Don't you just hate it when..

If anything it is more of an incentive for us to control our diabetes or face the consequences? That's how I view these articles anyway

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I agree completely, I was only diagnosed type 1 last thurs and to be honest I didn't have a clue about t1 apart from all the (what I now know to be) horror stories in the media. I sobbed my heart out thinking I was going to die, loose limbs and that it was all my own fault!! The media are good at scare tactics and not just with diabetes, subtlety and compassion never cross the minds of media giants unfortunately

Melodrama in the media is geared towards the type of audience who need high emotional content in order to stay involved. That's not to say that there aren't elements of truth behind the high drama, it's just the "drama and trauma" is a manipulative ploy to keep folks "interested". It's a cheap, shoddy way to get and keep "high ratings". Nothing new about that in the media business. I think it's categorized as "info-tainment", even the more ghoulish stuff, like amputations.
It makes me feel as though (my) ailments and suffering were being exploited to seduce and shock the public. These are being exploited.
Whether, in the long run, it makes a difference how the public becomes aware of consequences of medical conditions, is difficult to predict. I would say it is better that the public be exposed to it, rather than not.
A more respectful style would be much appreciated, though.