Which Type of Diabetes is Worse?
So today is usually a regular “Wordless Wednesday”… but I can’t help but write!
The number one thing that irritates me the most when I tell someone that I have diabetes, they assume it is because I am overweight, don’t eat correctly and don’t know how to manage my own body. My type 1 diabetes is NOT the same as your grandma’s, or the sumo wrestler pictured here. Yes, they are under the “diabetes” category, but understand that type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are treated very differently!
When asking which is ‘worse’, I would say type 2 (aka the sumo wrestler). Type 1 diabetics (the little kid) need to avoid sugar most of the time, but if we have a sweet tooth, we can dial up our insulin and eat that cupcake. Type 2 diabetics must always watch what they eat, take daily pills and/or give themselves shots of insulin when high. I have an insulin pump that does that all for me… making life easier. The downfall of type 1 is having it for life — from the young age of diagnosis, and until the day they die (or a cure is found!)
Type 2 diabetics could manage their foods and get it under control. They also receive it later in life. So theres some upside to type 2 diabetes too.
Whatever your opinion is, you learn how to deal with it. Life with diabetes is hard, no matter which type you are!
YES! I can totally relate to the irritation when people make assumptions and are ignorant to the difference between Type 1 and 2. “But you’re not fat….” is the most common response I get.
Nice post!
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I get asked this question so much and it is so irritating! I really wish people were more educated about diabetes in general and the specific types. The stigma surrounding type one diabetes would be so much less significant if people treated diabetes as serious as it is and took the time to learn more about it.
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