[Diabetes-talk] FW: Even with diabetes, my life is good

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:01 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] FW: Even with diabetes, my life is good


> From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org]
> On Behalf Of Patricia LaFrance-Wolf
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 6:30 PM
> To: 'Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues'
> Subject: [acb-diabetics] Even with diabetes, my life is good
>
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>
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> Even Without a Cure, My Life Is Good
>
>
> Meagan Esler
>
> Jun 11, 2012
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> Meagan Esler
>
> If you have type 1
> <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/community/type-1-issues/> diabetes
> <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/> , you probably know that you're in it for
> the long haul. No diet, nutrition, or exercise
> <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/fitness/exercise/>  plan is getting
> you out of this one. Our only hope for a life without insulin
> <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/medications/insulin/>  injections is 
> a
> cure. It's a wonderful idea, but I'm not holding my breath.
>
> I frequently hear people in the diabetes community describe how often
> they've been told that a cure is "only five or ten years away." Friends 
> and
> family are always forwarding me news about diabetes cure breakthroughs.
> They're exciting and I appreciate them, but they are always in trial 
> stages.
> While there do seem to be a lot of cured mice, the "cures" are never in 
> the
> human treatment stage.
>
> After nearly 18 years of diabetes, a cure seems as much a fantasy to me as
> winning the lottery and vacationing with Bret Michaels on a tropical 
> island.
> I realized a few years ago that I needed to focus on accepting my diabetes
> and not rely on the frequent rumors of a cure.
>
> Of course, if a cure should ever present itself, I want to be in good 
> shape
> to accept it. I try to remain healthy as the years pass by. I was careless
> at times when I was young and felt invincible. I never really worried 
> about
> complications until I got a little older and had a few more years of life
> with diabetes under my belt. I think about complications now, though, and 
> I
> want to stay as healthy as possible.
>
> If they don't cure us during our lifetime, we have to focus on what we do
> have. We have each other. There is a place for every single one of us in 
> the
> various diabetes groups, be it online or local. We have technology that
> gives us easier and better care year after year, and we have more
> flexibility with our diet than ever before. When I was diagnosed, it was 
> all
> about limitations, but now I can count my carbs and take my insulin 
> without
> worry when I want something sweet.
>
> In all honesty, I sometimes dare to dream about the day they cure 
> diabetes.
> I'd love nothing more than to be here to see it. I'll continue to donate 
> and
> fundraise for a cure because, more than anything, I hope that someday it
> becomes a reality. But for now, even without a cure, my life is good,
> despite the multiple daily injections, despite the low and high blood 
> sugar
> <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/monitoring/blood-sugar/>  extremes 
> and
> the mood swings that generally accompany them. Life is good despite my
> diabetes, and when "D" really gets me down, I'm thankful that I have you 
> to
> lean on.
>
>  _____
>
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> Diabetes <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/community/diabetes/> ,
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