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Hi does anyone feel that type 2 diabetes should be given another name?

There have been various suggestions instead of Type 1 and Type 2 but all quite unwieldy names relating to whether auto immunity is involved or not.

As people often misunderstand diabetes anyway, I'd worry name changes would just confuse people.
 
@Jeanalex It would help if you explained what you meant and what name ideas you were talking about.
 
Jeanalex said:
I asked does anyone feel type 2 diabetes should be given a different name?
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No to a name change for T2, I would have to change my username and avatar. :meh:

"Carbiforous Intolerance", if you want to be politically correct in front of your friends and family who have got the wrong idea about T2 diabetes. :D
 
Jeanalex said:
That is a valid message

I asked does anyone feel type 2 diabetes should be given a different name?
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Hi. No I don't think we should cause more confusion, but perhaps we could add a sub heading or strap line as they say in marketing, to add clarity. For instance Diabetes Type 1: Insulin deficient; Diabetes Type 2: Carbohydrate intolerant etc. Of course, we could argue for ever about the sub headings.
 
It's not a change of name we need it's a change of attitudes - the perpetual thrust of the media putting it solely down to "being a lardy, lazy lump" being the only reason for T2 needs changing
 
Personally, I have often said, it could be called Doris for all the difference it'd make to me or anyone else.

Until such time as TV/film stop treating hypos with insulin or considering T2 to be a purely name calling open season, I don't believe the name makes any difference.
 
Better education of both the public, and of the Medical/Nursing teams who deal with / advise diabetics, would probably help significantly.
I don't think changing the name would make any difference but would probably just confuse everyone even more
:)
 
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