Why do I have diabetes?

Hi arjster,
As a parent, all i can say is when my son was diagnosed ( i had an idea of what diabetes meant) all i could think of was thank God its not cancer or anything else sinister. Then i thought, it may be for life, but its not a life sentence, its a way of life. i'd like to think we are successfully dealing with it, a positive attitude helps, but it's not always easy.
Suzi x

Because somebody has to be the statistics :?

Another question could be "why not me?" :?

There are much worse statistics you could be.