By Rachel Adams, T1 diabetic for most of my life (www.quora.com)
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Type 1 without a doubt. Both are terrible shitty conditions, but most people with T2 get to enjoy decades of normal life whereas most people with T1 are diagnosed as children/teens. Some, including myself, can’t remember much about my life before my diagnosis.
T2 can often be controlled via diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes. They can also use oral medications. Some, but nowhere near all, take insulin.
T1 people have no choice but to take insulin. Our condition is also far more brittle as we make no insulin on our down. Not having the ability to inject insulin via pump/syringe/pen results in a painful and undignified death 100% of the time.
Because people with T1 tend to be diagnosed far younger than those with T2 (and because T1 is far more brutal) our life expectancy is around 20 years less than the average person. We experience a full range of complications from gastroparesis to kidney disease to nerve damage… the list goes on and on. A few hours could mean going from “fine” into a life threatening bout of diabetic ketoacidosis - essentially our blood turns toxic.
T1s face discrimination and harassment due to our condition in everything from school to career to relationships. We carry a heavy economic burden and have to plan everything in advance - plus a bit more just in case. We have to always consider things most people, including many T2s have never had to consider.
I’m sure a few T2s will pop up arguing, so I’d like to ask them. If you had to choose to be either T1 or T2, what would be your choice?
I can guarantee they’ll pick T2 because they know T1 is immeasurably worse, even if they don’t want to admit it out of self pity.
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Type 1 without a doubt. Both are terrible shitty conditions, but most people with T2 get to enjoy decades of normal life whereas most people with T1 are diagnosed as children/teens. Some, including myself, can’t remember much about my life before my diagnosis.
T2 can often be controlled via diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes. They can also use oral medications. Some, but nowhere near all, take insulin.
T1 people have no choice but to take insulin. Our condition is also far more brittle as we make no insulin on our down. Not having the ability to inject insulin via pump/syringe/pen results in a painful and undignified death 100% of the time.
Because people with T1 tend to be diagnosed far younger than those with T2 (and because T1 is far more brutal) our life expectancy is around 20 years less than the average person. We experience a full range of complications from gastroparesis to kidney disease to nerve damage… the list goes on and on. A few hours could mean going from “fine” into a life threatening bout of diabetic ketoacidosis - essentially our blood turns toxic.
T1s face discrimination and harassment due to our condition in everything from school to career to relationships. We carry a heavy economic burden and have to plan everything in advance - plus a bit more just in case. We have to always consider things most people, including many T2s have never had to consider.
I’m sure a few T2s will pop up arguing, so I’d like to ask them. If you had to choose to be either T1 or T2, what would be your choice?
I can guarantee they’ll pick T2 because they know T1 is immeasurably worse, even if they don’t want to admit it out of self pity.
Must watch >> Watch this video on latest treatment method
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