Is FUDiabetes for Type 1 only? I really can’t tell from this website. I was at the Zoom meeting today, but everyone was type 1 and I felt like an outsider.
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No, FUD is for anyone. T1, T2, T3, LADA, Monogenetic, Gestational, Pancreatic, T159, any and all.
Also parents/spouses/partners are here too.
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No, there are T2 people here, me included. I’ve always felt welcome.
I didn’t get on the Zoom call and BTW it was primarily for members of TUD. I’m a member there as well, I guess for a couple more days.
Welcome David, here we all gain by being part of this community.
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No, FUD is not. There may be a lot of T1s, but there are on TuD too; certainly a disproportionate number on both channels.
What is nice about FUD, or TuD, is that it is possible to be part of a conversation that interests me and yet totally absent myself from others.
So, no; FUD is not for T1D only.
Great topic. Welcome and thanks for it; the answers will help FUD state who it is.
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All are welcome here and we all learn from one another whether we have any form of diabetes ourselves, or are just caregivers, friends or family for them. We are all part of one big family on FUD, all with one desire…to be UNLIMITED in who we are and what we do with our lives. That’s what drives our discussions and that’s what drives our lives. I’ve learned so much from many members here who aren’t type one, even if my own son, who I’m primary diabetes manager for, is.
Welcome!
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Absolutely not. We take all kinds:) from what I’ve observed there’s a bias toward t1 participation throughout the diabetes online community but I can assure you you’re welcome and your input is valued here
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Welcome! It is for everyone. There are specific categories for each type of post when you start a thread.
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Thank you all for your replies. My experience at the Zoom meeting was a half-hour of T1 discussion only. No T2s present at all.
I do have some understanding of T1 issues, because I had a wife who was T1 from an early age. She shared he struggles with T1 with me. In those early years she only had urine testing and was told she would likely die young. Later, she attended classes at the Joslin Clinic in Boston and took control herself and achieved better control with six injections a day. Still later, I influenced her to get a high-pressure injection pen to reduce the pain, and still later, to get an insulin pump. I’m sure if she were alive today (she died of familial cytohistosis unrelated to her diabetes) she would enjoy even better control with the latest technology.
But I am T2, and feel a strong pull to share with others the freedom from drugs that is possible through diet alone, for many T2 patients. I want to tell my story and inspire others that a specific diet is remarkably effective, even in people who have a history of difficulty with diets. I am hoping I can counter the prejudice in T2 in favor of drugs, drugs, and more drugs on the part of doctors who don’t know better and even the American Diabetes Association. Am I welcome in a mixed organization of different diabetes types? Only time will tell. My first experience with meeting by Zoom was unfortunate, as I cannot contribute much to a T1-only discussion.
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