Sure I have diabetes. Had it 26 years. And I'm the world's greatest diabetic. Whatever the doctor tells me to do, I do. I even know all my exchanges by heart.
Stories pour out.
The doctors, God love 'em, they sent your blood sample to the lab and a day or so later a reading came back. No one knew. Then she'd inject anywhere from 5 to 7 units of insulin. Today we know that casually taking an extra 5 units of insulin can lower your blood sugar to smithereens. Back then, having diabetes was like crossing the ocean in a raft when you didn't know how to swim.