| Type 1 and Type 2 are very different, but I agree with Heather - most people don't know much about either type, although they THINK they know a lot.
For example, I've been going to the same hairdresser for 20 years. The last time I was there, we were talking about diabetes; he knows I've been Type 1 for years. At one point he said, "Well, there's a lot you can do to help yourself, like eat right and watch your diet. That's probably why you got it in the first place because you weren't doing those things." I was so angry I thought I might explode on the spot! I tried to set him straight but he didn't get it. What made me even madder was that I have always maintained a normal weight whereas he is always on one "diet" or another but is always 20-30 lbs. overweight.
I don't know why I let these things get to me. I should be used to it by now! | 
