One of the misconceptions of Type 1 diabetes is that you have to be a Juvenile. Alternatively Type 2 or Adult onset diabetes is also misleading because it infers that you have to be an adult or a certain age. In fact you can develop Type 1 and Type 2 at any age, it is just more prevalent at a younger and or older age, respectively. This is why the current practice or trend is to refer to the diseases as Type 1 or Type 2 and drop the "Juvenile" and or "Adult onset" descriptions.Yes, I read that in her obit, she apparently was diagnosed at age 38, which I thought was unusual.