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Which Diabetes is worse - Type 1 or 2?

Hi there

From what I can gather from other posts you have to post at least 5 times before you can send/receive a pm.

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I'm Type 2, and am slightly scared of Type 1 because of all the calculations etc.

But - I am well-controlled with Metformin and diet, which in general I enjoy. It does mean, though, that I restrict some types of food quite severely, which can occasionally be miserable. As far as I understand it, insulin-dependent Type 1s can eat almost anything provided that they compensate for it with insulin, which might be quite nice!

Viv 8)
 
Both have slightly different impacts on daily life..

I would actually say that T1 over-all was worse than T2 in due to it's impact on in all area's of daily life...

As a T1, I have to calculate every morsal that I eat and the insulin I need to counter react it, even if I don't eat Is till have to check regularly to ensure that BG's are remaining stable I don't need to correct either with insulin or food..

I live with a daily risk of hypo's, and it's amasing how quickly a mild hypo can turn into a major medical emergency if for any reason you are unable to treat it.. But the counter balance to that I also live with a daily risk of going into DKA again you just need something to go wrong and it's surprsing how quickly you can go DKA then into a medical emergency..

Because I am T1 it impacts on my driving licence I have to reapply every 3 years and have to ensure that I retain my hypo awareness at all times.. It impacts on life insurance, medical insurance, income protection insurance, travel insurance etc.. either you can't get it or the cost is sky high..

T2's unless they are on Insulin don't have the same impact on verious parts of their daily lives, yes they may have to maintain a tighter control concerning their food intake, and if they don't have the advanage of Correcting an high BG reading with insulin.

But they don't quite get the daily grieve a T1 would get, if for any reason they forget or can't take their medication or eat food on time/or on that day it is unlikely to lead to a medical emergency within hours.. For a T1 it can..
 
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I agree... this is a fruitless and divisive line of discussion, in my view.

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