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<blockquote data-quote="Snodger" data-source="post: 211338" data-attributes="member: 27045"><p>Two thirds of type 2s meet the NICE guidelines and less than a third of type 1s. So either</p><p>a) type 1s are inherently more likely to "just not care" than type 2s</p><p>b) it's not about people not caring about their health, it's about the fact that it is very difficult to get your bg below 7.5 if your pancreas isn't giving you any help. </p><p></p><p>I've met a lot of t1s in the course of my research, most of whom had non-target HbA1cs. Not one of them didn't care about their health. All of them knew the risks. Many of them had really poor self esteem because they'd spent their entire lives from early childhood being told they had 'bad' or 'poor' HbA1cs despite all their efforts. </p><p>Maybe it makes observers feel better to assume that those who can't reach the targets aren't really trying. But that doesn't fit with my experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snodger, post: 211338, member: 27045"] Two thirds of type 2s meet the NICE guidelines and less than a third of type 1s. So either a) type 1s are inherently more likely to "just not care" than type 2s b) it's not about people not caring about their health, it's about the fact that it is very difficult to get your bg below 7.5 if your pancreas isn't giving you any help. I've met a lot of t1s in the course of my research, most of whom had non-target HbA1cs. Not one of them didn't care about their health. All of them knew the risks. Many of them had really poor self esteem because they'd spent their entire lives from early childhood being told they had 'bad' or 'poor' HbA1cs despite all their efforts. Maybe it makes observers feel better to assume that those who can't reach the targets aren't really trying. But that doesn't fit with my experience. [/QUOTE]
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