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<blockquote data-quote="Colin of Kent" data-source="post: 1958569" data-attributes="member: 468270"><p>Well said, [USER=479658]@Knikki[/USER] ! And I couldn't agree more with [USER=468714]@kitedoc[/USER] .</p><p></p><p>This sort of thing appears to me to be symptomatic of our reductionist / sensationalist tendencies in the modern, tech-driven, social-media-driven world. People seem to form opinions isolated / insulated from the rest of the world, in echo chambers. I see it happening in all sorts of topics, not just diabetes.</p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed in 1990 and by that stage, 'BM stix' as they were known were commonplace, but waiting a full two minutes for a result was a PITA. I'm always so grateful that things were as advanced as that for me, though. I truly take my hat off to any senior T1's who've made it through far worse than I have. I'm also grateful for the enormous developments that are happening continuously, and try to keep learning as I go.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, it's often enough to congratulate ourselves on getting through each day relatively unscathed. Whatever means we choose to do so - whether it's counting exchanges or low-carb - it's a very personal choice, which should be respected, but ultimately it really doesn't matter as long as we're happy, I think.</p><p></p><p>Just my tuppence-worth...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Colin of Kent, post: 1958569, member: 468270"] Well said, [USER=479658]@Knikki[/USER] ! And I couldn't agree more with [USER=468714]@kitedoc[/USER] . This sort of thing appears to me to be symptomatic of our reductionist / sensationalist tendencies in the modern, tech-driven, social-media-driven world. People seem to form opinions isolated / insulated from the rest of the world, in echo chambers. I see it happening in all sorts of topics, not just diabetes. I was diagnosed in 1990 and by that stage, 'BM stix' as they were known were commonplace, but waiting a full two minutes for a result was a PITA. I'm always so grateful that things were as advanced as that for me, though. I truly take my hat off to any senior T1's who've made it through far worse than I have. I'm also grateful for the enormous developments that are happening continuously, and try to keep learning as I go. At the end of the day, it's often enough to congratulate ourselves on getting through each day relatively unscathed. Whatever means we choose to do so - whether it's counting exchanges or low-carb - it's a very personal choice, which should be respected, but ultimately it really doesn't matter as long as we're happy, I think. Just my tuppence-worth... [/QUOTE]
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