I have had diabetes, Type I, for 35+ years, and I am 49 (I'm holding at this age!).  I also have had Bipolar Illness for a long while.  My gripe is how people percieve my behavior.

The minute I get confused about something, or am distracted from a conversation, the next words are "Are you low?" or "Did you check your blood sugar?".  They are well meaning, but I was confused long before I got diabetes!

Also, if I am tired, sad, mad, or irritable, it is always explained by someone else as due to my blood sugar or needing an adjustment in my bipolar medication.  99% of the time, neither is true.

I would like to live in a world where I can get tense or confused for my own reasons, and not mediated by some medication or some blood sugar level.  I am used to it by now, but it would still be nice to be mad for the right reasons...