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[–] pocketsize 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

With two type 1 diabetics in my family, including a brother who was diagnosed at age 4, I have absolutely no sympathy for the author. My brother's balance of food, exercise and insulin is literally a matter of life and death, especially since he can't tell if his blood sugar is too low, until it's literally something like 30 (normal is 80-120 - at least for normal weight, non-diabetic humans).

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[–] text_inputter 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yeah, I've always wondered why type 1 and 2 are just flavors of diabetes. They have the same symptoms, sure, but wildly different causes and type 2 is almost entirely treatable with diet and exercise. When the author mentions things like "There’s the invisibility of the deeply dedicated management it requires." it's easy to be furious because, well, type 2 doesn't usually require "deeply dedicated management." Type 2 usually just requires that they stop stuffing their maw with bullshit all day.