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ASurveillanceCamera t1_j7a9bsf wrote

Reply to comment by pspahn in Did the 2009 H1N1 outbreak in the US increase the incidence of type 1 diabetes in adolescents? by legendary_kazoo

You can be fit as a fiddle and still get type 1 diabetes. Think of it like an allergy- it has no correlation with lifestyle, before or after diagnosis.

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sweet-banana-tea t1_j7b9yto wrote

If the allergy has an impact on ones life it is reasonable to assume that it can impact the lifestyle of a person in some ways.

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jerden t1_j7blvfc wrote

I mean, sure. Any chronic condition can and usually does impact the way a human lives their life. But the commenter was drawing a link between a "generally poor lifestyle" (I'm assuming they mean in terms of poor activity levels and food choices) and being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, where there is absolutely no link between the two.

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