Little annoys people with diabetes more than references to one type of diabetes being confused with another.
Grainne Flynne’s article is a good insight into the thinking of someone with the condition and the need not to discriminate between type one and type two. All types of diabetes are chronic, life threatening conditions and none are easier to live with than any other.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/divide-between-people-type-1-195250627.html