We are all entitled to feeling anyway we want to about our diabetes. Sad. Angry. Happy. Proud. Annoyed. Hysterical (no, really, it cracks me up sometimes). Whatever. I certainly am in no position to tell someone how to feel. If someone teases me for wearing red sneakers, and I feel offended by that, they can't say, "You should NOT feel offended! It's not a big deal!" Well, maybe it is to me. And if that's how I feel, I'm allowed to feel that way.

Just like, for some people, diabetes does make...