Comments on: Diabetes vs. mental illness http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2006/06/28/diabetes-vs-mental-illness/ A blog about mental health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:55:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Larry Parker http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2006/06/28/diabetes-vs-mental-illness/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Larry Parker Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:35:56 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2006/06/28/diabetes-vs-mental-illness/#comment-581 The whole atypical antipsychotic issue aside, this is a very difficult issue for me. My sister has type I (juvenile) diabetes. And she literally refuses to consider my bipolar disorder as a serious illness compared to hers. She honestly believes a mental illness cannot possibly compare to a physical illness. And she is adamant and loud about her beliefs. It has estranged our relationship, to say the least. The irony is, my bipolar disorder has given me much more empathy for her diabetes, but she refuses to recognize it ... The whole atypical antipsychotic issue aside, this is a very difficult issue for me.

My sister has type I (juvenile) diabetes. And she literally refuses to consider my bipolar disorder as a serious illness compared to hers. She honestly believes a mental illness cannot possibly compare to a physical illness. And she is adamant and loud about her beliefs.

It has estranged our relationship, to say the least. The irony is, my bipolar disorder has given me much more empathy for her diabetes, but she refuses to recognize it …

]]> By: Daniel Haszard http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2006/06/28/diabetes-vs-mental-illness/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Daniel Haszard Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:24:34 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2006/06/28/diabetes-vs-mental-illness/#comment-580 Well said,i applaud your blog, mental health consumers are the least capable of self advocacy,my doctors made me take zyprexa for 4 years which was ineffective for my symptoms.I now have a victims support page against Eli Lilly for it's Zyprexa product causing my diabetes.--Daniel Haszard www.zyprexa-victims.com Well said,i applaud your blog, mental health consumers are the least capable of self advocacy,my doctors made me take zyprexa for 4 years which was ineffective for my symptoms.I now have a victims support page against Eli Lilly for it’s Zyprexa product causing my diabetes.–Daniel Haszard http://www.zyprexa-victims.com

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