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Have you ever had an illness that most people don't understand? (self.asklemmy)

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[–] zeppo 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, the autoimmune pancreatic deficiency ones should be split off from type 2. Insipidus should just be called something totally different. That's a recurring conversation on T1 discussion groups. People ask things like "were you really fat as a kid? Did you like, just eat so much sugar you got diabetes?" and no, I was 5'11" and 130 lbs when I was diagnosed.

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