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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
I don't know about you guys, but I am sick and tired of the comments I get when I tell people I am diabetic! "But you're not fat", "maybe you shouldn't have eaten so much sugar", "you love cake then?". We know the causes of type 1, but the lack of education on it and then stigma attached to the term makes me embarrassed of my condition, and nervous about telling people that I have diabetes. My Nanna mentioned a phone-in she heard on the radio about changing the name of type 2 diabetes. But maybe we should change the name of type 1??? Is this a stupid idea? Or am I talking some sense for a change?