Type 1 Diabetes is NOT the same of Type 2!! It is a SERIOUS medical condition and is NOT caused by lifestyle!

[TIDMum]

Just had the Sky guy here to upgrade internet speed and he asked about DS's glucose monitor alarm going off so I said he's a Type 1 diabetic. He was asking if it was a care alarm then said 'oh so not that serious, just for the blood sugar reading'.

He then said that his wife was Type 1 and we had a little discussion about her GM and what type of insulin pump she's on (which she doesn't actually have!) and he then said 'I blame diet and alcopops really'.

It then became clear his wife was Type 2.

I said 'oh right, I blame COVID actually because you know it's an autoimmune disorder?' He said 'oh right' then was quiet while he finished his work.

DS (age 16) heard this as he was walking past.

DS said he's an idiot but this really annoys me.

I can't count how many times over the last 4 years since his diagnosis, people have started talking to me about their sister, aunt or neighbour having 'Type 1' when it's actually Type 2 they're talking about. He had the teasing at school about too much sugar as well.

I really think if you don't know what Type 1 diabetes, shut up and don't talk about it tbh.

AIBU to get pissed off about this? I can't think of any other serious medical conditions that are mistaken like this.

Op it sounds like you need some wine and a bitch with other t1d parents who get it in all honesty. Trust me, we all feel this way one day or another. Its grinding.

Then those people just shouldn't open their mouths.

What a stupid thing to say. It's a forum, we are all allowed a voice.
Are you mumsnet police?

Honestly read properly before responding.

I said FATALITIES in Type 2 would normally be caused by years of ignoring medical advice.

Type 1 can be fatal as any given time.

He sounds ignorant about T1 diabetes but you also sound quite ignorant about T2 diabetes so I don't think you have the moral high ground here.

I think it happens for all of us once in a while.

So being t1 is superior to t2? Or your point is?

I keep telling people T2 is not always lifestyle as well. People used to get type 2 when we had rations after WW2

My dad was t1 since tween and the times he heard that it was caused by food etc and he could surely go on diet to reverse it was infuriating. Pretty sure that by now he lobbied for new chamber in hell for these people

No he was serious with a frustrated look on his face.

I had told him DS was diagnosed as 12.

He was obviously relating it to too much sugar.

Think I'm going to make a complaint to Sky actually, on the premise of train your engineers to not comment on medical conditions even if they think they know about them.

What got my back up was him first downplaying the CGM alarm as not serious or important (which it actually is!) but I was saccharine sweet (excuse the pun) to him.

When he said about the alcopops I really wanted to tell him to get the fuck out of my house immediately.

She is annoyed because the two are so different yet always assumed the same. Type one and Type two and so fourth should all be named something different to avoid this.

1. Autoimmune diabetes.
2. Insulin resistant diabetes.
3. Pancreatic damage diabetes.

And so fourth. Would solve a lot of issues.

Would literally solve the whole bloody thing.

In order to feel that your ds is ‘judged’ for people mistakenly thinking he has T2, you must see that you are also judging people with T2, otherwise you would just regard it as a mistake, not a mistake with judgemental connotations regarding his diet and lifestyle. Would you feel the same if people were mixing up Polymyalgia and Fibromyalgia, for example?

You should of done. I would of done the same thing in your shoes.

Now you're just being offensive. My mother died of indirect complications as a result of T2 diabetes. She had t2 for about 20 years. It DID take her a while to get on top of it - because like any disease, it's not always as simple as "eat better" and hey ho, all well be well. And by the time she died, she had been on top of it for many years. But sadly, she still had problems wit her veins and died as a result.

So please, absolutely be upset and frustrated at the shitty way people think about T1 diabetes and the lack of knowledge in the broader population, but also, please don't suggest that people with T2 diabetes just have to try a bit harder and "follow medical advice". Because you're behaving as badly towards them as the clueless are towards your son with T1.

Both are serious. There are also more than two types of diabetes.

Who said that?

You?

Honestly the lengths Type 2s go to try to diminish the fact that Type 1 IS much more serious, life threatening, life changing and high risk for serious complications is sickening.

It's you who wants to make it into a competition.

Thin people can develop type 2 diabetes too even if they live a healthy lifestyle. While being overweight is a major risk factor, other factors such as genetics, family history, age, ethnicity, previous gestational diabetes, and how the body stores fat can also contribute to the condition. Some people develop insulin resistance despite having a normal weight, and others may have an inherited tendency to produce less insulin. Healthy eating, regular exercise, and maintaining a healthy weight significantly reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, but they do not completely prevent it in everyone.

My mum as type 3 C diabetes
This came to her after having the whipple procedure in 2012
Shes on insulin to.
Not much is known about this type and it's quite hard to control
Shes in a nursing home and its challenging to keep her well .
So yes there certainly is different types and I never knew this till happened to my mum.

So because it's more likely to be life threatening in the short term, T2 doesn't deserve concern or care?

You need to stop. I appreciate where you're coming from and don't blame you for the way people act about your DS. But you are not doing your argument any favours in the way you speak about T2. Both are dangerous, albeit in different ways.

So exactly as I said then!

I thought it read like he was saying the comment about his partner, not your family member.
The guy was making small talk.
You really, really need to chill out.
Soon people will be worried to have a conversation with anybody in a work capacity for fear of getting complained about.
The person you complain to at Sky will laugh at your complaint.

T2d isn't as life threatening as t1d is though. Unless on insulin of course.

Our kids could go to bed and literally never wake up. Dead in bed syndrome is a real thing.

There are four types actually - 1, 2, 3 (multiple causes), gestational.

Sorry but you really need to calm down !
What are you hoping to achieve by complaining to Sky ?

No, that's not true. You explicity said: I said FATALITIES in Type 2 would normally be caused by years of ignoring medical advice.

So I guess my mother, who took a while to get on top of her diabetes (not because she didn'ttry) and then DID get on top of it but still died... actually died because she "ignored" medical advice for "years".