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Compensation

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andy lancaster

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
If you were offered compensation for having type 1 how much would you ask for?
 
Nothing.
I don't need compensation for missing out 9n anything.
Because I don't.
 
Strange question. That suggests that I would be angry I have ended up with this disease. Actually I am not. I feel that I am a lot fitter as a result. I get regular check ups and eat far healthier than I would have done and am much more aware of my daily exercise and nutrition. 10 years in I actually feel it did me a favour.
 
The alternative question, I guess, is if there was a cure available, but you had to pay for it, how much would you pay? (And that of course depends on how rich you are.) Or if there was an injection that caused T1, how much would you have to be paid to take it?

Yes, I would love to have a cure for my diabetes, but there are plenty of other illnesses out there which are also worthy of cures.
 
I think a few thousand dollars would suit me, but unfortunately, I have the same wallet with my immune system
 
No win no fee - just not sure my pancreas can foot the bill though...
 
Enough for a stem cell transplant in the future.
 
I suppose compensation is awarded when somebody/ something has gone wrong So does that man I have to pay myself as it was my immune system that did the “dastardly “ deed , so I guess the answer for me would be hee with lots of haw
 
Ushthetaff said:
I suppose compensation is awarded when somebody/ something has gone wrong So does that man I have to pay myself as it was my immune system that did the “dastardly “ deed , so I guess the answer for me would be hee with lots of haw
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We have no fault compensation in New Zealand, covering all "accidents", can I say that T1 was n accident? No one really seems to know what causes it...?

ACC New Zealand - What is Covered by ACC? - Upper Hutt Health Centre

ACC New Zealand covers every Kiwi who is injured in an accident. Learn more here about what is covered by ACC and how Upper Hutt Health Centre can help.
www.uhhc.co.nz
Your injury must be because of an accident. ACC doesn’t cover things like illness, conditions from ageing and emotional issues.
Nope, I think I'm out of luck there.
 
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i totally understand , I have been on hundreds of accident investigations and I would say over 90 % were due to a fault whether it be a system , a working practice or just human error , the most common accidents happen when we are doing something we class as routine , i believe accidents, whilst they can be devastating , are the way we learn .
it doesn’t help for a compensation claim but personally a compensation claim fo me doesn’t seem right
 
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