Diabetics... are we more educated?

When I was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, I will admit, I got obsessed on

researching and trying to find out every piece of important information I could possibly find.  It was to the extreme side where I Googled everything, read every article, printed my notes and placed them ON the fridge, and I even contacted a former boyfriend who is diabetic for his 'footnotes' on life!  
Now that I have a 'basic education' built up, I must admit that you never stop learning about your diabetes and the different ways to make it easier.  I honestly enjoy it.. and I just thought the other day, are 'Diabetics naturally smarter on how the body works or functions BECAUSE we have diabetes?'
I had to ponder it .... 

Currently I am going under a drastic 'career switch' and taking Anatomy.  (I say drastic because it is.  I am switching from the Graphic Design field to the Medical field.)  I am currently on Chapter 9 in my huge telephone-directory-sized-book, and it is titled the 'Endocrine System.'  We all know what that is, correct??  (Right.... it's the system we have trouble with and I have considered 'lazy' when speaking about it....) Each section in the book has a 'Section Review' with questions at the end of each chapter.  I was instantly curious what they would ask.  Eager to test my knowledge, I flipped back there.  As I read them to myself, I thought 'hmmm well I know #1.  Ok, I know the answer to #2.... I know #3, #4, and #5!'  Before I knew it, the section review was ending...I was finished!  I went directly to the answer key, and there it was 17 out of 20 answered correctly.  Shocking ... but not really, right?

Could it be we all secretly have education on this subject built up to the point we could educate others when needed?  It should come as no surprise, as we would only get smarter on the subject we live with everyday, definitely not dumber.  My ER doctor, when I came into the hospital, I will not forget, he said 'from now on, your education on diabetes is what will keep you alive and well.  Then you must inform others..'

Powerful and true words, that I now agree with and truly comprehend.