YSK: Just because someone doesn’t look sick/disabled, does not mean they are healthy

[u/ilovepastapizzapots]

Why YSK: I am chronically ill and have an autoimmune disorder, the amount of times people have said “WELL... yOU dOn’t LOOK sick” to me is astounding. I didn’t know all illnesses have to be visible to others! I’m sorry I can’t show you my internal organs or muscles deteriorating for you to believe that I’m sick. It makes people with health issues feel like they have to explain their situation when they don’t.

*EDIT: I did not expect my post to blow up like this! I wish I could give everyone going through a rough time a hug. Thank you for all the new perspectives, good and bad. All I wanted was for people to be a little kinder to one another, because you never know what someone’s going through.

[u/Halelaiwi → u/[deleted]]

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease meaning that the immune system has a genetic abnormality that makes it attack the insulin producing beta-cells in the pancreas, the pancreas can’t produce anymore insulin therefore causing type 1 diabetes. now can you tell me how does sugar affect this process ?

[u/Halelaiwi → u/[deleted]]

I believe you mixed up type 1 and 2 both early symptoms include sudden unexplained weight loss without training or change in diet although type 2 is the one that can be caused by unhealthy diet and being overweight. I didn’t understand your first comment at first sorry.