Love The Label

Our type 1 columnist discovers that a label is just a word and that camp rocks!

I’ve never been too fond of labels. In my mind, I’m not a Type 1 diabetic but someone living with Type 1 diabetes. It may seem a little pedantic, but the subtle difference is something I think is important. Diabetes is a different race for everyone. The basics are the same or at least similar but the way we all manage this unwelcome, lifelong partner called T1D largely depends on us, our character, our physique, our mindset and all the ingredients of our lifestyle.

At the start, a T1D diagnosis is pretty world changing. Everyone has their own way of dealing with it but ultimately the end goal for most of us is the same. We all want to achieve a happy healthy life and make diabetes background noise.