Question:
Does anyone know if the possibility that one person can have both Type I
and Type II Diabetes has ever been researched? what definition you use?
Answer:
I guess it depends on what definition you use:
Type 1 - Insulin Dependent
Type 2 - Non-Insulin Dependent
or
Type 1 - Pancreas doesn't function
Type 2 - Pancreas does function, but insulin produced isn't adequate
or
Type 1 - Juvenile Diabetes
Type 2 - Adult Onset Diabetes
If we could all agree on what Type 1 and Type 2 are, then probably we could
answer this question. Personally, I would prefer to get rid of the type and
just call the whole thing Diabetes and leave it at that.
I know when I mention to people that I am diabetic, their first question is
always "Do I have to take insulin?" When I respond in the negative, their usual
reaction is, "Oh, then you don't have it too bad then." (add this to the list
of myths). I then have to spend several minutes educating them.
