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LegacyUser

Two years ago my friend was diagnosed with diabetes. He took it well enough but did tend to talk about it a lot. He eventually just got used to it and things kinda went back to normal.

However, three months ago, he went on an insulin pump and since then, it's all he talks about. Honestly, it's driving me mad. It's not that I don't care but it's honestly a bit boring. I don't think he's talking about it because it's troubling him or anything, it just interests him right now.

Is there any way that I can politely let him know that I'm not very interested in this and would prefer to talk about things that actually do interest me?

CathyMoran

People need time to adjust to having an illness. I am a type 1 diabetic too but I was diagnosed 24 years ago and am not on the pump - it is not a big part of my life now as I grew up with it but I imagine that I probably talked a lot about it at the time. Your friend has had a radical change in treatment - I imagine that it is a big deal...a friend of mine who has one still talks about it a small bit. Similarly I am 28 months in remission from cancer, I know that it is still a big part of my life and that I probably talk too much - though it still affects me physically and it could still come back...

I hope that this helps you understand your friend a bit better if nothing else - they will get used to the pump but it is probably better that they just talk it out of their system. Best wishes.

Land Of Idiots

CathyMoran wrote: »

they will get used to the pump but it is probably better that they just talk it out of their system. Best wishes.

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It's a big deal to him. Let him talk about it until he gets used to it as least! He's probably talking about it as he's probably finding it all a little worrying and wants to voice his concerns/thoughts.

Dizzyblonde

I agree with the other replies, he's probably talking about it so much in order to get his head around it. It's a big deal to be insulin dependent.