Just as a heads-up, people with type 1 often bristle at people using their experiences with type 2 to talk about type 1.
It’s incredibly common, but you should be aware (you actually might be!) that type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are incredibly different diseases, having almost nothing to do with one another apart from that they’re related to blood glucose. Even insulin-dependent type 2 is a very different ballgame to type 1.
I’m definitely not implying a ranking here or devaluing your experience with a serious chronic illness.
Anyway, I’m thick skinned about this, so this isn’t really about me. I’m just trying to let you know that you could engender negative reactions by being unaware of this common “sore spot”.
EDIT: Sorry, I see you’ve addressed this in a different comment, so you’re aware. All good, I’ll leave this up as general advice to others.
It’s incredibly common, but you should be aware (you actually might be!) that type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are incredibly different diseases, having almost nothing to do with one another apart from that they’re related to blood glucose. Even insulin-dependent type 2 is a very different ballgame to type 1.
I’m definitely not implying a ranking here or devaluing your experience with a serious chronic illness.
Anyway, I’m thick skinned about this, so this isn’t really about me. I’m just trying to let you know that you could engender negative reactions by being unaware of this common “sore spot”.
EDIT: Sorry, I see you’ve addressed this in a different comment, so you’re aware. All good, I’ll leave this up as general advice to others.