Oh! That's just diabetes. You probably have that, since it runs in your family.

Me: .... No. I do not. I have been tested a lot. And what makes you think it runs in my family?????

Person: Well, you're mother had it. Obviously.

Me: My mother got GESTATIONAL diabetes. That just never went away. Because sometimes it doesn't. She's the ONLY person in my family to ever have diabetes that I know of.

Person: Oh.

#now. to be absolutely fair; despite having on and off fibromyalgia symptoms since i was about 14 i have never been formally diagnosed #because its hard to GET diagnosed that young #and then there was lots of bullshit involving homelessness and poverty that meant i very VERY rarely even saw ER doctors #and then persistent lack of insurance #but like; my mom had it and two of my aunts that I know of #so i am reasonably confident #and i never matched up with diabetes symptoms as fully #my blood sugar levels are pretty stable (my mom did check me with her little blood reader fairly often)#me #my life #people trying to explain that the symptoms i have seen all my life with my mom and also with myself for many years are wrong #facepalm

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