I’ve had juvenile diabetes since I was 11. People who’ve recently been diagnosed with type 2 usually compare themselves to people who make NO insulin and cannot control theirs with DIET and EXERCISE. It seems to bother me quite a bit, as there are only 3 million people with type 1 in the US and an estimated 150 million people with type 2.

YES! I have Type 1 Diabetes and constantly peopl mix them up and think that it is the same as type 2. Sometimes my friend (also type 1 diabetic) and I will say that we are pancreaticly challenged to avoid the confusion. But I totally understand your frustration.

EDIT: Some of the people that answered do not understand that type 1 is not just being insulin dependant. Type 1 is when your pancreas stops producing the insulin. I know some type 2 diabetics who are on insulin, but that does NOT make them type 1…they are still type 2! For those who do not understand….google it or something…i cannot stand this mix up any longer

There seem to be cookbooks that are specific to Type 2 diabetes. Does this mean there’s a difference in the kind of diet that Type 1 and Type 2 sufferers need to follow?

There is a lot of difference between the diet of all diabetics.

We have different tolerances to certain carb / protein / fat combo’s.

Type 2′s can vary so much. Some people can control it with a very strict diet, others can have a less strict one with tablets.

Type 1′s can have a lot less of a strict diet, we learn to adjust our insulin to our carbs, just like a normal pancreas would work.
Insulin is given either via injections or a pump.

I’ve been type 1 since i was 9. I have very good control, and i self-medicate, like most type 1′s learn to.
I can eat mostly anything, apart from the obvious, like a load of sweets, 3 pizza’s etc.

Any ‘specific’ cookbooks are usually rubbish.
Type 2 diabetics can vary a huge amount with their medications, their dietary requirements.
There is no ‘diet’ that works for everyone.

There seem to be cookbooks that are specific to Type 2 diabetes. Does this mean there’s a difference in the kind of diet that Type 1 and Type 2 sufferers need to follow?

There is a lot of difference between the diet of all diabetics.

We have different tolerances to certain carb / protein / fat combo’s.

Type 2′s can vary so much. Some people can control it with a very strict diet, others can have a less strict one with tablets.

Type 1′s can have a lot less of a strict diet, we learn to adjust our insulin to our carbs, just like a normal pancreas would work.
Insulin is given either via injections or a pump.

I’ve been type 1 since i was 9. I have very good control, and i self-medicate, like most type 1′s learn to.
I can eat mostly anything, apart from the obvious, like a load of sweets, 3 pizza’s etc.

Any ‘specific’ cookbooks are usually rubbish.
Type 2 diabetics can vary a huge amount with their medications, their dietary requirements.
There is no ‘diet’ that works for everyone.

Learning From Each Other, Finding Common Ground: http://tudiabetes.com/profiles/blogs/learning-from-each-other
(audio transcript for the video)

Duration : 0:8:31

Learning From Each Other, Finding Common Ground: http://tudiabetes.com/profiles/blogs/learning-from-each-other
(audio transcript for the video)

Duration : 0:8:31

http://www.DeathToDiabetes.com Excerpt from diabetes workshop, conducted by ex-diabetic, author and diabetes educator (DeWayne McCulley), explaining how to eat super foods, avoid the 5 “dead” foods to control, beat and reverse Type 2 diabetes. Introduction by health director Sylvia_Provenza.
Go to http://www.DeathToDiabetes.com to obtain the complete video. Foundation of diabetes diet cookbook.

Duration : 0:10:13

You and your dietitian can work that out. Every one is different.
Make sure to have fast acting sugar with you while you bike.

http://www.DeathToDiabetes.com Segment No. 5 of diabetes lecture in Pittsburgh. Topics: Cell biology/5 functions, Nutritional biomarkers, The 5 “super” foods, Q&A, Testimonial. Ex-diabetic, who almost died of diabetic coma, explains how to defeat Type 2 diabetes, based on his experience, research, and acclaimed diabetic book, Death to Diabetes (ISBN 0977360741), the Diabetes DVD (ISBN 0977360733), and the soon-to-be-released The Diabetes Handbook (ISBN 097736075X).

Penn State graduate, Xerox engineer, Hughes Aircraft, Urban League math tutor, Eta Kappa Nu honor society, Farrell High School, Shenango Valley

Duration : 0:10:54

http://www.DeathToDiabetes.com Segment No. 5 of diabetes lecture in Pittsburgh. Topics: Cell biology/5 functions, Nutritional biomarkers, The 5 “super” foods, Q&A, Testimonial. Ex-diabetic, who almost died of diabetic coma, explains how to defeat Type 2 diabetes, based on his experience, research, and acclaimed diabetic book, Death to Diabetes (ISBN 0977360741), the Diabetes DVD (ISBN 0977360733), and the soon-to-be-released The Diabetes Handbook (ISBN 097736075X).

Penn State graduate, Xerox engineer, Hughes Aircraft, Urban League math tutor, Eta Kappa Nu honor society, Farrell High School, Shenango Valley

Duration : 0:10:54

A patient discovers that she has Type II Diabetes after a routine physical.

Duration : 0:1:49