As a Type1, I wish they'd give them different names - diabetes is too often seen as a 'fat person disease'. Maybe I shouldn't care, but it is upsetting to have

As a Type1, I wish they'd give them different names - diabetes is too often seen as a 'fat person disease'. Maybe I shouldn't care, but it is upsetting to have to explain to people all the time. Even more so when they close their ears to the response.