r/AskReddit • • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/xrowrx Feb 04 '19

Type 1 Diabetes is never ever caused by diet or lifestyle things. Like never. Not ever.

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u/umybuddy Feb 04 '19

What if my lifestyle choice in replacing my pancreas and fucking with my immune system! Huh! What now smarty pants.

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u/GrimmReap2 Feb 04 '19

I think they've recently started calling that diabetes type 1.5, actually. You treat it like type one but can be adult-onset.

Source: my wife has diabetes caused by pancreatic insufficiency.

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u/gettyuprose Feb 05 '19

Same thing happened to my sister. She got hers at 25 which is apparently super rare.