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<blockquote data-quote="AdamJames" data-source="post: 1806004" data-attributes="member: 459333"><p>I wonder if there's also less interaction between T1 and T2 (and T3c etc) members than there could be? Knowing when and where to interact is not always easy.</p><p></p><p>If a thread is of a social / humorous nature then I'll sometimes take part regardless, but if a thread is someone asking for advice, which they often are, and the OP's profile says they are T1, I'll normally move on rather than responding. Even though there is a bit of overlap between dealing with T1 and T2, I feel they are such different things that I worry I'd be annoying someone with T1 if I presumed to offer advice.</p><p></p><p>Even if say a thread is about someone suffering from depression or diabetes burnout. I've experienced those things, but if a thread on that subject is started by someone with T1, I still don't feel very comfortable responding. The thought of dying 10 years early or losing limbs due to poor management is not the same as the constant threat of dying immediately due to a brief lapse in management, so the sources of depression and burnout won't be quite the same.</p><p></p><p>A thread where people compare fasting levels is a particularly good example. Imagine starting that thread yourself. How do you pitch it? Do you say "this thread is for T1 / T2 / T3C people only" and risk alienating people? Or do you say "This thread is for everyone" and risk annoying people by not recognising that the whole concept of ideal fasting levels is different depending on what condition you are managing and how you are managing it.</p><p></p><p>Anyway I think we'll all muddling through pretty well considering, possibly bound by the common experience of all wishing we could eat food without having to think about our own blood, life expectancy and numbers. That bit gets really old for all of us, I'm sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AdamJames, post: 1806004, member: 459333"] I wonder if there's also less interaction between T1 and T2 (and T3c etc) members than there could be? Knowing when and where to interact is not always easy. If a thread is of a social / humorous nature then I'll sometimes take part regardless, but if a thread is someone asking for advice, which they often are, and the OP's profile says they are T1, I'll normally move on rather than responding. Even though there is a bit of overlap between dealing with T1 and T2, I feel they are such different things that I worry I'd be annoying someone with T1 if I presumed to offer advice. Even if say a thread is about someone suffering from depression or diabetes burnout. I've experienced those things, but if a thread on that subject is started by someone with T1, I still don't feel very comfortable responding. The thought of dying 10 years early or losing limbs due to poor management is not the same as the constant threat of dying immediately due to a brief lapse in management, so the sources of depression and burnout won't be quite the same. A thread where people compare fasting levels is a particularly good example. Imagine starting that thread yourself. How do you pitch it? Do you say "this thread is for T1 / T2 / T3C people only" and risk alienating people? Or do you say "This thread is for everyone" and risk annoying people by not recognising that the whole concept of ideal fasting levels is different depending on what condition you are managing and how you are managing it. Anyway I think we'll all muddling through pretty well considering, possibly bound by the common experience of all wishing we could eat food without having to think about our own blood, life expectancy and numbers. That bit gets really old for all of us, I'm sure. [/QUOTE]
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