Posted by KenC on February 27, 2000 at 21:31:07:
In Reply to: Re: How Gullible Are We? posted by Al Gordon on February 27, 2000 at 21:08:46:
Let's see.......
Common questions and statements of the ignorant about type 1. (The ranks of whom I admittedly used to be within)
Your child can grow out of it, right?
It's okay, there are many other things that are worse, right?
My grandfather has the same thing.
Your child must have eaten too many sweets.
Diabetes is not lethal.
Does he have to take insulin?
Any babysitter will do.
Does it run in the family?
Parenting is difficult for everyone.
So he can't eat sugar?
It's "manageable"
etcetera etcetera etcetera