Love listening to you guys BUT…

Gotta call you guys out. There was a podcast question about eating during the holidays and Easton made a joke about getting diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is an AUTOIMMUNE disease that originates when the cells that make insulin are destroyed by the immune system. It has NOTHING to do with eating sweets, exercise (I have run 5 marathons and been a runner for over 35 years) or eating too much. I was diagnosed 11 years ago and it is a 24 hour, 7 days a week battle trying to manage your body’s blood sugars. Everything effects your blood sugars. Stress, sleep, activity, diet, EVERTHING. The ease at which people joke about this “invisible” disease is disgusting. As someone who continues to battle alcoholism on a daily basis I am sure you can relate. (Congrats on your 5 years sober BTW). Instead of a soapbox, I will step down off my insulin pump. Thanxs for letting me vent.