Report adds to ignorance about diabetes

ON a recent train journey I overheard a young man saying, “Diabetics have no one to blame but themselves for being sick. It’s their own fault for being fat.”

As a type 1 insulin-dependent diabetic I am only all too used to this common perception of diabetes being a lifestyle choice for those who would prefer a pint and a packet of crisps to a healthier existence.

Articles such as Evelyn Ring’s ‘Obesity and diabetes cause €168m overrun’ (September 6) simply add to the ignorance that exists with regards to diabetes.