My wife Kelsey and I were friends for several months before we started dating. Kelsey has always been very open about her diabetes, so I learned about her disease early in our friendship. Initially, she had to explain to me the difference between type 1 and type 2. I didn't know there were different types of diabetes! My brother had recently been diagnosed with type 2 and did a minimal amount of work to manage it. I didn't realize how much more care and attention this disease requires...
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