Personally, I don't feel so because I've had to really justify my position to just get the forms signed versus for my daughter, for whom there was no question. They just signed them and it was fine.
Type 1 diabetes can hit you at any age. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 32, so we should try to get away from the fact that it's juvenile diabetes. It's type 1 diabetes. Yes, there is a huge disparity, even between doctors. I've heard all sorts of stories. I've had to pay an endocrinologist $100 to sign a form because that's what they charged.