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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
Hi everyone. I am a Type 1 and have been for most of my life, that's 43 years, I am now almost 47. Ever since I was diagnosed I have been told there will be a cure in 5, 10 years all my hopes have been distinguished and I have become increasingly sceptical. Not that I don't believe that Type 1 Diabetes is curable, I believe that it already is, but that it just won't become available and that if it finally does it will only be for a select few or those that can afford it.
In over four decades of living with diabetes I have seen some changes, we now no longer use animal insulin, we use cartridge pens instead of a syringe and needle, and glucose testing has moved on from urine to blood which has seen the introduction of the testing meters these have just become smaller and snazzier with time.
However, the cure is elusive, and probably for ever will be for the majority of Type 1s. Despite the millions being poured into research, I am still diabetic, I still inject insulin and I have to monitor my blood sugar levels several times a day. We now know that many things affect blood sugar levels yet the onus and blame is still on us. Where are the real improvements in monitoring and treatment?
In over four decades of living with diabetes I have seen some changes, we now no longer use animal insulin, we use cartridge pens instead of a syringe and needle, and glucose testing has moved on from urine to blood which has seen the introduction of the testing meters these have just become smaller and snazzier with time.
However, the cure is elusive, and probably for ever will be for the majority of Type 1s. Despite the millions being poured into research, I am still diabetic, I still inject insulin and I have to monitor my blood sugar levels several times a day. We now know that many things affect blood sugar levels yet the onus and blame is still on us. Where are the real improvements in monitoring and treatment?