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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 714914" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>[USER=44692]@Scardoc[/USER] I wasn't going to respond to this topic, and then you raised the point that you are T1 and that it was blame and shame that did you good...</p><p></p><p>As a T1 who was diagnosed as a kid, I find it surprising that anyone would consider that blame and shame are important factors in handling and dealing with diabetes. I also find your assertion that T1 is caused by lifestyle choice to be somewhat astounding!</p><p></p><p>Weight gain and a beer belly have as little to do with Diabetes as your hair falling out due to a predisposition to baldness. There are many men with both those problems and no diabetes. Your posts do come across as though you have a number of issues relating to <em>your </em>diabetes. I have absolutely no doubt that T1 is <em>not</em> linked to lifestyle and diet (and there is evidence to support this). I do not know whether you are a juvenile onset or adult onset, and that may also play a part in how you perceive your diabetes to have developed. </p><p></p><p>As for T2? Well, neither you nor I are really in a position to quote gospel and verse on it as neither of us is a T2. We only have the observations and statistics to work from. And those tell us that there are only correlations and not causation. There is a very public view that it is a form of self-created condition, however there is no direct evidence to support this. If causation comes to be proven, then it's a different situation. Much has already been said on this topic so I wont' push it further.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately though, if you believe that eating the wrong foods and drinking too much is what caused your T1 diabetes, that is something that no-one is stopping you from doing, however I would countenance that you may be looking in the wrong place and have lived for however long it has been blaming yourself without need. </p><p></p><p>If this is the case then it may be worth reassessing how you look at your diabetes and bearing in mind that our perception of others is most often a reflection of ourselves, for good or for bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 714914, member: 30007"] [USER=44692]@Scardoc[/USER] I wasn't going to respond to this topic, and then you raised the point that you are T1 and that it was blame and shame that did you good... As a T1 who was diagnosed as a kid, I find it surprising that anyone would consider that blame and shame are important factors in handling and dealing with diabetes. I also find your assertion that T1 is caused by lifestyle choice to be somewhat astounding! Weight gain and a beer belly have as little to do with Diabetes as your hair falling out due to a predisposition to baldness. There are many men with both those problems and no diabetes. Your posts do come across as though you have a number of issues relating to [I]your [/I]diabetes. I have absolutely no doubt that T1 is [I]not[/I] linked to lifestyle and diet (and there is evidence to support this). I do not know whether you are a juvenile onset or adult onset, and that may also play a part in how you perceive your diabetes to have developed. As for T2? Well, neither you nor I are really in a position to quote gospel and verse on it as neither of us is a T2. We only have the observations and statistics to work from. And those tell us that there are only correlations and not causation. There is a very public view that it is a form of self-created condition, however there is no direct evidence to support this. If causation comes to be proven, then it's a different situation. Much has already been said on this topic so I wont' push it further. Ultimately though, if you believe that eating the wrong foods and drinking too much is what caused your T1 diabetes, that is something that no-one is stopping you from doing, however I would countenance that you may be looking in the wrong place and have lived for however long it has been blaming yourself without need. If this is the case then it may be worth reassessing how you look at your diabetes and bearing in mind that our perception of others is most often a reflection of ourselves, for good or for bad. [/QUOTE]
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