I wanted to post this as an example of why PC's "supportive posts only" rule works.

I am newly dx'd diabetic. I am MAD AS HELL about it. Mostly I am mad at myself, which I am already very good at, because it was entirely preventable. Partly I am mad because I am already sick to death of doctors, and of spending a huge portion of my not-all-that-large income on meds, and now I have even more to contend with -- not to mention that I now have to plan every little thing I do or eat in excruciating detail, which is totally not in sync with my lifestyle.

I went looking for support groups, and found one that looked reasonably welcoming. I read several pages of posts, determined what would make for a good intro, and posted one. Here is a portion of the first response I got:

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Hi Candy,

I must say, that's quite a name to have when you have foodie
problems. Sigh. Are you Candace? A beautiful name, anyway, either or both! And fairly unusual.

Anyway, welcome to the group.

'Course you're angry, why wouldn't you be? Your bad food habits and sedentery lifestyle (and do you also have family history?) have finally caught up with you. Now you have decisions to make-- what will you use that anger-energy for? You can wallow and do the pity party thing, you can rail and cry and throw things, you can simmer and stew and plot revenge on your poor abused self, but maybe you'll
decide this might just be the wake-up call you needed, and through this you'll (slowly but steadily) be able to straighten up your poor sick self and reach for some health. I hope you'll decide for the latter.

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Folks -- when someone bares themselves to you and asks for support and help -- this is not the way to respond.

Kudos to all, mods/admin and members, who help keep PC a warm and welcoming place.

Candy