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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 1870976" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>You say that you work with prediabetics, who are presumably heading towards T2 if they don't watch their diets? It's worth remembering that though T1 and T2 have the same symptoms, in terms of high blood sugars, they are very different illnesses. I get the impression that many T2s (maybe not the ones of these forums <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) treat their condition by medication rather than exercise/diet and so go into a cycle of increasing medication to cope with increasing insulin resistance and blood sugars and eventual complications.</p><p>Since T1 is a lack of insulin, it's possible to restore the system to normal by injecting the missing insulin, and although high blood sugars (and complications) can arise if the balance between insulin and diet is messed up, there are plenty of T1s like me who manage decades without complications because their balance is "good enough". And, as a T1, I can say that the treatment for T1 is dramatically better than it was when I was first diagnosed (48 years ago), and therefore the outlook for "young" T1s is even better. </p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 1870976, member: 372717"] You say that you work with prediabetics, who are presumably heading towards T2 if they don't watch their diets? It's worth remembering that though T1 and T2 have the same symptoms, in terms of high blood sugars, they are very different illnesses. I get the impression that many T2s (maybe not the ones of these forums :)) treat their condition by medication rather than exercise/diet and so go into a cycle of increasing medication to cope with increasing insulin resistance and blood sugars and eventual complications. Since T1 is a lack of insulin, it's possible to restore the system to normal by injecting the missing insulin, and although high blood sugars (and complications) can arise if the balance between insulin and diet is messed up, there are plenty of T1s like me who manage decades without complications because their balance is "good enough". And, as a T1, I can say that the treatment for T1 is dramatically better than it was when I was first diagnosed (48 years ago), and therefore the outlook for "young" T1s is even better. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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