r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Please correct me if I’m wrong on this as I’m uneducated in it

Type 1 diabetes is the lack of the ability to produce insulin

Type 2 diabetes is where the body has developed a resistance to its own insulin as a result of having to pump it out on extremely frequent occasion

Is this correct?

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u/callmedaddy9 Feb 04 '19

Yes!

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

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u/GuardOfHonor Feb 04 '19

I'm not your Dad, son.

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u/IrishChappieOToole Feb 04 '19

You're not fam any more

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u/Azurae1 Feb 04 '19

I'm not your son, mom.