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<blockquote data-quote="catherinecherub" data-source="post: 674846"><p>I don't think that comparing the lifestyle of AIDS sufferers is really helping. AIDS is not down to a single cause. Health workers, children and sometimes people who have blood transfusions get AIDS.</p><p><a href="http://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/hiv-aids-101/how-you-get-hiv-aids/" target="_blank">http://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/hiv-aids-101/how-you-get-hiv-aids/</a></p><p></p><p>There has always been a stigma attached to HIV and AIDS and the only way to remove it is to educate people, much the same as what is needed for the explanation of how Type 2 occurs.</p><p>Genes, environment and obesity are risks and not causes. If obesity was a cause then all overweight people would have it. If genes was the cause then whole generations of all family members would have it. If it was the environment then everybody would have it.</p><p></p><p>The fact that all Type2s who post here are well aware of the stigma means that we have to accept the ignorance that exists and get cracking with managing it and look forward because no amount of soul searching is going to make any difference.</p><p>Don't involve yourself in the blame game.</p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/dont-involve-yourself-in-the-blame-game.21894/" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/dont-involve-yourself-in-the-blame-game.21894/</a></p><p></p><p>To anyone who is feeling angry about their diagnosis, please read this article. It explains the emotions you will go through.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetesexplained.com/the-five-stages-of-grief.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetesexplained.com/the-five-stages-of-grief.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catherinecherub, post: 674846"] I don't think that comparing the lifestyle of AIDS sufferers is really helping. AIDS is not down to a single cause. Health workers, children and sometimes people who have blood transfusions get AIDS. [url]http://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/hiv-aids-101/how-you-get-hiv-aids/[/url] There has always been a stigma attached to HIV and AIDS and the only way to remove it is to educate people, much the same as what is needed for the explanation of how Type 2 occurs. Genes, environment and obesity are risks and not causes. If obesity was a cause then all overweight people would have it. If genes was the cause then whole generations of all family members would have it. If it was the environment then everybody would have it. The fact that all Type2s who post here are well aware of the stigma means that we have to accept the ignorance that exists and get cracking with managing it and look forward because no amount of soul searching is going to make any difference. Don't involve yourself in the blame game. [url]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/dont-involve-yourself-in-the-blame-game.21894/[/url] To anyone who is feeling angry about their diagnosis, please read this article. It explains the emotions you will go through. [url]http://www.diabetesexplained.com/the-five-stages-of-grief.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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