My sister has joined the shidduch world as of last month and has been a type 1 diabetic since she was young- I have gotten to know as much as one can about it (I thought I might also get it- who knows). I think she is more worried about not finding a shidduch because of diabetes than the diabetes itself.
Some things to keep in mind:
1) Diabetes does NOT = serious medical issues. I know someone living with diabetes for over 50 years with no issues from diabetes. Negative effects of diabetes VASTLY differ from person to person for all sorts of reasons.
2) Genetics play a role- some people have diabetes and do not develop issues even if their blood sugars could be better because of good genes (though doctors still cant pin-point this gene, but all agree genes play a role).
3) Advances in technology have made taking care of diabetes much easier.
4) The publicity about diabetes and the complications that it causes are often exaggerated/misleading in order to increase funding.
I hope bumping this thread doesn’t hurt her shidduch chances, and it shouldn’t.
There you go!