Well, I think everyone's personal experiences will differ to an extent, and past experience, reading on here tells me that one of the things that really gets up people's noses is tagging their own brand of D to the "other" sort. As a T2, controlled by D&E, of the few people I have told, I get irritated when declining some deliciously carb-tasting, sugar-laden morsel, I am asked, surely you can just have an injection and get on with it. That's what my friend/grandson/neighbour does.
I don't like labels, and as such I have kept my diabetic status very quiet, with all but those closest to me. I like to be known as AB; not AB, she has diabetes you know.
DD - I do hope that rant of yours wasn't directed at me.
I have often said how fortunate I am to have been diagnosed with T2, as opposed to T1; not to mention how fortunate I have been to have been able to manage things, successfully by diet and exercise. But, whatever you do, don't think that I haven't had to make any effort to achieve that status quo. But the fact I think I am lucky is a fact, and it stands. Of course I have no idea what it is like living with T1, but then I'm sure you have no idea what it's like living with some of the challenges others do. If we want to get into a who's worse off than whom, willy waving contest, I doubt you or I would be close to winning. I thank my lucky starts on that.
Why are we getting into this sort of self-pitying, argumentative mindset when most of us have so much to be thankful for. We could be diabetics in third world countries where drugs are too expensive and decent nutritions food is beyond most of our pockets. But, on the upside, at least we wouldn't feel we were missing out on our doughnuts and thrice cooked chips. And we'd have the benefit of a multi-mile walk each day to collect water to account for our exercise quota.
[ / Rant of my own off]
