I’m stealing from another article today.  This Type 1 psychotherapist won’t apply the term “control” to her disease for the same reasons I want to use “manage” instead.  She prefers to think about “influencing” her diabetes. 

Awesome to consider re-orienting our brains in this way!!

For those of you who aren’t clear on the difference bewteen Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes, the author explains:

People with Type 1, which is generally considered the more severe of the types, have little or no pancreatic function, which is required for cells to absorb glucose. Type 2s have a pancreas that can produce insulin, but it is either not enough insulin to combat the overwhelming intake of sugar, or the cells ignore the insulin.

Type 2 used to be called adult-onset diabetes, though kids can get it. Type 1 used to be called juvenile-onset diabetes, though adults can get it. Type 1 is a chronic autoimmune disease. It doesn’t matter what you eat or drink or how much exercise you get. At some point, the pancreas destroys its own insulin-producing cells.

I invite you to make your way to Berkeley on Wednesday for what promises to be an interesting, enlightening, and empowering talk!!