It is hard to resist temptation when you have diabetes. Most of your life is spent under restriction, and junk food and drugs can provide an escape from this. It is bad for normal people, but for diabetics it is much worst. Restricting the damage to the bare minimum can be important if you must partake.
According to an article on diabeteshealth.com, knowing the facts is important because knowing what to expect when temptation calls can prepare you and allow you to take action. I praise the article’s focus point, Dr. Stuart J. Brink for his stance on informing patients about the facts and not using fear to scare them into making stupid choices.
He gives advice like “Getting stoned is far safer for people with diabetes than getting drunk, and that’s the kind of medical fact parents don’t like to hear because it sounds like you’re giving permission,” he says. “I give information, and I give choices. Ultimately, [my patients] have to decide.”
Read the full article on diabeteshealth.com here: http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/03/13/3163.html
Its good to know those type of things. If you are going to do it anyways, why not be as safe as possible about it. Not knowing the truth is when things can get dangerous and out of hand.