ladybird64
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- Type of diabetes
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- Dishonesty, selfishness and lack of empathy.
Likewise - no way do I want to go like my grandmother. My uncle used to call her "the incredible shrinking woman" as her osteoporosis got worse and worse. Unfortunately for her, her brain was as sharp as ever so she was aware of everything that was happening to her in the last, drawn out weeks of her 104 years. Absolutely ghastlyWhat on earth for?? I've seen my own mother live to her mid 90s and MIL live to well over 100, and they had no quality of life, didn't know who or where they were - what on earth could possibly make me wish for that?
Robbity
Don't know my actual time of death but it appears that I too have outlived my allocated three score years and ten.It's swings and roundabouts
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I think I died 2 years ago giving the number of minuses I have
Likewise - no way do I want to go like my grandmother. My uncle used to call her "the incredible shrinking woman" as her osteoporosis got worse and worse. Unfortunately for her, her brain was as sharp as ever so she was aware of everything that was happening to her in the last, drawn out weeks of her 104 years. Absolutely ghastly
Yes, I used to discuss this with a close friend who was nearly 20 years older than me - we could never decide which was the worse fate, a sharp mind in a helpless failing body, or having to live with complete confusion and senility in a relatively healthy one. What really grieves me is that in the UK we're cannot give the assistance to a person in these situations that we are allowed to give to our pets.
Robbity
I think maybe we're getting a bit gruesome here... So Thanks but No Thanks! I can live a few more years being old and diabetic and still reasonably able in mind and body... The problem is that when mental or physical deterioration reaches the point of unacceptability it could be too late to do much about it.Always an out whenever you want one.
Even if you're still fit and healthy.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/hea...e-ends-her-life-because-old-age-is-awful.html
The results of this study won't be known for another 5 years though.
I'm having trouble working out the logic to this.. I certainly don't claim to be a mathematician.
They will work out after 5 years of controlled clinical tests to find out if the drug can increase "lifespan" by 30 or 40 years...??!!
Am I missing something?
(Kind disclaimer. I'm not "knocking" Mep. Just a dark SOH.)
Live to 120? Boysadear, no thanksApparently Metformin has been thought to increase life. They are doing trials on some elderly folk to see if this is the case. I'm sure some clever folk on here can find the link. Its been shown that diabetics on Metformin lived on average 8 yrs longer. However I don't want to live till I'm 120!.
Apparently Metformin has been thought to increase life. They are doing trials on some elderly folk to see if this is the case. I'm sure some clever folk on here can find the link. Its been shown that diabetics on Metformin lived on average 8 yrs longer. However I don't want to live till I'm 120!.
My Mum too is now 83. We used to think it was amazing that her father lived to 87. She is coping very well in her own home, sometimes walking her dog, going to the shops, driving and socializing. She is now about to move house, which is something I'd find daunting at my age of 62! Both Mum and I are recently diagnosed Type IIs and very similar BS levels, and although I am controlling with diet/exercise only, she is on Metformin. I am wondering if this has given her a new lease of life! Wish I was on it too!It probably depends on quality of life, I'm sure if you'd asked my mother 40 years ago if she 1) thought she would live to 80 or b) would want to live to 80 she would have said no. However, at 82, she is more capable than most 60 year olds she still drives, walks faster than me is probably more healthy than me - I take her swimming every week and she does 30 lengths, goes visiting people younger than her, gets down on her hands and knees and does her garden etc. etc. Now she would like to live another 5 years to see my youngest get to 21 - as long as she stays as fit and healthy as she is now ...