I came across this:
Some of you will say that it’s all in good fun and just for laughs. I disagree. My son and daughter have type 1 diabetes. That alone is enough reason to be offended by this pic and by those who share it. But I’m not going to stop there. I’m offended because this picture portrays my children as chubby, over-eating, sugar-loading “Lil Diabeetus” as if they have no name, face, or feelings. And if that isn’t enough, it implies that they did something to cause their diabetes. When did life-threatening illnesses become a joke? When did children fighting every day for their health become funny? If you can put your kids to bed at night and not give it a second thought, good for you. I haven’t slept through the night in 5 years. Every morning I go into my kids’ rooms and watch to see them breathing as if they are newborn babies. And that is NOTHING compared to what they have to deal with every second of every day…the highs, the lows, being stuck with sharp objects daily. And pictures like this create one more obstacle that they have to crawl over in the middle of their carb-counting, finger-pricking, shot-taking, infusion site changing, stomach aching, hands shaking, nearly fainting life. Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimune disease. Their bodies mistakenly thought their insulin producing cells in their pancreas were bad and destroyed them forever. They can’t make anymore. It might have been a virus. It might have been toxins in the environment. We may never know. But what I do know for sure is that it was NOT caused by any of the following:
Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies
Little Debbie Swiss Rolls
Little Debbie Zebra Cakes
Little Debbie Nutty Bars
Little Debbie Fudge Rounds
Little Debbie Star Crunches
Little Debbie Fudge Brownies
Little Debbie Marshmallow Supremes
Little Debbie Frosted Donuts
Little Debbie Honey Buns
Little Debbie Pecan Spinwheels
Little Debbie Gingerbread Cookies
Little Debbie Donut Sticks
Little Debbie Cinnamon Rolls
Raise your hand if you are now hungry for a Little Debbie snack cake!
In fact, I think I will go to the store right now and let my kiddos pick some out. They certainly deserve one.
loveisalwayshopeful 
I am with you, Beth. There is nothing wrong with having a sugary snack e Rey once in a while, but thanks to over zealous behavior from certain folks in authority it is a crime to even look at the box much less take one out and enjoy it.
I am so sorry for your family. The closest thing I have come to experiencing your sleep,Essenes is when my children had the croup. However, my children have grown out of the croupy stage. They catch colds and the flu, but by Gods grace and His grace alone, they have been able to get well through medicine and rest. I don’t know why you have been asked to walk this path, but I do now that His grace and mercy and live will sustain you. I promise to be more aware and active in my prayer life for y’all. You are an amazing woman and I love you dearly!
Love, Donna Sent from my iPad
Love you, my sweet friend and prayer warrior. Thank you!
Amen! My mom cannot figure out why it pisses me off when they talk crap about soda causing diabetes or too many cupcakes. My now 5 year old eats everything in moderation but one day I took a picture if her eating a cupcake and you woulda thought I was feeding the child arsenic!!! The ignorant comments from my family were heartbreaking 😦
I am so sorry! It is heartbreaking. 😦 I understand your frustration although our close family and friends totally get it. We are so fortunate. I saw this picture posted by two medical professionals in one day. If we can’t even get those who work in the medical field to understand type 1 diabetes, how are we going to get the general public to understand?