On Friday I had an appointment with my endocrinologist. I was looking forward to talking to him about some new ideas I had thought about especially Symilin.

When I told him he was very receptive to the idea of trying Symilin and thinks it may help with some weight loss.

"Most type 2's don't have a problem using Symilin. I have subscribed it often," the doctor said to me.

"Oh but I am a type 1," I tell him in the nicest voice I can muster since I know why he said what he did.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I am just fat." I had this same discussion with his nurse the last time I was here and I thought then that at least it wasn't my actual doctor saying something so stupid.

"How long have you had diabetes?"

"Almost 19 years."

"And when you were diagnosed were you fat or skinny?" He looked at my stomach when he said fat.

"I was skinny. I weighted 160 pounds and looked like I was dying. I was, in a way." At this point I figured he had to believe me.

"Were you DKA?"

What did that have to do with anything. "No I wasn't."

"Have you ever been DKA?"

"Yes about 4 years ago."

"Oh well maybe you are a type 1. We just normally don't see type ones get to the size you are." I could have punched him in the face but I felt like a kid being teased and closed up.

"I guess I eat too much." I was defeated and just let it go.

He ordered a C peptide blood test to know for sure because who would trust a fat guy like me right? Ugh.

You would think that a professional would understand that not everyone fits into the same package. It really upset me because up until this situation I really liked this guy.

I have written about this misconception in the past. All type 1's are NOT skinny and all type 2's are not fat.

Both come in all shapes and sizes.

Is this really that difficult a concept to grasp?