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Permalink Reply by Sarah on April 28, 2009 at 12:59pm

LOL! I think those are very accurate observations. Everything IS a learning process, and a bit of compassion/ tolerance goes a long way.

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Permalink Reply by Kristy S on April 28, 2009 at 1:11pm

Terry, You hit it right on the nose, and that is why I posted the question. I have learned much about type 1 and type 2 because my family members are afflicted with both..Not soon enough to save myself though.. As both are totally different, they are the same" incurable". When I said" numbers don't matter' that is what I meant. So much to learn!!!

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Permalink Reply by Anthony Holko on April 28, 2009 at 4:12pm

Terry.

A great summary that would be funny if it wasnt perfectly true. Well both types may be criminally responsible for their diseases since we did not choose our parents properly.

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Permalink Reply by elaine peterson on April 28, 2009 at 4:56pm

Lock us all up....that would solve the problem.

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Permalink Reply by Anthony Holko on April 28, 2009 at 5:01pm

Elaine.

I my case that would probably be the only way to loose weight. A calorie restricted low carb diet with a TV powered by a bicycle generator with a 6 months sentence would do real good. Then we could see if loosing weight helps insulin resistance.

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Permalink Reply by elaine peterson on April 28, 2009 at 5:08pm

Me too! You know, at some places, they call it a spa and give you a few shrimp to eat....charge you a fortune!

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Permalink Reply by Lana Thomas on April 28, 2009 at 6:59pm

LOL! Funny thing, that.

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Permalink Reply by Sidney Partridge smile on May 11, 2009 at 4:17pm

you got it backwards
lock them up

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Permalink Reply by LAURA MANTLO on May 18, 2009 at 7:37pm

TYPE 2 CAN TURN INTO TYPE 1 IF NOT PROPERLY TREATED BY AN ORAL MEDICATION, SUCH AS METFORMIN, OR JANUVIA. SINCE ONLY TYPE 2 DIABETICS ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN RECEIVE PO MEDICATIONS.

I'M A TYPE 2 DIABETIC, MINES HEREDITARY. I'M NOT OBESE. SO IT'S NOT ALL OF TYPE 2 DIABETICS FAULT.

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Permalink Reply by MelissaBL on May 18, 2009 at 10:12pm

Actually, your first statement isn't true.

Type 2s can become insulin dependent (and many fare better on insulin), but their diabetes cannot turn into autoimmune diabetes (Type 1). This is a common misunderstanding and why some feel the labels don't work to educate people about the root causes of the conditions.

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Permalink Reply by Natalie ._c- on December 7, 2010 at 12:52pm

I personally know one person who started out as an obese Type 2, had gastric bypass surgery, and continued to lose weight uncontrollably, whereupon she had an antibody test, and was found to be Type 1. I wonder what would have happened if they'd done an antibody test when she was first diagnosed with Type 2 -- she was obese, and NOT losing weight, not matter what she did, and this was several years before her surgery.

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Permalink Reply by Candi on December 17, 2010 at 2:53pm

Type 2's CAN  develop Type 1..I am now considered both and have been into DKA to prove it.

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