| I'll have to second Deus Xm's eloquently put words above. No want wants to have diabetes but the point is about accepting the things you cant control and working on those you can (isnt that the AA mantra?!). ie you have diabetes, you do not have a pancreas but you can work hard to use whatever regime you choose to mimic the action of a functioning panceas as closely as you can and thus keep yourself healthy. i dont think anyone is trying to say you are stupid and personally i can understand some of the questions you have (but an endo can run certain tests that can ascertain these things if you are that keen to know, beleieve me this need will pass), but diabetes management takes a LOT of energy, i think people are just trying to suggest that you use this energy to work on something that can make a difference to your long term health and happiness.
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