Type 1's live till their about 80?

[Grant_Vicat]

@Zhnyaka @RobertJ In my early twenties I similarly worried about what my physical condition would be like in later life. But now I'm here, many of my fears proved to be unwarranted. If people say to me "How are you?" I usually say "I could be worse."

 

[RobertJ]

The average life expectancy of people without diabetes is also about 80 years, so in this regard, we are like all other people.
But personally, the thought of having to live for another 50 years terrifies me.

Come on, @Zhnyaka . You can't just say that without elaborating. What do you mean?

 

[RobertJ]

@Zhnyaka @RobertJ In my early twenties I similarly worried about what my physical condition would be like in later life. But now I'm here, many of my fears proved to be unwarranted. If people say to me "How are you?" I usually say "I could be worse."

Thank you, @Grant_Vicat . I am always expecting it to get worse, or for something big and bad to crop up. Whenever my blood sugar goes above 9.5mmol/L for more than one hour, I feel like I am watching my life expectancy decrease in real time, or at least my chance of complications increase.

I think about mortality all the time. I think being childless makes it worse. I also worry about giving Type 1 diabetes to a child if I had one, and how long I would be physically capable to do parenting duties.

I should say, right now, I am fine. I go the gym, play sport, and can run 5km in less than 24 minutes.

 

[Grant_Vicat]

Whenever my blood sugar goes above 9.5mmol/L for more than one hour, I feel like I am watching my life expectancy decrease in real time, or at least my chance of complications increase.

I suppose I could say that for 30 years my control, according to King's College Hospital, was exemplary. But that included times such as when my BS zoomed up to 32.0 one morning at work. I had nothing but water and basal for the rest of the day ending at 16.4 It transpired that a stomach bug was going round the school. I had no symptoms other than very high readings over 3 days. Yet my eye problems remained stable fom 1983 onwards and my kidney function, which had shown problems from 1973, showed a marked decrease in its malfunction. Had I had today's gadgets I'm sure I would have been even better.
If you keep your BS level generally within limits, the occasional blip shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Zhnyaka]

Come on, @Zhnyaka . You can't just say that without elaborating. What do you mean?

only that the length of human life seems too long to me. I have no idea what to do for another half century. I've done everything I'd like to do. I don't have suicidal thoughts, if that's the question.

 

[jaywak]

I was round my 87 year old mother in laws this morning as she took a fall last week and ended up in hospital , we went round as they were fitting a stair lift for her at 8am they left at 11am and I then had to rush to hospital for my annual review which was fine and was told by my consultant that he would put my name forward for a 50 year of type 1 medal , I then had to go back to mother in laws to teach her how to use the stairlift , she is in so much pain and I think I could have done better trying to teach my cats , getting old seems great if your reasonably fit and healthy and some people are but after today i'me thinking do I .

 

[Jaylee]

There was a time when it was considered a good innings for anyone to live to 80.

For me, I am just as worried about what quality of life I'll have when I'm older than the actual age I will live to.

My last few eye screening letters say I have maculopathy. I also think my gums are becoming damaged due to abnormal blood sugar.

I am turning 35 shortly but I dread to think what state my body will be in by 45 or 50.

If it’s any consolation to you. I have the “maculopathy” & still hold a valid UK driving licence..
It been coming & going for the last 10 years.
By all accounts. 20 years back there wasn’t much they could do about it?

 

[jaywak]

I was once told by my Dr when I was in my 20s that with my poor control at the time I would be lucky to see 40 , i'me now 66 and feel great with no complications and after my review this morning was told by the consultant that I was in the top 10% of tir for type 1s so feeling quite chuffed with myself , life is great !!!

 

[Grant_Vicat]

I was once told by my Dr when I was in my 20s that with my poor control at the time I would be lucky to see 40 , i'me now 66 and feel great with no complications and after my review this morning was told by the consultant that I was in the top 10% of tir for type 1s so feeling quite chuffed with myself , life is great !!!

I think we should haunt such prophets!

 

[RobertJ]

only that the length of human life seems too long to me. I have no idea what to do for another half century. I've done everything I'd like to do. I don't have suicidal thoughts, if that's the question.

People's interests and goals always develop over time. I would hope this happens to you too. I see from your profile you are 29 – I would love to be 29 again.

 

[Zhnyaka]

People's interests and goals always develop over time. I would hope this happens to you too. I see from your profile you are 29 – I would love to be 29 again.

I don't think I'd like to live to see second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything

 

[jaywak]

I don't think I'd like to live to see second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything

Sorry for my ignorance but could you explain what that means please .

 

[Fairygodmother]

Well I hope I live another five years and see what eighty candles look like on a cake, but only if life’s good.
Like the bit of ‘As You Like It’ @Zhnyaka, but Shakespeare didn’t know about today’s teeth implants, talking books, motorised wheelchairs, etc etc

 

[Jaylee]

I don't think I'd like to live to see second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything

I like the idea of the slippered pantaloons..

 

[Jaylee]

Sorry for my ignorance but could you explain what that means please .

It’s “seven ages of man by the bard himself?
Used to do a bit of dramatics back when I should have been “Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to some young woman’s eyebrow.” To paraphrase a little.. personally not the best chat up technique IMHO.

 

[Zhnyaka]

Sorry for my ignorance but could you explain what that means please .

This is a reference to Jacques' monologue from As You Like It by William Shakespeare. I hope I got a good reference, because I speak very little English, but I love Shakespeare very much . I'll attach a cute comic with this text so that you can appreciate this masterpiece. With such illustrations, it's hard to believe that it was written 4 centuries ago.

By the way, in the same work, an 80-year-old character is treated as if he would give his soul to God at any moment, so we are clearly more lucky with our life expectancy.

but Shakespeare didn’t know about today’s teeth implants, talking books, motorised wheelchairs, etc etc

It always seemed to me that modern medicine has only shifted the age at which this will happen. I am terrified of the possible incapacity of both myself and someone from my Family, whom I will have to take care of.

 

[Grant_Vicat]

It always seemed to me that modern medicine has only shifted the age at which this will happen. I am terrified of the possible incapacity of both myself and someone from my Family, whom I will have to take care of.

In my lifetime life expectancy has increased by about 20 years. By the time you reach 80, with the rapid progress of medicine, you could still be very fit. Who knows?

 

[Tony337]

Thank you, @Grant_Vicat . I am always expecting it to get worse, or for something big and bad to crop up. Whenever my blood sugar goes above 9.5mmol/L for more than one hour, I feel like I am watching my life expectancy decrease in real time, or at least my chance of complications increase.

I think about mortality all the time. I think being childless makes it worse. I also worry about giving Type 1 diabetes to a child if I had one, and how long I would be physically capable to do parenting duties.

I should say, right now, I am fine. I go the gym, play sport, and can run 5km in less than 24 minutes.

Hi
Type 1 of 50 years here aged 57 and my hba1c is 39 or 5.7.
I have a son now aged 25 who is not diabetic.
My sister type 1 of 54 years has a son now 28 who is not diabetic.

One of my favourite quotes in life is from an old TV sci fi show called Blakes 7

" I'm going to live forever or at least die trying "

The future is bright

Tony

 

[Zhnyaka]

In my lifetime life expectancy has increased by about 20 years. By the time you reach 80, with the rapid progress of medicine, you could still be very fit. Who knows?

I don't want to go to work for another 50 years !

 

[Jaylee]

I don't want to go to work for another 50 years !

The “shift” passes quickly with some earbuds & a decent playlist…