Frequently Asked Questions

What up people of the Internet? I am constantly asked the same questions again and I am always happy to answer them because the more that's known about diabetes the better. But I thought for all the people that don't have a diabetic to hand I would answer the questions that I get asked so often.

1) What's the difference between type 1 and 2?
Type 1 Diabetes, the person's own body has destroyed the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. When your own body destroys good stuff in your body it has what is called an autoimmune disease. Type 1 is known as an autoimmune disease. 
People with Type 2 diabetes has one of two problems, and sometimes both:

1. Not enough insulin is being produced.
2. The insulin is not working properly - this is known as insulin resistance.

Type 1 is often diagnosed in childhood whereas type 2 occurs in adults and a high number of cases are due to obesity and poor diet.

2) So did you eat lots of sweets as a child?
No this is probably the most common of all the questions as people get the types confused. So as a child I personally didn't eat a lot of sweets but even if I had that's not the reason I am a diabetic.As I've already said type one is caused by genetics

3) Does it hurt?
This could be referring to my blood test, my injections or the cannula which is permanently in my body; The answer I always give is no and the reply is always I wouldn't be able to do that but imagine if you from the age of six were doing something everyday all day. It's become a part of my life that I genuinely couldn't live without and it doesn't hurt and it has in the past I've hit a nerve  putting my cannula in and that is the weirdest feeling ever.

Ok so there weren't many questions but to my mind these are the most important and  most often asked questions to me personally.

Rhona x