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by dotuser
2691 days ago
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I think there's a lot of confusion/ignorance with Type 1 and Type 2 and most people just lump them both under the same diabetes umbrella. Diet and exercise will never be enough for Type 1's since the disease is an autoimmune disorder where the pancreas is attacked to the point where it makes little or no insulin (thus the need for external insulin). Type 2, as I understand it, is a progressive disease where the cell's insulin receptors become nonreceptive. I think, in some cases, though, Type 2's can become Type 1's due to their pancreas being overworked to the point where they need insulin. And on the flip side, Type 1's can become Type 2's as a result of eating poorly and overusing insulin. But I wish each disease had it's own name to avoid confusion over how each one should be treated. |
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* Hepatitis A/B and C (A and B were cured early on so name should be livervirus or whatever, C should remain hepatitis until it's eradicated)
* Herpes types 1 and 2 (1 should be renamed to cold sores since almost everyone has it, 2 should remain herpes until it's cured)
* Nonfatal cancers (especially of the skin) need new names to prevent scaring people, especially if they've been largely cured.
* SSH "private key" and "public key" (should have been called "secret" and "share" so that people would know which to keep secret and which to share.. yes I realize they are symmetric)
I could go on, but you get the drift. I think a problem here is that experts in various fields may have exceptional problem solving skills but be terrible at naming things. I've met many programmers with this affliction!