A number of years ago, I was chastised by a young diabetes educator when I referred to myself as a diabetic. “You are not a diabetic! You are a person with diabetes. You are not defined by it.” Her indignation still rings in my ears. Apparently, this was the wisdom of the day in the world of diabetes education. Maybe it still is, maybe not. I don’t know. But, in that moment, had someone snapped a...