When my eleven month old niece, Ella, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, I was equal parts stunned, angry, and sad. My sister (Ella’s mother) and I both have Type 1 diabetes, but Ella’s diagnosis still came as a shocking blow.
Guilt is the major diabetes “complication” that isn't usually discussed enough (often not at all) at endocrinologist’s visits, or even within the shelter of the diabetes community.