Just trying to gauge some opinions really.
There are three diabetics in our family, all type 2's. I have noticed recently there is so much confusion among the general public about what constitutes a type 1 diabetic, with an alarming amount of people thinking that if you take insulin, then you must have type 1 diabetes, it isn't possible to have type 2 and have injections!
I also have spoken to someone from another forum who is type 2, preferred to eat what she liked and not change her lifestyle, was put onto insulin and then said she was a type 1 diabetic.
Can you believe that a medical professional I met was shocked that my daughter took insulin for her type 2 referring to it as "rare"..I know it's not that rare at all.
Has anyone here had this experience? Only curious!
There are three diabetics in our family, all type 2's. I have noticed recently there is so much confusion among the general public about what constitutes a type 1 diabetic, with an alarming amount of people thinking that if you take insulin, then you must have type 1 diabetes, it isn't possible to have type 2 and have injections!

I also have spoken to someone from another forum who is type 2, preferred to eat what she liked and not change her lifestyle, was put onto insulin and then said she was a type 1 diabetic.

Can you believe that a medical professional I met was shocked that my daughter took insulin for her type 2 referring to it as "rare"..I know it's not that rare at all.
Has anyone here had this experience? Only curious!