Armageddon

[mountaintom]

So, what would T1’s do if the pharmacist and doctors were gone and there was no insulin, no needles, no electricity to recharge meters, no supermarkets (no labels), no FORUM etc.
ASKING FOR A FRIEND.

 

[Rokaab]

no electricity to recharge meters, no supermarkets (no labels), no FORUM etc.

Well for some of us when we were diagnosed there were no blood glucose meters, labelling on foods was dubious and there was no publicly available internet - let alone forums

 

[mountaintom]

Well for some of us when we were diagnosed there were no blood glucose meters, labelling on foods was dubious and there was no publicly available internet - let alone forums

Fantastic reply!

 

[mountaintom]

You had insulin tho, right?

 

[Rokaab]

You had insulin tho, right?

Well yes (if I hadn't I wouldn't be here today), fixed doses I think - in some huge glass and metal syringe type thing

 

[daedalusred]

Without a source of basal insulin, die within a couple of days.

 

[Deleted Account]

If we didn't have insulin, we may be able to limit our carb intake but this would only help for a very short period of time because, even without carbs, we still need basal insulin.

When I see refugees running from war-torn countries, I often worry how difficult it would be if they had diabetes and didn't know where they would get their next insulin "fix" as they are pushed from one country to the next.
It makes me very glad this is not a problem I have to consider for myself.

 

[DunePlodder]

If there was no insulin then the good news is the other items on your list wouldn't be a problem!

 

[Scott-C]

Aaw, come on, Brexit's not going to be that bad!

 

[Diakat]

Better start building the off grid bunker just in case, with a room for the buffalo...

 

[Fairygodmother]

I doubt many of us would be as clever as a Eva Saxl so it’d be bye bye, been nice knowing you world.

 

[mountaintom]

Aaw, come on, Brexit's not going to be that bad!

I did not mention the B word.

 

[mountaintom]

even without carbs, we still need basal insulin.

Is this the case?

 

[kev-w]

Am I allowed a Stihl saw and could I aquire a JCB type of motor from the wasteland?
My mate (who's got a T1 son) and I once had this discussion (in a Dutch coffee shop) and concluded that as long as some infrastructure remained you could survive at a push as a T1.
Until cholera got ya

 

[NicoleC1971]

I think we would need to buy some pigs and milk their beta cellsas well as eat the bacon though I read it took 8,000 pounds of pancreas to make 1ib o f insulin (don't ask me how mnany units that is) prior to the genetically engineered stuff. Maybe the PM has a secret bunker fridge of the stuff?

 

[Deleted Account]

Is this the case?

I believe so.
(Unless you are a blind fish living in a cave: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/blind-cave-fish-diabetes/556124/)

But, back to humans, if you do not eat carbs (or a very low carb meal), you need insulin for the protein ... although during Armageddon, I suspect protein will be in shorter supply than carbs.

 

[Alexandra100]

So, what would T1’s do if the pharmacist and doctors were gone and there was no insulin, no needles, no electricity to recharge meters, no supermarkets (no labels), no FORUM etc.
ASKING FOR A FRIEND.

This article isn't an answer to Armageddon, but it does contain very thorough advice for T1s facing slightly smaller emergencies: https://beyondtype1.org/a-t1ds-guide-to-natural-disaster/

 

[O_DP_T1]

Ok lets crank this up a gear or two for fun what would you do if there was a zombie apocalypse, think the walking dead type scenario, personally I would raid pharmacies and hospitals ASAP then hunt for food.

 

[NoKindOfSusie]

This was one of the first things I wanted to know. It's sort of also one of those things that sort of isn't allowed to be discussed so I won't. The short answer is "die."

Someone once told me the without all the stuff you're basically on your back within 3 days and dead within a week.

 

[mountaintom]

This was one of the first things I wanted to know. It's sort of also one of those things that sort of isn't allowed to be discussed so I won't. The short answer is "die."

Someone once told me the without all the stuff you're basically on your back within 3 days and dead within a week.

I think, like I said earlier, dying soon after the nuclear holocaust would be preferable over surviving it and witnessing the aftermath.
Ironically it wouldn’t affect us here in rural Ireland as much as it would in a big city like London. That would be hell. Life in Kerry would kind of be the same. People would do more hunting and fishing and all get along nicely.