I am thrilled for your wife, and your family should all be commended. However, Type 2 diabetes is different than Type 1 diabetes to be clear. Type 2, like the kind your wife was diagnosed with, is a lifestyle disease. Type 1 is autoimmune, where the body's own immune system attacks the insulin-producing pancreas, rendering it useless. T1D cannot be avoided with lifestyle choices nor treated with lifestyle choices. I knew none of this until I had to know, and I wish I never had to know. My daughter is fine now but the disease robbed her of her childhood. Peace and love to all of you frens on this board.
I am thrilled for your wife, and your family should all be commended. However, Type 2 diabetes is different than Type 1 diabetes to be clear. Type 2, like the kind your wife was diagnosed with, is a lifestyle disease. Type 1 is autoimmune, where the body's own immune system attacks the insulin-producing pancreas, rendering it useless. T1D cannot be avoided with lifestyle choices nor treated with lifestyle choices. I knew none of this until I had to know, and I wish I never had to know. My daughter is fine now but the disease robbed her of her childhood. Peace and love to all of you frens on this board.