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Take a look at what the word “diabetic” means and you’ll find that it is basically relating to having diabetes or a person who has diabetes. However, there are many people who have diabetes that would rather not deal with the second part of the word’s meaning. Many people don’t want to be called a “diabetic” even though they are and must deal with it on a daily basis.

Some people were asked why they were offended by being labeled as a “diabetic.” Many felt that it made them feel like they were a condition or a disease instead of a person. They wanted to be known as a person who was dealing with diabetes, since they feel that the disease of diabetes is really only a little part of who they are. They feel that they should be seen as a person first, not a condition.

Of course much of this resentment comes from society’s negative attitude against those who deal with diabetes. Many people think that diabetes is a problem that people bring on their lives because of laziness and eating poorly. Of course when people discuss and think of diabetes on these terms, it can be very offensive to be spoken of on the same terms.

Most people who find it irritating that people don’t like to be labeled as “diabetics” are people who are not actually suffering from diabetes themselves. Those who do have diabetes want to others to know that they are not defined by their disease, but they simply have the disease. Those who have cancers are not known as “cancerous” and those with other problems are not known by their disease.

Basically, it all comes down to the fact that many people who do have diabetes find the term “diabetic” to be very offensive when it is used in reference to a person. In order to avoid offending the diabetes who live in the world today, it is best to avoid using this word when referring to them. Remember, they are a person who has the disease of diabetes, they are not just a diabetic.

Source by Nicholas Hurd