On January 27th SNL released their "Weekend Update," in which Colin Jost stated, “McDonalds has announced it will be offering two new versions of the Big Mac – one for each type of diabetes.”

As the proud big sister to a type 1 diabetic, the ignorance and unawareness that comedians like Colin Jost display on a regular basis are a primary reason why most Americans can't even identify that there are two very different variations of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes being a genetic predisposition that results in the debilitating loss of pancreas function, while type 2 can typically be managed with medication and diet adjustments.

Not only is Jost's joke completely incorrect, it also in poor taste and offends the millions of children who are suffering from type 1, as well as those suffering from type 2. I would like to think that the majority of adults suffering from diabetes can accept the incompetence in this joke. But, for a child that it is already suffering from the self-confidence issues that accompany giving yourself shots in the lunch room or always needing a chaperone on school trips, the last thing that child needs is an adult man making jokes about their disease.

I really tried to ponder what message Jost was trying to send by joking about something that is so tragic to so many families, but I came up with nothing. Seeing this clip for the first time, I was furious, but then I took a step back and said to myself maybe Jost is simply just uninformed.

So to Colin Jost, I forgive you for making an uneducated and heartless joke on national television. I would hope that in the future when you choose to write a skit that will offend millions of Americans, you would take the time to maybe read up on the subject matter before you make a fool of yourself. And from the bottom of my heart, I hope that in the future you take your minuscule fame and put it towards something to better yourself and the world around you.

Sincerely,

A Proud Sister to the Strongest Type 1 Diabetic I Know

Love you Liv.