A Daily Struggle

Being a diabetic over the past 26 years, I've heard my fair share of "stupid questions" about diabetes. As insulin pumps have replaced daily injections, and meters take 5 seconds, not a minute to test blood, I luckily no longer have to hear some of these. Below, set in the form of a skit and performed at Bearskin Meadows Camp (in '99), is a compilation of the naive and uneducated questions that I (and other friends) have heard over the years. They have come from classmates, random strangers, and future nurses of America (true story). Bottom line: even if the questions seem idiotic, moronic, empty of common sense or devoid of general knowledge, we have to take comfort that people are trying to empathize and understand...Feel free to comment more questions or ridiculous "facts" that you have encountered in the comments!