Manny Hernandez of tudiabetes.com dicusses the similarities and differences between Type I and Type II diabetes and how both groups can achieve a mutual understanding and connect to improve care for people with diabetes.
Well articulated Manny and especially your addressing the misperception that "insulin resistance leads to obesity and not the other way around" for Type II'ers. I agree and believe that making a connection between the Type I and II community is needed and can only improve our understanding of how best to care for both these similar, yet different conditions.
Tuesday, Sep 01 2009 10:20 EST by gkelly
Well articulated Manny and especially your addressing the misperception that "insulin resistance leads to obesity and not the other way around" for Type II'ers. I agree and believe that making a connection between the Type I and II community is needed and can only improve our understanding of how best to care for both these similar, yet different conditions.
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