Teenage diabetic calls for more funding research

[Northerner]

A TEENAGER who is living with type 1 diabetes is calling for more funding for medical research into the condition.

Louise Nicholls from Amesbury, was diagnosed with the illness when she was seven years old.

She says not enough money is available for research into the causes of type 1 diabetes and the development of a possible cure.

And the 18-year-old says there are still a lot of misconceptions about the illness, which is often confused with type 2 diabetes, which is linked to an unhealthy lifestyle and being overweight.

http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/11126575.Teenage_diabetic_calls_for_more_funding_research/

 

[robert@fm]

Although the article says "linked to" rather than the usual (and nonsensical) "caused by", it's a pity Ms Nicholls suffers from the usual "type 2 is preventable" misconception. 😡 In fact, there is plenty of evidence that in many if not most cases, type 2 causes obesity, not the other way around. 🙄

 

[HOBIE]

I know where she is coming from.