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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dillinger" data-source="post: 780805" data-attributes="member: 13582">Everyone is really talking about unknowns; what will happen in the next 10, 20, 30 years. And none of us know (if you do please pm me with some lottery results). So, then what do we do with this state of uncertainty? If you say 'there will be a cure' what is that doing for you? Is it making you take more control of your diabetes or is it giving you an out to not really pay attention? If it's more control then great but from what I see a lot the main problem for the newly diagnosed is acceptance of diabetes, accepting that they have it and accepting that they have to deal with it every day for ever. I say 'for ever' because I think that's important; if it's not for ever then you are not really dealing with it; it's just an occasional past time and diabetes as we all know need a lot of attention to get right.For the record I think what you are calling pessimism is just realism; if you stand on the edge of a cliff and someone says 'you better watch it because if you fall you'll die' would you call them a pessimist?BestDillinger</blockquote>

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