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from this article: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dad-who-collapsed-diabetic-condition-6139898
It could obviously be manipulation by the press, but if this is genuine, I may have to rethink my membership of this forum - the implication in that is clearly that type 2 is self inflicted
The on line patient support group Diabetes.Co.UK says many of the country’s 750,000 type one diabetics are victims of discrimination due to misunderstanding of the condition.
It says similar accusations have been against other parents.
Unlike type two diabetes, caused by obesity, type one is caused by the body’s faulty immune system destroying the pancreas that produces vital insulin.
A spokesman for Diabetes.Co.UK: “Type one diabetes is not self inflicted and some patients have complications despite looking after themselves. The last thing they need is ill-informed comments form a health professional.”
It could obviously be manipulation by the press, but if this is genuine, I may have to rethink my membership of this forum - the implication in that is clearly that type 2 is self inflicted