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Message: <blockquote data-quote="meercat" data-source="post: 385498" data-attributes="member: 62697"><p>I was initially diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and close friends I told the information to. It has since been changed to probably type 2. I have not told them otherwise as I feel there is a huge stigma attached to type 2 especially in NZ, it as seen as a self inflicted disease. So if my diabetic status comes up in conversation, I say I am a diabetic on insulin and they tend to assume it is type 1. It avoids a lecture of their assumed idea of what my diet is (nope I have never liked sweet foods, I grow the majority of my own vegetables and have always hated fast foods and for years have followed a lowish carbohydrate diet) until recently (major foot injury) have been very active. I hate the patronising comments assuming otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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