Why I resist the mild versus serious dichotomy
The perception that Type 2 diabetes is mild, or that it can be subdivided into mild and serious, usually misleads doctors, patients and the public into thinking that this so-called mild form does not deserve earnest attention. This has been my experience, almost without exception, with people who comment on diabetes (whether or not they themselves are diabetic, or are in the medical profession who ought to know better). The reactions thrown my way are a variation of Why go through all that trouble for a little bit of diabetes?
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