I suffer from Type 2, plus Sleep Apnoea, Metabolic Syndrome, Arthritis, and other minor probs. 4 years ago, my then manager started 'Disciplinary Procedure' against me, despite my never failing to hit any target set - she said 'We're actually supposed to do a bit better then just hitting targets'.
She looked up Diabetes on the Internet, and lectured me ' There are 2 types of Diabetes' (more, I think!), 'Hypoglycaemia, where the sugar is too high, and Hyperglycaemia, when it's too low. Which one have you got ?' !!!!!
I said 'I think you'll find the two main types are Type 1 and Type 2, the words you used describe symptoms which develop when the disease is not under control, and can apply to Types 1 and 2'.
Two years later, she was still trying to claim she only ever had my best interests at heart, and sadly is still in the job, although I have moved on.
Things have changed drastically since my grandmother died from Type 2 at age 55 (1945, before insulin), and as more treatments are discovered, we need to be aware and always open to new options. We can hardly expect the rest of the nation to be experts when we struggle ourselves, but health professionals MUST be required to keep up to date with all developments, our lives are in their hands.
