Ditto, but I’m over 10 years from diagnosis by now. Interestingly, I was working in a fairly small lab at the time and one of my fellow grad students was also diagnosed with Type I a month before I was. When I mentioned this scenario to a virologist friend of mine he went apeshit with theories and was horrified that…

Right, because Type 2 is the only one that’s really an issue. /s

No need to apologize. Like I said, I know it was sarcasm aimed at the current state of health care in this country and I agree with that sentiment. I just wanted to point that out because there are many people who don’t understand that there those with type 1 diabetes and those with hereditary type 2 diabetes or even…

I know your statement is sarcasm but as someone with Type 1 diabetes I feel the need to point out that there are diabetics out there whom are not diabetic due to poor nutritional/exercise choices.