Diabetes.............

Diesease or Condition...........


What do you refer to it as........?????????

Mmm I think of it as a condition; but used to think of it as a disease....
A condition is something you can control; but a disease can be life-limiting.....

for me a disease is an outside 'agent' that you 'catch'. As far as I understand Type 1 is caused by your own body attacking itself and so is a 'condition'. We won't go into causes as this is potential contentious and not completely clear cut. It could be triggered by a 'disease' and then again maybe not....

no sooner do I post than I think of heart 'disease' which is also referred to as a condition. Anyway I still go with condition myself....

I agree with you marke.............

For me a disease is an outside force entering the body having adverse effects....

A condition is more genetic, or at least comes from inside...... Alzheimers, cancer and so on.....

I thought I would start this thread as I have seen it written as disease many times and totally disagree...

Diabetes is a condition
A disease you catch [bacteria or virus], whereas a condition happens, and in the case of diabetes you can't necessarily put your finger on the reason why.

A disease isn't necessarily something you catch - it's defined in medical terms as "any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any body part, organ, or system that is manifested by a characteristic set of symptoms and signs and whose etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown", which definitely fits diabetes.

I guess I've thought of it as both a disease and a condition somewhat interchangeably, though when I'm having one of those days it does get referred to as "that damn disease!" ;)

wow.............lots of jargon there................

I settled with condition on a good day and on a bad day its a disease

I asked a doctor once and they said it was a disorder. Definition from google web deictionary:

•a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

I'd say that sums it up a bit better