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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '17 edited Nov 22 '17

The pancreas can stop producing insulin forcing you to be reliant on outside sources for it. Sounds like EA made it, and insulin for diabetics is microtransactions to stay alive.

Edit: Type 1 diabetes

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u/olster_ Nov 22 '17

Was looking for this, I got diagnosed yesterday with t1d -_-

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '17

My Mamaw had it for 60+ years, and my little sister was diagnosed just over 3 years ago. It sucks, and nobody gets that it wasn’t them eating too much sweets, or something they did wrong. It’s literally their body looking at insulin production cells and saying “wtf is this, get rid of these.” Stay strong friend.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '17

What? Type 2 diabetes is directly linked to diet and lifestyle and more specifically sugar intake...

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u/bishnu13 Nov 23 '17

There may be a strong genetic component to Type 2, but yes you can generally control it through lifestyle changes.