You not fat is a pretty annoying comment for a thin T2 and for some others it's not all that kind when it's its implications are considered.
D.W.
But then some type 2 are insulin dependent too! I agree it would save a lot of confusion for the general public if the names weren’t so similarI'd rather call type 1 -Insulin Dependent Diabetes. I've always been led to believe that Type 2 is very different as in Type 1 the pancreas stops producing the hormone insulin. Type 2 ers still produce insulin themselves but for whatever reason it doesn't get through to reducing their BG in their bodies; possibly because T2 ers are overweight. I've had T1 since a child - 58 years to be precise. Both types should be taken very serious in my opinion. Good luck all sufferers !
But then some type 2 are insulin dependent too! I agree it would save a lot of confusion for the general public if the names weren’t so similar
Yes!! But actually if there's a top 10 of things people know about diabetes then can we start with the fact there are 2 types and they are different?I wish more people knew that type 1 was not a childhood disease and that more than half of the people with type 1 are diagnosed as an adult (over the age of 20).
I get quite annoyed when I read about doctors diagnosing people with type 2 because "they are too old for type 1" and then those people struggle for, sometimes, years to get their BG level whilst being told off by their doctors for not taking theri diabetes seriously.
Sorry to be pedantic but there are more than 2 types.can we start with the fact there are 2 types and they are different?
Oh and one more, “are you allowed to eat/drink that?”
Sometimes I wish I could give myself awards for not punching people when they ask me this.
It annoys me to a point of no return. Firstly because it’s so personal and condescending and secondly because if I wasn’t ‘allowed’ to have it surely I wouldn’t be because doing so would make me very ill or kill me?!?!
People need to have better access to educational and accurate information, I know there’s google and stuff but it can be hard knowing which bits of info are correct and trustworthy, there needs to be a place where anyone can get hold of the details about ALL types of diabetes and expand their knowledge!
I really, realiy, really wish doctors (and particularly specialists) could appreciate that some people really are very sensitive to insulin. Why is it OK that someone can be 1U=3g but 1U=30g is impossible? And questions of 'just how diabetic are you' doesn't build credibility! Hba1c beyond diagnostic levels and GAD antibodies in the emphatic range would indicate 'fairly'!Apparently it’s “diabetes month” in October and I’m thinking a blog post, something like 10 things you should know about Type 1 Diabetes. It will be aimed at friends, family and the general public - not HCPs or people with a diagnosis.
So, since I’m fairly new to this I thought I would ask you all. What do you wish people knew? What do your friends say that you’re sick of ignoring or correcting? What do you wish people in cafes or out in public understood?
I'm very insulin sensitive too. Trying to explain that even 0.5 unit can send me from the teens to hypo at times gets me 'one of those' looks from consultantsI really, realiy, really wish doctors (and particularly specialists) could appreciate that some people really are very sensitive to insulin. Why is it OK that someone can be 1U=3g but 1U=30g is impossible? And questions of 'just how diabetic are you' doesn't build credibility! Hba1c beyond diagnostic levels and GAD antibodies in the emphatic range would indicate 'fairly'!
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