tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723302447518833705.post6707758287677914490..comments2011-06-07T01:45:33.529-07:00Comments on My db Journey: Some Diabetic Myths dispelledUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723302447518833705.post-47906185569608385482011-04-26T12:38:49.736-07:002011-04-26T12:38:49.736-07:00being a diabetic is not a lifestyle choice, being ...being a diabetic is not a lifestyle choice, being obese is. I have not gained much in weight since I was 18, and I have been a diabetic on insulin since I was 18. You can pump in insulin to cover up all sorts of over eating, insulin is also a weight producing hormone, so the two combined equal obesity.<br /><br />However, I choose, as a long term type one diabetic on insulin, to enjoy life, andGreen Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804838093174245312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723302447518833705.post-53919017854408243002011-04-26T00:01:17.100-07:002011-04-26T00:01:17.100-07:00A very interesting blog with loads of information....A very interesting blog with loads of information. I grew up with diabetes - well my dad was an insulin dependent diabetic for most of my life<br />I have now run three 10k raising money for diabetes UK. I should really be running another....! Hence I literally do have the T shirt - in fact several which I wear proudly.<br />That is because I really do think it is so very important to raise Basset Human Slave!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15881990529621676875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723302447518833705.post-22450139953390446332011-04-25T19:11:23.525-07:002011-04-25T19:11:23.525-07:00You would be surprised CV just how many T2 diabeti...You would be surprised CV just how many T2 diabetics are insulin dependent.reflective momentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568053851898166710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723302447518833705.post-50825014466631095442011-04-25T07:43:00.436-07:002011-04-25T07:43:00.436-07:00Type 1 over here, in the UK, is usually mixed up w...Type 1 over here, in the UK, is usually mixed up with Type 2, in any publicity.<br /><br />Type 2 is different because mostly Type 2 do not have to inject insulin, although some do, but only a small percentage.<br /><br />I have lost count of the times I have told someone I am diabetic, to be asked (cos I am not overweight!), whether I was fat when I was young. Ignorance is horrendous with Marvin -The Hollow Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477654647518583194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723302447518833705.post-37350482778359378072011-04-24T08:41:43.115-07:002011-04-24T08:41:43.115-07:00LOL I had posted it in the wrong spot but have sen...LOL I had posted it in the wrong spot but have sent you the link :)<br />The same here in Australia our Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders have the same problem.reflective momentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568053851898166710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723302447518833705.post-52701137605513108352011-04-24T07:41:09.526-07:002011-04-24T07:41:09.526-07:00Diabetes runs rampant in my family. My mother had...Diabetes runs rampant in my family. My mother had it, as did 3 of her sisters and 1 brother. I have several cousins with T2. It's something I fear, thus I try to stay away from carbs as much as possible. No white foods, and very little fruit, although I do love fruit!<br /><br />Supposedly, Native Americans inherited a gene from their ancestors which enabled them to use food more Roanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841824351740989301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723302447518833705.post-7261064583690693632011-04-24T07:33:35.686-07:002011-04-24T07:33:35.686-07:00Yes I would like to hear CV about the differences ...Yes I would like to hear CV about the differences from a T1 point of view. <br /><br />Once upon a time anyone below a certain age was classed as T1 Now, with improvement in dr education and diagnosis more and more children are being diagnosed as T2. And not just because society is getting fatter either, there are other factors.... genetics being one of them.reflective momentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568053851898166710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723302447518833705.post-68016724367100839152011-04-24T07:13:09.812-07:002011-04-24T07:13:09.812-07:00will try and comment briefly. Yes, thank you for ...will try and comment briefly. Yes, thank you for posting about the myths. Of which there are many. It is a horrible chronic illness, which, because it is self medicated, is also tiring in the extreme, because you are never free of the tests and the worry.<br /><br />I have managed to comment briefly this time, although this subject is very close to my heart and it is "all about me" Imogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630607198049788969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723302447518833705.post-10251415596339133322011-04-24T03:44:07.666-07:002011-04-24T03:44:07.666-07:00ty Katety Katereflective momentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568053851898166710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723302447518833705.post-58129516915300512472011-04-24T03:00:13.031-07:002011-04-24T03:00:13.031-07:00What an excellent post - it is so detailed and inf...What an excellent post - it is so detailed and informative. Thanks for taking the time over that one.<br /><br />Kroughseasinthemedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362795583263821176noreply@blogger.com