type 1s vs. type 2s

I certainly hit a nerve with my rant on how type 2s are so different from type 1s in my comment on a diabetes website I recently joined. Interestingly, I had comments back, disagreeing, all from t1ds. I continue to believe that we have little in common, t2ds and t1ds.

Just because all the sites and associations lump everybody together doesn't mean that it's a good or suitable thing - and it isn't. T1ds look down on t2ds because even they still believe, like the bulk of the ignorant public, that t2d is a lifestyle disease. So, if you have t2d, you're a fat, lazy glutton and you did it to yourself, so fix it yourself. If you're a t1d, you're an innocent victim. Big difference in perspective.

Our interests are not totally in common, though there are some common issues. We might have more in common interest with heart attack and stroke victims than t1ds. That attitude thing will not change overnight, and I have no patience with it.

The website is TuDiabetes, and I think it's a great site; we'll see how much controversy they will entertain - or if they just want the same old every smiley pap and never a discouraging word. My first rants involved t1d vs. t2d, and the rip off of testing strips. I intend to take a shot on other things that bug me too, not for the sake of controversy, but because they really do bother me.

It's great to be positive, but change never happens when everyone is smiling and nodding even though they're angry or sad inside. We'll see.