tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053246525338081158.post9141569808020743345..comments2023-10-30T07:31:25.296-07:00Comments on Progress Trumps Perfection: The DifferencesCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02375425579945781536noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053246525338081158.post-76610507758336548442007-03-25T13:58:00.000-07:002007-03-25T13:58:00.000-07:00I am always amazed at the differences too. I work...I am always amazed at the differences too. I work with several Type 1s and a couple Type 2s. The guilt is probably the biggest emotional/mental difference. Anytime I tell a Type 1 that I have Type 2, I can feel them weighing me with their eyes. And if I don't say it quickly enough, they are sure to say "Well, they're totally different diseases." The maintenance drug - insulin - is the same in some cases. The measurements - bgl meter and HbA1C are the same but that's really about it.Ottoettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642495388582484595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053246525338081158.post-60382679593070083912007-03-25T11:28:00.000-07:002007-03-25T11:28:00.000-07:00Oh my! Makes it hard to trust them when they clai...Oh my! Makes it hard to trust them when they claim to know about something and you realize they are clueless. Same thing happened with my opthamologist. He told me how bad my breakfast had been and tried to sell me supplements. He is no longer my opthamologist. Clueless is OK, admitting cluelessness is OK, claiming to know and being clueless = not OK.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375425579945781536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053246525338081158.post-47240547183032733142007-03-25T09:00:00.000-07:002007-03-25T09:00:00.000-07:00This reminds me of a psychologist I saw at a major...This reminds me of a psychologist I saw at a major diabetes clinic here in town. He had type 2 and our first session was centered around him convincing me that there was no difference between his condition and mine...........Minnesota Nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170043587010711783noreply@blogger.com