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<blockquote data-quote="lovinglife" data-source="post: 119041" data-attributes="member: 22428"><p>I read it and see your point – but as T2 with a lot of T2 SKINNY diabetics on my fathers side (sadly I am overweight but have other health issues that have contributed to that and to press since June have lost over 5st) we too suffer ignorance for other people. T2 is not just about being overweight and lifestyle.</p><p></p><p>I get all the time “go on its only a little bit of cake my friend who has T1 eats far more stuff than you and his diabetes is worse than yours – T2 is only mild isn’t it?” :shock: :? – “well have some fried rice and diet tomorrow” etc etc :roll: </p><p></p><p>Some extracts from comments on your board</p><p>“I didn't get it thru being a slob - I had no choice!!”</p><p></p><p>“if only it was that easy just to pop a pill or eat differently!!!!”</p><p></p><p>Seems there is some ignorant T1’s about also – believe me having to be very restricted on diet as a T2 is no walk in the park</p><p></p><p>A name change to differentiate the conditions may go someway to helping T1’s and I am all for that – to have such an awful thing to deal with at any age it tough but being young with T1 must be a nightmare – but in name changing we don’t want to belittle T2 diabetes any further, yes life style is a contibuting factor to T2 but I know quite a few skinny and active all their life T2's - but I know a lot more very obese people who do not have T2 - what we need is more education for the public not just he blanket "your'e fat you'll get diabetes approach"</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not sure what you meant by this Jopar - do you really think all us T2's give you T1's a bad name? :cry:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovinglife, post: 119041, member: 22428"] I read it and see your point – but as T2 with a lot of T2 SKINNY diabetics on my fathers side (sadly I am overweight but have other health issues that have contributed to that and to press since June have lost over 5st) we too suffer ignorance for other people. T2 is not just about being overweight and lifestyle. I get all the time “go on its only a little bit of cake my friend who has T1 eats far more stuff than you and his diabetes is worse than yours – T2 is only mild isn’t it?” :shock: :? – “well have some fried rice and diet tomorrow” etc etc :roll: Some extracts from comments on your board “I didn't get it thru being a slob - I had no choice!!” “if only it was that easy just to pop a pill or eat differently!!!!” Seems there is some ignorant T1’s about also – believe me having to be very restricted on diet as a T2 is no walk in the park A name change to differentiate the conditions may go someway to helping T1’s and I am all for that – to have such an awful thing to deal with at any age it tough but being young with T1 must be a nightmare – but in name changing we don’t want to belittle T2 diabetes any further, yes life style is a contibuting factor to T2 but I know quite a few skinny and active all their life T2's - but I know a lot more very obese people who do not have T2 - what we need is more education for the public not just he blanket "your'e fat you'll get diabetes approach" Not sure what you meant by this Jopar - do you really think all us T2's give you T1's a bad name? :cry: [/QUOTE]
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