Sometimes the editor in me gets a bit irritated when I see non-standard versions of diabetes terminology. Here are some examples: 1) It's pretty standard now-a-days that the two types of diabetes should be rendered with an uncapitalized letter followed by an Arabic numeral (except at the b...
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Incorrect Terms
David Mendosa
Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 10:46 PM -
Diabetes Terminology
Gail
Tuesday, June 05, 2007 at 08:37 PMHi from New Zealand. I get very annoyed when I read or hear that I ..."suffer from Type 1 diabetes". I do not agree that I actually "suffer" - I just happen to have Type 1 diabetes.
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Diabetes Terminology
Little Sue
Monday, July 16, 2007 at 11:43 AMI'm a Type I and work as a medical secretary. It annoys me when doctors list the diagnosis: "non-insulin-dependent diabetes (on insulin)".
So he doesn't need insulin, he just injects it for fun?
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It must be a lot easier to irritate me than it is to irritate you. A lot of incorrect terms about diabetes bother me. I talk about them at http://mendosa.com/incorrect_terms.htm