To rainbow_goddess, because I'm just pedantic.

[conuly]

It turns out that there's six different types of diabetes.

Four forms of diabetes insipidus and two major types of diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus are unrelated. Basically, the names refer to "insipid" and "sweet" pee, I think. The former has to do with the inability of the kidneys to regulate water properly, and can lead to dehydration, the latter has to do with the inability of the body to regulate sugar properly.

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[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

Actually, there are at least three kinds of diabetes mellitus: Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes. Then there is "prediabetic", "insulin resistance," "impaired glucose tolerance" and something called "Type one and a half" which seems to be something that doctors fall back on when they don't know which type a person is. I've been told by some endocrinologists that there is actually no such thing as type one and a half, but some people are told that's what they have.

[conuly]

*blush*

Oops.

Well, there's definitely more than two, and apparently more than six. Now I'm dizzy.

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

And by the way, in the post on customers_suck I never said there were only two types. I said that people should specify what type they are talking about, and I said that there is more than one type, but I never said there were only two types.

[conuly]

*blushes harder*

Now I feel sillystupid. You didn't say two? I could've sworn somebody did, and that it was you. It's my fault, I should pay more attention.

I just have this l337 knowledge of the OTHER diabetes, and it's been sitting in my head for months now.

Which is not an excuse. I'm sorry.

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

I find the information about diabetes insipidus quite interesting, because I never hear anything about it and I'd like to know what it is. I didn't know that there was more than one type of that.

[conuly]

So long as you're not offended. I realized afterwards (between posting there and here) that it might've been offensive. Maybe. I don't know. Well, at least I'm trying.

And I found out about diabetes insipidus when trying to research sweet diabetes, and I've been waiting to share the fact for months.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

And now you know how I feel whenever I post in your journal.

I swear, something in this thing makes me stupid, but ONLY in THIS journal.

I'm going to have to blame the colors.

[conuly]

*meeps*

I'm sorry. I don't say anything, do I?

[conuly]

Because I certainly don't think you're stupid or ignorant.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

naaah.

everyone else does :D

hee! meeping!

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

Actually, there are at least three kinds of diabetes mellitus: Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes. Then there is "prediabetic", "insulin resistance," "impaired glucose tolerance" and something called "Type one and a half" which seems to be something that doctors fall back on when they don't know which type a person is. I've been told by some endocrinologists that there is actually no such thing as type one and a half, but some people are told that's what they have.

[conuly]

*blush*

Oops.

Well, there's definitely more than two, and apparently more than six. Now I'm dizzy.

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

And by the way, in the post on customers_suck I never said there were only two types. I said that people should specify what type they are talking about, and I said that there is more than one type, but I never said there were only two types.

[conuly]

*blushes harder*

Now I feel sillystupid. You didn't say two? I could've sworn somebody did, and that it was you. It's my fault, I should pay more attention.

I just have this l337 knowledge of the OTHER diabetes, and it's been sitting in my head for months now.

Which is not an excuse. I'm sorry.

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

I find the information about diabetes insipidus quite interesting, because I never hear anything about it and I'd like to know what it is. I didn't know that there was more than one type of that.

[conuly]

So long as you're not offended. I realized afterwards (between posting there and here) that it might've been offensive. Maybe. I don't know. Well, at least I'm trying.

And I found out about diabetes insipidus when trying to research sweet diabetes, and I've been waiting to share the fact for months.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

And now you know how I feel whenever I post in your journal.

I swear, something in this thing makes me stupid, but ONLY in THIS journal.

I'm going to have to blame the colors.

[conuly]

*meeps*

I'm sorry. I don't say anything, do I?

[conuly]

Because I certainly don't think you're stupid or ignorant.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

naaah.

everyone else does :D

hee! meeping!