User blog comment:Acebatonfan/The "D-word"/@comment-4364807-20140311040258

Wow...that's an unfortunate way of finding out :( However, I do understand where you are coming from because my family has a history of diabetes, and my dad has type 2 diabetes. I actually chose diabetes for my health project last year, and therefore learned a lot there. Your FAQ also helped me learn more about diabetes as well, seeing as it's coming from someone who has type 1 diabetes. Everyone that I've known has type 2 diabetes, and the symptoms for type 2 are not necessarily the same as those for type 1.

I also have another question: is it true that diabetics have poor circulation? My dad always tells me that if he gets a cut or some sort of injury, he has to make sure it heals right away or else it could get infected, which could lead to amputating the infected area(s). Is this true?