A good way to educate people even more is to try to use the word carbohydrates, as people can learn that sugars are carbohydrates (even though not all carbohydrates are sugar) and it won't seem as bad. It's typical that some might think kids get type I diabetes for eating too much sugar, even in Finland where type I diabetes is most common in the world. Old people go around saying that "You wouldn't have diabetes if you had eaten less sugar as a child".

And one thing, if you have type I diabetes, have you ever used a Freestyle Libre? :)