Please keep in mind that I am not saying that people who don't like being called diabetic are stupid or need to lighten up. I am simply expressing my thoughts. People have the right to not like being called something all they want and it is neither stupid or pathetic.

If I call someone diabetic, I am not labeling them. I'm not saying 'that person was stupid and ate too many sweets as a child and now can't produce insulin', I am saying 'that person has diabetes.' It's no different than calling someone a dyslexic. When I call someone a dyslexic, I'm not saying, 'haha, that idiot can't read.' I'm saying 'that person has a congenital brain disorder that makes it difficult for them to properly read and write.' Both are legitimate diseases (if you want to call dyslexia a disease), and simply calling someone dyslexic or diabetic isn't derogatory. It's similar to how some black people prefer to be called African Americans. It's a personal preference, and while I think political correctness is idiotic, I just don't understand why it should be accepted by the government and the media as standard. Though, I don't understand why 'Latinos' and 'African Americans' is accepted either.