Mass Media, Medical Professionals, along with Reporters Perpetuate Misconceptions About Type one Diabetes

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Mass media, health professionals, and news reporters perpetuate misconceptions regarding Type 1 diabetes by using the word’ diabetes’ when they are really just talking about Type two diabetes.
Lately, you can’t turn on the television without experiencing the word diabetes. Glucose meter companies – http://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=companies are beginning to advertise the meters of theirs, news stories are highlighting diabetic issues in their health segments, and drug organizations are selling the latest diabetes item of theirs. There is an issue with many of the chatter, however, no one is differentiating between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
While in many instances, Ceracare supplement – http://scanlife.com.ua/en/actual/faq/diet-diabetics-0 and I actually mean several instances, they’re chatting about Type two diabetes, they only omit the written text Type 2 and say, diabetes. Even though this might not be a problem for individuals with Type two diabetes, as well as people with no diabetes in all, it does cause a concern for people living with the’ other’ diabetes, Type one diabetes.
This’s where all the misconceptions begin. People munching on their breakfast listening to the television in the track record hear the name diabetes, then the rest of the commercial, then think they instantly understand what the boy of mine is going through day in and day out. A commercial on how to eating properly as well as exercise is able to assist control your diabetes, and believe they have the lock on how you can help my five year old’ control’ his diabetes. Each and every one of those commercials will make my son’s life a whole lot less complicated if they’d just make use of the full title of this particular disease, Type 2 diabetes.
Or at least put in a disclaimer saying something such as, “While the commercial/news of ours story/Public Service Announcement will help men and women with Type 2 diabetes, make sure you leave men and women with Type one diabetes by itself, this doesn’t pertain to them.” Obviously, I understand this will not happen but it would be good.

I saw this on a web page of a nurse that my son will have to work with one day in a future college that he’ll attend.

“YOU KNOW [sic] March is National Nutrition Month and March 2nd – 6th is National School Breakfast Week? Eating a balanced breakfast helps you to keep you alert and feeling great. Kids who eat breakfast are considerably unlikely to be obese or become diabetic. Kids are usually more likely to get much better concentration, problem -solving skill-sets and hand-eye coordination.”
When I read this I practically cried. Okay, I really did cry, but just a little. This specific lack of clarity which penetrates our subconscious on a regular basis is the thing that makes it really difficult for my little guy to explain the reason why his diabetes, Type 1, is different than Type two diabetes. A school nurse is a respected authority on health information, and the point that this statement will be placed out there for everyone to read implies that the son of mine, the child of mine, possibly didn’t eat breakfast and that’s why he became’ diabetic.’